- The Deus Audio Invicta 60 is “the largest infrasonic subwoofer ever built”
- It has a 60-inch driver and handles a peak power of 10,000W / 20,000W, reaching just 8Hz
- At $170,000 (around £125,640/AU$237,238), it’s aimed at high-end pro audio installations.
Deus Audio seems to have created the subwoofer version of the giant speaker from back to the future that’s so strong it launches Marty McFly into Doc’s lab, although as a sub I’d be worried if this thing moved so much air it could launch you into space or make your house implode.
The Invicta 60 is capable of producing 20,000 watts of peak power through a 60-inch driver, delivering bass that can reach below 8 Hz, making it a submarine that goes deeper than a real submarine.
If you’re immersed in high-end audio, you can become quite indifferent to spec sheets and price tags; This is a sector of HDMI cables and home theater systems with fun prices that cost more than houses. But I still gasped at the power of this sub and its price: the list price is $170,000 (around £125,640 / AU$237,238).
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The good folks at r/hometheater think this is “ridiculous” and as well as having fun with the idea of such a powerful subwoofer, they point out that an equally powerful speaker made by Mitsubishi in the 1980s meant that “people 2km away were experiencing booming sensations”.
There is no doubt that this is a submarine that you will feel in your bones, even if you are not even close to it.
Deus Invicta 60: key features
Deus Audio Machines says the Invicta 60 “is not an evolution of subwoofer design, it is a complete rethinking of what is possible in infrasonic reproduction.”
It features a custom 60-inch driver, Deus’ own MASS Drive motor system, a 20 kW Class D amplifier with thermal and power monitoring, a dual voice coil design, and a customizable housing with optional weather sealing.
This isn’t a speaker you can take home in your trunk: Its shipping weight is 1,060 pounds (481 kg) and it comes in a box that’s about six by six by three feet. Without box it measures 29.49 x 70.39 x 70.39 inches (749 x 1788 x 1788 mm).
It’s also not something you can put on an extension cord. As Redditor PonyThug points out, at 240v a 20K sub will draw “83.3 amps. That’s more than some houses total.”
You might be worried that such a large driver will be quite slow and unresponsive compared to smaller subs, but Deus says the bass here is delivered with “surgical precision.”
According to Deus, the Invicta 60 is “the largest, cleanest and most precise infrasonic subwoofer ever built: a reference for cinemas, research centers and anyone who demands the impossible.” I’m sure it’s ridiculous, but like so many over-the-top things, I love that it exists.
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