New Subwoofer Goes "Deep" SpeakerCraft introduces the BoomTomb

RIVERSIDE, CA: September 21, 2010 SpeakerCraft, America's original manufacturer of in-wall speakers announced a new outdoor subwoofer to compliment its Outdoor Elements, Ruckus and OG series speakers. It has been appropriately named the BoomTomb because of the fact that the majority of the enclosure is buried underground with only a small, hooded port exposed above the surface.

"Outdoor audio continues to be a huge category for us" commented Dave Donald, SpeakerCraft's V.P. of Marketing. "Adding critical low end reinforcement to our already broad assortment of exterior loudspeakers is a natural progression and a benefit to dealers who are always looking for ways to improve sound quality outdoors."

The BoomTomb consists of a poly/resin enclosure that houses a ten-inch long throw woofer mounted in a support that is in the center of the internal space. Sound is then vented through a port that extends through the top of the enclosure. The port is the only visible part of the speaker once it is installed. A hood covers the top of the port to protect the internal workings from water and debris. The woofer is powered by a dedicated 250 watt amplifier that is designed to be placed with the source equipment and attached via standard speaker cable.

In case you weren't rocking out to Fleetwood Mac with SpeakerCraft gear back in 1976, you might not know that the company known for inventing the in-wall speaker actually got its start with ordinary cabinet speakers. And that's exactly where it will return this year. On Wednesday, the company unveiled its flashy new Roots lines of high-end speakers.Unlike the thousands of in-wall speakers that now populate its catalogs, which come closer to the ultimate goal of invisibility every year, the Roots flaunt their style with piano gloss black, white, silver, red or yellow finishes.