If you want to see where shallow subwoofers are heading in the future, just look at where the SI BM mkIII is today. At only 3.5" of mounting depth, 50 % more linear excursion than the TW5*, a miniscule 0.5 ft^3 enclosure requirement, and 450 watts of power handling, the BM mkIII has a big subwoofer attitude in a shallow package.