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You are telling me =) We have to test 100s and 100s of this little guys once they arrive but it should be really cool.

It will cost more but not much different $ to watt wise -- I think the new design will be very well appreciated... and it is being designed to be stable on 16v electrical systems (eg: 18v).

This has taken slightly longer than I hoped but I should have the first two new amps ready to test in a few weeks as the board are pretty much ready and just need the case tooling to get mounted in. SAZ-1500D v.3 SAX-125.4 The 100.4 part is no more -- this unit is a good bit more powerful. I'll leave the rest of the details as a surprise :thumbsup: Next up once those launch will be the SAZ-2500D v.2 and SAZ-3500D v.2 models... and finally we'll release a new SAX two channel likely in the 150-watt or so range this time around! Once that is all done we can get cracking on the SAE amp line again.

3-4 cube range is fine -- the bigger box sizes are not really a problem when sticking around RMS.

Just posted this on Facebook : "My e-mails are running quite a bit behind for reference... we've been short staffed for about two weeks now (last week by one and this week by two) so I haven't had a ton of time to work on e-mails. I've been building and shipping products. If your e-mail is urgent send again so I can go back and review." I'll search out your e-mail real quick since I haven't left the shop yet.

The Z v.3 is very close in performance to an NS v.2

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For a bigger box like that you may want to consider the v.2 model

It's a strong little amp Wonder if it's time to revisit the thread on Canadian Car Audio forum from ~2007 that said they won't even do rated ? =P

The spider packs are designed with a smaller enclosure in mind and the motors are quite powerful so the driver can get moving without a huge box... just a quicky explanation.

When the v.3 models come out -- in the summer... likely later in the summer.

I am working on a design for the 6-spoke 18" frame as we'll be using it for a while still -- it will be late next year at best for our tooled 18" frame due to the massive cost. I am working on a 10" spider adapter for the 18" 6-spoke, though, so it will use the same spider as our tooled 15" frame -- so the surround will be equal to the 15" frame surround.

They are doing the "offical" drafts to meet the documentation requirements of the patents based on the drawings I already have of the frames -- then they'll get them filed as soon as possible after that. Once I have confirmation of filing from my patent attorny I'll be ready to share

I have been holding out opening this to make sure they won't take as long to make this time. The good news is they didn't as our special rectifiers are now in stock at our factory and production finishes next week. So this puts delivery time about 4-5 weeks from now. As of now I still have quite a few to go around but that could change at any time as I have had inquiries about some LARGE builds with these amps. $1500 pre-order price shipped in continental USA AK or HI add $100 for SH ($1600 total) USA ONLY. For international talk to your distributor. You can PAYPAL me at [email protected] or talk to you favorite local or online dealer to pre-order. These WILL NOT last more than a week or so after arrival so if you want one let me know. The NS-1 had a HUGE presence at SBN so anyone in attendance can confirm they are power-houses :thumbsup: The manual can be downloaded here: http://www.sundownaudio.com/misc/protos/NS-1_Amp/NS-1%20manual.pdf Rated Power : 6500 x 1 @ 1 ohm 12.20(W) X 2.68(H) X 27.56(L) inches As with all our manuals the rated voltage is listed as 14.4v but the amps easily meet spec at 12.8v as with our other models. * Built in fan There is quite a bit more floating around on the forums as well.

I cannot give a specific date just yet. Depends on how tooling goes, if any tweaks need to be made, etc, etc. I will also need all new voice coils with taller formers.

Some people can't see them at first... may have to re-load it later. The server is getting hammered pretty hard since I posted them up.

It's possible -- I just copied his link as he uploaded it over there.

The frame renderings themselves are not ready to be shared yet but the cone body and surrounds are ready. Each surround has the following calculated geometric capacity : 10 -- 50mm one-way (frame allows 45) 12 -- 55mm one-way (frame allows 50) 15 -- 60mm one-way (frame allows 55) Therefore; each one has a 5mm cushion beyond what the frame can handle in it so the surround CANNOT reach the maximum geometric limit -- as this can cause stress and eventually tear the surround. We've taken note that no open tool / readily available surround can handle what some of our newer designs can dish out already... and future designs will be even more extreme on throw so these surrounds are made to handle anything we can dish out with the new frames. The foam material itself is also quite thick so it remains stable at such a massive size. Yes these surrounds are insanely large... but we do plan to use them to their full potential as time goes on so they are completely necessary and not just for looks. I am not aware of any surround other than the Earthquake HoleeS that has similar capacity (it's about the size of the surround on our 10" cone). Each cone fits the same dust cap as the Z v.3 15/18 and the SA-15 -- it is a "boob" cap as that design is stronger than the flatter dust caps we have used for years on the NS / older Z model subs. Also simplifies how many different dust cap we have to keep on hand. The cone body is also quite thick and will be very similar to the material of the Z v.3 18" cones now -- but we may vary the exact material distribution slightly to get a bit more stiffness from these. These will be used on the X Line, Z v.3 Line, and NS line woofers. We will eventually make 4" coil versions as well for future designs using the same surround just a different cone body. ----- Anton Miller did this rending in 3D of the 12" cone and surround :

Once the frames are fully launched on all 3" coil motors we'll do 4" coils on the 10/12/15 ... but no reason to stay so small on coils for the 18 for a flag-ship model

I did get some sketches done of our proprietary 18" frame... which will be the very last one done likely towards the middle of 2013. The frame itself measures about 10.5" deep and supports 6" of p-p excursion. That is all the details on it for now =) Expect some more information on the 10/12/15 models in the next month or so.

The invoices are sorted in the order they came in right now -- they get mixed up a bit if we happen to test more D4s than D2s for example. But roughly in the order we got them -- as close as possible anyway.

The container should be in port at Charleston on April 7th -- we USUALLY get it less than a week after that. So cross your fingers Once they come in I'll bring in a few extra helpers to test them as fast as possible to get them out to customers.

Sean's 150.8 dB from SBN.

Correct. The stock v.2 is tuned for 35 Hz on down as this is what our customers over-whelmingly wanted... more bottom end / lower distortion. We can build them special for SPL purposes no problem -- it costs a bit extra but is available.