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Ascendant Audio Carbon Fiber Mids Hey there. I figured I would make this thread to clear some info up, since these questions seem to come up a lot about these. I received mine in the mail today and started to take pictures and measure right away. If you want to know anything else that I don't state about them, let me know and I will do my best to answer them. 1.) What size are they? The outer diameter of the whole driver is JUST under 7", but that may be my tape measure. The mounting ring is 1/2" wide, which leaves 6" for cone+surround. Surround is another ~1/2" so the cone is ~5" from the inside of the surround to the other side. 2.) What's the mounting depth? From the bottom of the magnet to the top of the frame it is JUST under 3.5". The mounting plate is ~3/16". 3.) What is the voice coil resistance? The carbon fiber mids are rated at 4 ohm, each. I don't know if it's just my meter or what but when I measured this they were down to about 2 - 2.5 ohm. I think it was coincidence I happened to take the picture right at 3.9 ohm. 4.) What's a good frequency range? That's going to depend on install a bit, but I see them run around 60-2500 (ish) mostly, so that's where ill start my setting at. We will see when I get them installed. 5.) How much do these run? You need to contact a dealer to get some of these, or even a price quote. You can go HERE to contact them and find a dealer. I bought mine from SSA user BKOLF04. You can also pm him and he can tell you if there is a closer dealer to you or not. Let me know what else you want to be measured or what not. Video of when I still had these.

Why not one of these? More than enough power bridged to run through your crossover or 4 channels if you want to run active.

BL will still hold its own against the N1. The N1 is geared a little more towards SQ and not a monster tough sub. The N1 will cost a little more than the BL too. Only so low we can go with the cost of Neo. In recent conversations with several people, most feel that the N1 should be geared towards SQ, like a light weight Q, more so than a light weight BL. While I have always leaned in that direction, it did test well with the BL coil in it. I understand the thinking: Q seems to be a little more esoteric sub for a discerning listener that would appreciate the weight savings. BL tends to be brutalized and appreciated for its heft. Id say, stick with the BL. Thanks, Scott

No "audible" distortion is WAY over what the power specifications of the amplifier are set at which is exactly why they may or may not be under rated. You do see how big a flaw that is right? You cite 0.07% above for distortion and then its rated power. Obviously if you cranked that up to 5% the power numbers will scream upwards as well so then it becomes what is audible to you... If your goal is to do testing and promote your site you really should do it in a way that is at least is scientific and something you can defend. I also think that the argument for using a speaker as a load is a crock. Sure it is real world for the setup that YOU have, but not for anyone else. It will also bias the test results once you start to mix it up with other amplifiers. And please stop citing numbers a digits that are WAY beyond the uncertainty in your measurement devices. There is a reason that in rudimentary Physics one of the first things they teach you is about significant digits.