You know, we've come across a lot of crazy audio designs over time, but rarely were we faced with something like this, namely the BoomTomb subwoofer from SpeakerCraft, that will literally make the ground under your feet thump with bass.

The new outdoor subwoofer has been designed in order to compliment SpeakerCraft's Outdoor Elements, Ruckus and OG series speakers and 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.

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 and that 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.

"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 will ship in the fourth quarter, but, unfortunately, pricing for this thing is still to be determined.