subwoofers of the past

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  • first sub

    first sub
    first subwoofer was developed during the 1960s by Ken Kreisel

  • making it better

    ken kreisel bettered and improved his sub desighn

  • first use

    first use
    The first use of a subwoofer in a recording session was in 1973 mixing the steely dan album

  • showing useful

    Subwoofers received a lot of publicity in 1974 in the movie Earthquake which was released in Sensurround

  • sensourround

    17 U.S movie theaters had sensourround

  • more sensourround

    by 1976 almost 300 movie theaters had sensourround

  • rollercoster

    rollercoster
    sensourround and subs was used in the movie rollercoster in 1977

  • growing in popularitiy

    by 1980 subwoofers grew alot in popularity and more people were wanting them