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Orders are now closed for all Ethos drivers. Estimated time of arrival on the orders purchased through the preorder is scheduled in towards the end of October. We will update customers as we get more up to date information from our suppliers. We are working on getting all soft parts assembled so we will only have to drop in the soft parts once the motors arrive. This will minimize build time greatly. All pre-order sales are final. No refunds will be issued for pre-orders. The arrival time is an estimated timeframe only. The drivers could arrive earlier or later than expected. Due to unexpectedly high sales volume we have sold 90 percent of the Ethos motors ordered so we must hault sales until the next run of motors arrive which is expected to arrive sometime in February 2015. It is possible we may open a preorder on that run of motors during the Christmas holidays. In the upcoming days we will be introducing a 3inch coil driver that has a linear xmax throughout the usable mechanical xmech of our current soft parts (~40mm one way). Recommended RMS will be in the 2,500 watt range. This driver was developed with the help of Enrique Stilles of STEP Technologies and is the first transducer ever developed with three magnetic air gaps. Current estimated retail pricing will be $535.95 for the 15" and $555.95 for the 18" version. Pictures, T/S parameters, and Klippel results will be coming soon. Once introduced customer wanting to upgrade from the Ethos to the Trident will have the option to do so.

Why? You will not hear a difference between the two.

His point was behind his simple one word question, "Why?" Why would you want to change from a perfectly good working amp to another amp that doesn't have any real benefit to do so? What, if any, difference in power there is between the two will not be audible and barely even measurable. Because of that fact, and especially for daily systems that aren't being used to chase numbers in competition, it rarely ever makes any sense to change up amps with no other real benefit to be had from doing so. I would also not be the least bit interested in using an amp that posts it's power ratings derived from some "oscilloscope" method and that damn SMD AD-1.

Nor did he state anything about difference in sound, he was referring to the power levels. You wont gain any output from switching amps. If you want to do it just to spend money or for cosmetics then go ahead.

Thank you. This is honestly the best advice I have gotten in a long time. J Love the momentum analogy Matt. J, If everyone is in good health and has a roof and food, what more can you ask for? Life is like the lottery, if you don't play, you can't win. Nothing in life is a guarantee.

Are you wiring them out of phase?