But you're no longer discussing a small footprint subwoofer for the office, which is what this thread was originally about. How do the smaller Velodynes do, performance wise?
For a small room/office, the Sunfires are perfect. I'm-a gonna have to ask my boss to borrow his.
My favorite example of extreme subwoofer-ism is the Krell Master Reference, with two 15" drivers with a 3 inch excursion. That fucker weighs 400 pounds. Text used to read thusly.
Response #1 -- I think you'd do well with either one, but you'd have to like cats in Hirsch's case (and before you even ask, yes, cats like elephants).
Response #2 -- we live in an international market these days, so we're all virtual neighbors!