Speaking of resonance, I seem to remember hearing about some experiments with large structures using a comparatively small device. The device set a relatively small mass oscillating at the resonant frequency of the structure. It did not show any ill effects quickly, but over time, the structure(s) also exhibited oscillation at noticeable and then troubling intensities.
When we were about 15 my friend and I built a subwoofer in the corner of his room with an old 12" driver in a big tuned box, I think the amplifier was only about 50W but we managed to knock a painting off the wall in the livingroom downstairs. It's all about the frequency, in that case I suspect we hit the resonant frequency of the wall on which the painting hung. I don't think you'd actually do serious damage in most cases, you'd just piss everyone off and possibly damage your hearing depending on the frequency involved. Beyond a point I don't think adding more power makes it any louder, there's only just so much air in a room to move around. 10kW is probably only going to sound modestly louder than 200W.
... and the hair literally stands up on your body.
The extreme low frequency content seems to trigger a response in my body that is involuntary.
My day job is as a mastering engineer but I work part time setting and tuning up high end studio speaker systems for artists and producers that you would all be familiar with, these systems run anywhere from $20k to $175k.
The largest system I've set up is in the private studio of a well known producer here in L.A. It has somewhere around 11,000 watts of available amplifier power per channel in a room that's somewhere around 600 - 700 sq ft. The effect of listening to that system turned up is profound, a very physiological fight or flight response. I started sweating and the hair literally stands up on your body.
My day job is as a mastering engineer but I work part time setting and tuning up high end studio speaker systems for artists and producers that you would all be familiar with, these systems run anywhere from $20k to $175k.
The largest system I've set up is in the private studio of a well known producer here in L.A. It has somewhere around 11,000 watts of available amplifier power per channel in a room that's somewhere around 600 - 700 sq ft. The effect of listening to that system turned up is profound, a very physiological fight or flight response. I started sweating and the hair literally stands up on your body.
nice post, I have to ask if you have any experience with the JBL 4350 monitors?
I have often wondered what it would have been like to be present at The Who's mastering sessions.