I have no knowledge, so all this is pure speculation...
From the Tumult vs. Titanic thread, Dan Wiggins says of the Tumult:
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Glad you like it! It's a pretty good driver. And there's even bigger and badder in store for next year!
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There's obviously the Parathenon (sp?) floating around... I saw the motor sitting on the front desk at Adire when I stopped by this summer... very impressive. But this is beyond the reach of almost any consumer.
So my guess?
An 18" XBL-motored sub aimed even more specifically at the sealed/LT sub setup. Something almost impossible to port. Note the stir created in the speaker/sub forum on this site about the ACI Maestro (which could come close to replicated/exceeded with a Tumult/ADA-1200 at least in performance if not in ease of setup etc), and the only thing which is missing is perhaps the requirement for multiple Tumults/Maestro's to deliver the quantity to match the quality which sealed/LT subs deliver.
Adire has the the ADA-1200 sitting there tricked out for just such an animal, IMHO. A bigger more efficient Tumult which will require a considerably larger box, but within the range that most bassheads will put up with in a HT setup (4-6 cu. ft.).
My speculation ends with it behaving like a sealed/LT Tumult as far as frequency response, but being quite a bit louder. Bigger box size and driver begin traded purely for volume and perhaps FR (lower).
Again, pure speculation based on available pieces (ADA-1200, Tumult,), a few snippets about bigger, badder, xbl, and 18" floating around in a few forums, and topped off with Mr. Wiggin's known affinity for sealed/LT subs.
Thoughts?
David