Re: Looking for 6 inch subwoofer

" Frank" <noreplay@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>> There is no new technology. I had the Bose 901 II with 9
>> -4.5 inch drivers in a small
>> box, with a low frequency -3 db of 30 Hz. It was boosted
>> +18 dB at 30 Hz.
>
> The original 901 required a huge amount of power and it
> was new technology and concept when it came out.

High price of trying to get bass out of a small box.

> There
> wasn't too many amps in its day that could drive it loud.

Tubes. Ugh.

> On the other hand, back in the 60s, there was
> Electro-Voice 30" woofer that required very power to
> drive it,

Its voice coil could handle only about 60 watts. It only had a few mm of 
Xmax.  A modern 10' subwoofer driver could probably out-displace it.

> and when coupled to the right box, it could
> blow a match out about five feet in front of it.

Nope.