SSA Demon (all new)

[Aaron Clinton 2,368]

A brief introduction to the all new SSA Demon, but first a farewell to its predecessor. 

     Our very long running SSA Dcon has ridden off into the sunset, or at least taking a breather.  The SSA Dcon was our second subwoofer model we ever launched.  At the very beginning, we had the Icon and as it gained traction we saw there was a need for a pure SQ sub of more modest power rating than that the Icon.  So in early 2008, the first SSA Dcon was launched.  (The Xcon followed shortly after).  That being said, the Dcon was almost an immediate hit, with a long 2" copper coil (rarity to have one made in the USA) triple stack motor, rear vent.  The Dcon was very affordable, well made, quite efficient, clean across the entire range, and flexible with enclosure demands.  It is interesting as there are some SSA Family members who swear by their Dcon and will not give it up ever.  (It even became a favorite of some of the home audio crowd).  All that being said, the Dcon evolved a bit for its second generation, we made a leap forward in motor force moving to what is best described as a scaled down Xcon motor, with a large single slug, solid pole, and deeply bumped back plate, while beefing up the suspension and leads.  We were able to bring the power handling up 33% while not hurting the sound that made the Dcon successful.  There was a stretch of a few years, before we ran out of stock, that the SSA Dcon 12 was our all time best selling subwoofer.  So its existence was very important to SSA.  Well with changes in the market (read:customer demands and amps getting much cheaper), as well as sky rocketing material costs, building the Dcon in the USA no longer was an option, so production stopped early 2017 for both the Dcon (and Gcon) and inventory ran out later that year. 

     Late last year, due to the long lay off with out the Dcon (and Gcon), we started development of an updated Dcon at a new build house.  The quality and performance of our SSA Evil1 tweeters were above our expectations, so we decided to send more production to that same build house.   As we saw that the market slowed overall for modest power rated subs due to power getting cheaper and people wanting higher power handling subs, so the market began to really start heating up in the 500 - 1200 watt range, I knew we needed to address it.  There is an 8" model developed, but it will not make it this first production run.  

     The new model had to handle more power and have more xmax while not sacrificing the balanced and clean sound the Dcon had established for nearly a decade.  That meant larger motor, larger coil, more suspension, larger leads, thicker cone, taller surround, etc.  In the end, all of the changes that happened to the over all design, we could no longer call it a Dcon.  In sticking with the theme of the Evil, a model name that has become so well known, while respecting the Dcon, the Demon name was selected.  The Demon is a great blend of the previous Dcon and Xcon, both in design and appearance.  In prototype testing, the SSA Demon thrived smaller to mid-sized ported and mid-sized sealed enclosures.

Quick SSA Demon stats:

• 2.5" copper coil
• Aluminum former
• Aluminum Shorting ring
• Solid pole, non-vented bumped back plate
• Large single slug motor
• Pressed pulp cone
• Tall roll surround
• Push terminals
• Dual Nomex progressive spiders
• Stitched tinsel leads
• Large dome dustcap

I will list T/S specs and enclosure recommendations shortly.  We are very excited about the SSA Demon as it bringing back to our line up a pure sound quality subwoofer that will be affordable, while still having the characteristic SSA warmth and output. 

 

 

 

[jcarter1885 993]

Love all the behind the scenes work and thinking that went into these subs. You guys never let us down by being informative about your products. 

Will the xcon and zcon have different names as well to keep this whole Evil theme going?

[Randal Johnson 544]

Very Nice looking driver !!!

[nem 2,017]

Thinking 4 or 6 sealed...

[Mark LaFountain 1,054]

6 hours ago, jcarter1885 said:

Love all the behind the scenes work and thinking that went into these subs. You guys never let us down by being informative about your products. 

Will the xcon and zcon have different names as well to keep this whole Evil theme going?

Thank you!  ZCON may just stay the same, we are unsure at this point, but the initial check has gone out to get the ball rolling on them as of this week!

1 hour ago, Randal Johnson said:

Very Nice looking driver !!!

