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Thanks in part to ideas born at dB Drag events, the acoustic power of car stereo speakers has increased tenfold in the last ten years, from a maximum of 500 watts per square meter to 5, 000. (A loudspeaker at a rock concert puts out 2, 500 to 3, 000 watts.) Pioneer learned from dB Dragsters to cover speaker coils with ceramics to dissipate heat.
FORBES: Magazine Article
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So with racing cars: the greater the engine power, the greater the potential drag that the designer must then seek to overcome.
ECONOMIST: CAR DESIGN
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The lower density means dramatically less drag force acting on the spinning disk stack so that mechanical power into the motor is substantially reduced.
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