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Back To The Future

Hi Bob Ross :)

Trying to convince him to get me one to demo :)

We all know how this will end! :D

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greetings

Wise(b)ass
 
SPECIFICATIONS (selection)
Speaker type

Custom-built 50" woofer, 34,5cm voice coil, 35mm linear excursion, with AIA Speaker Management technology

Principle

Sealed

SPL

137dB Cont. / 140dB Peak, 125db (@20Hz), 105db (@5Hz)

Frequency range

5Hz to 100Hz

Amplifier

6000W

Width x Height x Depth

1800 x 1850 x 600mm

Weight

> 200kg

All speakers are supplied with a front grille as standard
Okay, real talk. What are the practical applications of this speaker?

From the website, it would appear it's a subwoofer designed for movie theatres. All right, but for most theatres I've been to, this would be drastic overkill. Which venues would have need of this? Genuinely asking.
 
But why? Apart from annoying any passing elephants. what would it do?
Deliver subsonics I imagine. Feel the building shake as the bombs explode, that sort of thing. I wonder if there's an implication on building maintenance. There was an incident recently in London where a theatre ceiling collapsed on the audience. That was caused by a water leak, but I wonder if it is possible to shake the building apart with this kit. Of course its very low energy compared to real life building shaking events, but I still wonder...