Thank you!

1 minute ago, nem said:

Thinking 4 or 6 sealed...

Would love to see this build in person.

[Aaron Clinton 2,368]

On 9/29/2018 at 2:29 PM, jcarter1885 said:

Love all the behind the scenes work and thinking that went into these subs. You guys never let us down by being informative about your products. 

Will the xcon and zcon have different names as well to keep this whole Evil theme going?

I want to keep the family in the loop, I could do a better job of more updates along the way.

 

The Zcon production was just funded, so it will return.

[///M5 2,833]

Awesome.  My boat may need one

[j-roadtatts 1,129]

 Phenomenal news!! 

 Absolutely love my Dcon. 

[Aaron Clinton 2,368]

12" Demon Specs 

 

• Re: 4 ohm
• Fs: 41.6hz
• Sd: 51.0
• MMd: 142.5g
• BL: 15.34
• Qms: 3.175
• Qes: 0.62
• Qts: 0.52
• SPL: 88.4 dB
• Vas: 38.78 Ltr
• Cms: 104.7
• Krm: 13.3 Ohm
• Erm: 0.747
• Mms: 139.35 g

[2pac 0]

Any release date 

[nem 2,017]

3 hours ago, 2pac said:

Any release date 

Not soon enough!

[Aaron Clinton 2,368]

The production run will be done in 10 days.

[Mark LaFountain 1,054]

A quick rendering of the product packaging for the SSA® Demon, coming soon!

[Clarity19 0]

cant wait to buy one :) more pics please :)

[Aaron Clinton 2,368]

2 hours ago, Clarity19 said:

cant wait to buy one more pics please

We will have some photos soon.  I am very excited for these.  Lots of previous SSA sub DNA in them. 

[ATX.WeenR 5]

Sweet I was just about to ask about the voice coil situation but I just saw the pic of the box... And now I know what Santa is gonna bring this good boy at Christmas! Hell yeah thanks guys. I've got lots of respect and trust in the SSA name after what the evil 6.5 did for my setup! My system was totally incomplete and acting on Aaron's recommendation I ordered a pair and I still can't stop smiling when I turn on my system on!!!! Can't wait! Keep me posted guys!!

[Aaron Clinton 2,368]

1 hour ago, ATX.WeenR said:

Sweet I was just about to ask about the voice coil situation but I just saw the pic of the box... And now I know what Santa is gonna bring this good boy at Christmas! Hell yeah thanks guys. I've got lots of respect and trust in the SSA name after what the evil 6.5 did for my setup! My system was totally incomplete and acting on Aaron's recommendation I ordered a pair and I still can't stop smiling when I turn on my system on!!!! Can't wait! Keep me posted guys!!

That is awesome to hear, thank you!

[ATX.WeenR 5]

p.s. the packaging... On the SSA products is bad ass. I usually toss those boxes pretty quick but those evil's came and now I keep my various odds and ends in the boxes. If the sound doesn't sell those the damn boxes will! Lol! good job, for real... 

[ATX.WeenR 5]

And that red thread pops man! Good choice. Almost too good looking to put in a box and throw a shit ton of wattage at.... Nah.. Les do this!!

[Aaron Clinton 2,368]

On 11/17/2018 at 6:38 PM, ATX.WeenR said:

p.s. the packaging... On the SSA products is bad ass. I usually toss those boxes pretty quick but those evil's came and now I keep my various odds and ends in the boxes. If the sound doesn't sell those the damn boxes will! Lol! good job, for real... 

That is @Mark LaFountain doing the design work.

[Clarity19 0]

the suspense is killing me eta?

[Aaron Clinton 2,368]

23 minutes ago, Clarity19 said:

the suspense is killing me eta?

Should have an ETA soon as all that is left is the box printing.

[Clarity19 0]

:/

[Aaron Clinton 2,368]

1 hour ago, Clarity19 said:

:/

Build house is getting back to me with more info.

[nem 2,017]

10's and 12's ?