Just because a smallish woofer can theoretically put out a 30 hz note does not necessarily mean that it actually sound big & full in the bass in a speaker like a 12” or 15” driver in a bigger ported speaker can that falls off quickly after 35 hz . The smaller driver has to move faster & further than the big driver to produce low notes at higher volumes which can & does introduce distortion of various kinds as the voice coil heats up & changes impedance.
I have a set of Snell Type B Phantoms that have dual 8 inch woofers. They provide very decent bass. However........I previously owned Snell Type A V5's. They had two cabinets with 18 inch woofers. They could shake the house if called upon. I will never be satisfied with anything less! The Type A V5's were Stereophile Class A rated. It would cost well over $60,000.00 in todays money to replicate them. I sold them for a paltry $2200.00!!!! No takers otherwise. It is a very strange world. Very strange.
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