One of our watchers asked why speaker size changed over time. It's an interesting question. If you're too young to remember when speakers were the focal piece of your living room, or when 100 watt amplifiers cost a month's salary, then this trip through history will fascinate you.

Andrew covers changes in the function and number of speakers in a room, as well as technical changes to baffles, diffraction, driver technology and more.

Check out the changes and their effects on speaker size in this video.

0:00 Why Speaker Size Changed Over Time
1:24 Ian Colquhoun With the AX5 Vintage Speaker
2:39 It's Partly a Matter of Aesthetics
3:22 Quadrophonic Sound Marked the Beginning of the Change
4:18 TV Sizes Had An Affect On Speaker Sizes
5:08 Decreasing Power Costs Had An Effect
5:36 Larger Drive Units Make More Efficient Speakers
6:23 More Amp Power Means You Can Use Smaller Drivers
7:57 Diffraction Makes a Difference, Too

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