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Car Subwoofer timespan
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Research
In 1954, Acoustic Research (AR) introduced the AR-1W, which packed a long throw (high excursion) woofer into a relatively compact sealed enclosure. -
First Car subwoofer was created
First car subwoofer created -
Paul Wheathers
In 1968 Paul Weathers, an inventor of many audio products introduced the Compass Triphonic system. The Triphonic introduced a common subwoofer and a pair of very compact satellite speakers. Although common subwoofers had been used previously, the Triphonic was the forerunner of today's modern home theater subwoofer/ satellite products. -
Subwoofers became popular
When people started to recognize subwoofers and buy them. -
Jensen's Invention
in the 1970's Jensen introduced a range of compact speakers that had much of the bass of the AR, but higher efficiency. -
Subwoofers for Cars
This is the first subwoofer made particularly for a car.
The first known occurrence in a recording was the use of the subwoofer in "Pretzel" the Steely Dan album released after 1970 when the speakers were invented -
Compact Speakers
In the early 1980s Electro Voice had to resort to toughened surround techniques in their Manifold concert sound subwoofers in which four big woofers were crammed into a tiny box no larger than the volume of the woofer chassis themselves. The pressures inside were intense, not to mention the sound pressures outside in the seating! Aside from the trick enclosures, the woofers provided super high excursion. -
Compact Cassette and Compact Disc
Compact Cassette and Disc were created making low bass almost needed to use this new technology
