"Laurence Payne" wrote in
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Bass response can be forced out of a small box, but creates a very
nasty and tiring sound (cf the Bose "Wave" boxes. Appealing on first
hearing, but you soon get tired of listening to a single bass
frequency).

Just because Bose blew it, doesn't mean that someone else can't do it right.
I was speaking with a designer about efforts to get large amounts of clean
40 Hz bass out of a 1-gallon enclosure. I think he's going to do it!