Here's something you don't see everyday

[nj pheonix]

I ran across this just now. My apologies if it's been hit on before.

One Giant Cone for Mankind: Meet the Diatone D-160, the Largest Subwoofer Ever Created

Mitsubishi’s Diatone D-160, a 1.5-ton subwoofer from the 1980s, defied all logic with a 63-inch carbon-fiber cone and a 400-kilogram field coil, turning every note into a seismic event.

pmamagazine.org

 

[Cactus Bob]

Holy Smoke!

 

[ESP]

I have seen the pics before but did not know the story,
thanks for posting. $200 K for a subwoofer, oof !

 

[homebrew]

Sounds better if you use a pair.

 

[pauldrewry]

The handles on the side are laughable.

 

[Mr.Jim]

Try to find new surrounds for that.

 

[bowtie427ss]

The handles on the side are laughable.

They had a guy for that.

 

[theophile]

We discussed this over a decade ago. Perhaps someone could get excited about their breakthrough discovery of the wheel again.

 

[twiiii]

Wonder what the free air resonance is, its rise time capabilities and its decay time. I know one thing. It cant reproduce a square wave pulse.

 

[gizzyman47]

Marty McFly would love to crank out a power chord on that sucker!

 

[Nikko75]

The handles on the side are laughable.

Legend had it that may have been the cooling pipe for the supercharger.