This is the future of subwoofers. Part fan, part speaker. Introducing Eminent Technology’s Model 17. Don’t be fooled by the simple name. This thing is so powerful it can move a door half and inch between 1 and 5 Hz! If you ask me, that’s a lot of bumpin power. Most subwoofers can’t accurately reproduce sound below 10 Hz. It’s estimated that humans can hear as low as 16-20 Hz, so this thing is made to reproduce that feeling you get when a jet flies by, a train rolls down the track, or when something explodes and goes BOOM!

The blades move like a conventional fan, but the pitch is controlled by its input. So imagine using a fan in your house on a really hot day. If you’re not careful, you’ll send papers flying. Now you’ll have to use paperweights just watching TV! This thing is so powerful, it uses your whole floor as a resonator!

It all seems too good to be true doesn’t it? Well, don’t get your hopes up. With prices starting at $12,900, you’d be hard pressed to even hear one any time soon. In fact, it would probably be cheaper to make your own. I’m sure when the patent is up on this (patent pending), we’ll see a lot more of these things with prices that actually make sense. Eminent Technology makes other more conventional speakers, and at their prices, they better be damn good. In my experience, I’ve noticed that the lesser known speaker companies (who aren’t located in China) make really good sounding speakers. Anyway, go to their website for more info.