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Looking loud !

Here is a video of the suspension capacity of the DD 1508 vs. my E8 v.2 model prototype - I am pressing as hard as I can without pushing my fingers through the cone of the 1508 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i80gi2_eLUE Before anyone flips out on me... I am not talking down on the 1508 here just showing a comparison. The DD 1508 is still one of the higher power handling 8s on the market and is quite loud -- it is just not a high excursion driver.

Nope. I will post when I get he prototype in.

It will be ON then

Oh yah Z v.2 for the win !

Awesome :)

The cone / dust cap / coil were not made with any high frequency extension in mind, although, they will still likely play up to 200-500 Hz no problem.

I'm not worried about that Making the top plate bevel into the frame so it didn't look odd won't add any performance and would likely cost a bit more so I'll probably leave it like it is.

They are not on the site yet.

SAE-1200D cannot be strapped -- it is significantly more powerful than the SAZ-1000D but is WAY bigger physically. The SAE-1200D could legitimately be called a 1500 watt amp.

I can always count on Derrick to put silly amounts of power on things for me *laughs*

Is your box sealed or ported Ray ?

Nice

Once I'm done testing maybe.

This is a 150mm OD magnet and the E8 v.1 was 140mm OD -- so it gained 10mm of magnet OD. Thickness is the same. Biggest motor size difference is in the top plate where this is 15mm and the E8 v.1 was 8mm. Back plate is also thicker on the v.2 model.

Comparison to E8 v.1 Motor :

Took a video of maximum throw on the bench :

Mike Bruno (woofercooker) bought them all a month or so ago.

So... SA-8 a little too big / powerful / deep for you ? I'm working on the E8 v.2 model as well for those of you who fit that description. THERE IS NO ETA OR PRICE YET - MY PROTOTYPE JUST GOT HERE TODAY! Works a bit better sealed as well -- very close to the E8 v.1 in sealed performance. Sticking to the 200 RMS rating of the E8 v.1 but this model is alot more robust -- I did alot of thinking over the last year or so about how to make an affordable 8" driver that can take more abuse than the E8 v.1 could... and this is what I came up with. It will be cheaper than the SA-8 but, obviously, more expensive than the E8 v.1 model. Magnet is 6mm narrower than the SA-8 and only a single stack... I cranked it up pretty high on our test bench 1500 @ 1 ohm and I was pleased. It doesn't have the advanced coil cooling of the SA-8 but doesn't need it as it's a 200 RMS rated driver. On to the pictures and specs : * Yes the top plate is slightly taller than the SA-8 -- stamped frame to reduce costs (it has a glossy black finish). * Rubber surround - the surround is the limiting factor excursion wise in this driver so I used rubber to prevent tearing. The E8 v.1 foam surround allowed more travel than the driver could safely handle - so I put a "brake" on this driver so to speak. * Bumped back plate allows 25mm of throw before bottoming out -- but the surround will stop the driver before that. * Exact same spider as the SA-8 but only a SINGLE layer instead of two like the SA-8 SPECIFICATIONS: RE: 3.927 ohms Fs: 43.59 Hz Qes: 0.643 Qms: 4.404 Qts: 0.555 Le: 2.75 mH Vas: 7.22 L BL: 13.023 NA Cms: 131 uM/N Mms: 101 grams Sens: 81.53 1w/1m Xmax: 10.5mm one-way linear Power: 200 RMS ----- I am really excited about it... the design came out EXACTLY like I envisioned it... I really cannot give any ETA at all but I had to share since I was so pleased with it.

No, I have not -- it is exactly the same as the SA-12 but with a 10" cone and frame.

Latest word on ETA is first week or two in March, FYI.

We are on it -- I'm building the small orders (1-2 woofers) and Brandon is working on the large orders.

Built for a dealer... NS cone is standard on 18s. They went with 3 spiders and dual leads as well. Just a very short break-in period. RE: 3.55 ohms Fs: 35.5 Hz Qes: 0.534 Qms: 7.341 Qts: 0.497 Le: 2.66 mH Vas: 90.04 L BL: 24.556 NA Cms: 49.32 uM/N Mms: 405 g Sens: 90.6 dB 1w/1m

He is the man!

Apparently I wasn't kidding about "while supplies last" -- we sold totally out yesterday. I have more on the water scheduled to arrive in 3-4 weeks. I will bring this back when they get here of you can contact me and send payment ahead of time to reserve one.