US$11,000 monster subwoofer

Philip Wong | Oct 05, 2007

Remember the Jurassic Park T-Rex stomp that caused a puddle of water to vibrate? Now you can replicate the same heart-pumping effects at home with the JL Audio Gotham G213 subwoofer. This no-holds-barred goliath packs a pair of oversized 13.5-inch drivers powered by a meaty 3,800W amplifier. This is easily more than three times the "juice" pumped out by an average A/V receiver found in Asia.

Unadulterated brute muscle aside, this beautifully crafted, glossy-black piece also has a built-in audio equalization function. Dubbed A.R.O. or Automatic Room Optimization, it smooths out the sub's frequency response by compensating the acoustic signature of your entertainment room.

Sounds almost perfect? Well, here comes the catch. The Gotham G213 has a ticket price of US$11,000, measures almost a meter high and weighs 163kg. That’s one helluva heavy and fat arse sub even if you have the spare change to import one directly from the US.

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