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The new NS v.3 woofers will have a HUGE number of options. 1) The motor supports two sleeves to configure it's gap size / overall performance. • POLE SLEEVES (these are permanent; only selected when built) : * Copper sleeve – for low inductance / low distortion * Steel sleeve – for higher BL / higher SPL – STOCK SETUP • OUTER GAP SLEEVE (these can be swapped when re-coning the driver) : * 83mm OD – Z v.2 style coils; lowers mass / lowest inductance – for high frequency burps. My next round of Z v.2 coils will have a longer former for use on the new platforms. * 85.2mm OD – Standard coil; VERY long 4-layer flat coil – maximum linear travel / good mix of SPL and day-to-day performance – STOCK SETUP * 86.5mm OD – Equal to NS v.2, Z v.3, Z v.4 Gap – we can use any of those coils or any other 8-layer coil desired. * 92.5mm OD (NO SLEEVE) – I will be carrying a VERY thick coil for maximum BL for this gap… higher inductance and mass so best for low frequency output. I’ll have these in later this year. 2) We will be able to use any spider stiffness level on them… X, Z v.4, or NS v.3 grade stiffness. They are 4, 5, and 6 layers respectively. These are “pack” spiders that come all glued together. We could also vary what diameter spider is used for specialized applications (not common). * I will also have an “SPL Spider” Pack coming out… we can stack them from 1 to 6 layers thick; each one is harder per layer than the packs. * The SPL spiders do not have as flat of a stiffness curve as the packs; so they are superior for SPL applications. * The SPL spiders will come out towards the end of the year. 3) We can also use a Z v.3 style cone on the 12/15/18 models for lower mass if the customer chooses to use one of the shorter coils for SPL. The 10” model will NOT support a v.3 style cone as it's size is not standard. We would combine this with a smaller diameter spider pack to agree with the surround limites. This is a bit of a "budget" SPL cone setup that we can do. 4) I am tooling up a carbon fiber / fiberglass / honeycomb Nomex composite SPL cone (paired with a dust cap of the same material) in 10/12/15/18 sizes. This cone is lighter and stronger than paper – it also features a surround size in between the Z v.3 and v.4 sizing – it is best paired with the new SPL spider packs in their biggest diameter for a given cone size. Due to the reduced cone and surround mass the FS (resonance) of the woofer is increased to perform better for SPL burps. I expect these around the end of the year to early next year if all testing goes well. ----- With all that being said... I will have to work up some sort of spread-sheet for the pricing on these with options. ----- Okay so the MAP will be as follows for stock setup units : 10 - $820 12 - $840 15 - $875 18 - $900 Gap OD sleeves will be available for purchase to change the woofer later on down the line. As mentioned the ID sleeves are permanent so a motor will always be "Low Le" or "High BL" once setup that way. Both sleeves are machined locally in the US and are pretty expensive to make. They do represent a decent chunk of the costs -- but we wanted to have the ultimate flexibility with configuring the NS v.3 so it will continue to be a viable motor for MANY years to come... we could even develop different OD sleeves for it later on down the line

Do you have everything else you will need? Batteries, amps, an alternator etc? How much power do you want to run and what are your goals?

Never use a coat hanger or any other object that will conduct electricity. Newer vehicles run data bus to door locks, chime ect. grounding out a wire can fry a computer module. A large zip tie made for AC ducks work best. Home depot and lowes have some up to 4 feet and bigger and they run about 75 cents. To ease installation spray the tie and wires being ran with windex. DO NOT USE WD40 or any other oil based lubricant. They are flammable and can catch fire if a wire that is powered is grounded out. Don't ask how I know that last part of info.

I got a bank of 5 g31's and could only play 7k for about 2 min before dipping to 11's with truck off. Don't do it. A new amp cost way more than 1/4 tank of gas. Lol

950k in Minnesota? Does this come with the Timberwolves? (LOL had to talk a little shit) Nope. Vikings. J

If you have more room, go even bigger on lower power

You can play around with port area here: http://bitpusher.in/?p=portgraph&driver=3&xdrivers=1&rms=1500&tuning=31#bottom

How do you know this? Have you measured it properly? NO, you haven't because you would have listed numbers, so your post is pretty much worthless. You see too many posts like this. People spew off assumptions without any real world data. Others who don't know any better, follow the trend, and then you have a line of BS. I don't have the exact amp you are speaking of, but I have a couple of the Big Bang amps, have had a lot of other Planet Audio amps in the past and never had any issues. I did have one blow up because a buddy was playing with buttons, but even out of warranty, PA repaired it for nothing more than shipping charges and did it in a timely manner.

I was 2 beers away from buying a SHKAMP 2500D on ebay for 99$ this weekend.. Let us know what it sound like! Keep us posted!

This is fun. The way it should be. lol

Hell yea bro! Finally.

Only if you build a good box and use the ssf and set the gain right. Because you can still blow the zcon with less then rated power.