sundownz

A drop in is $100 + shipping -- it simply includes a drop-in recone. Glue is extra.

I see Sean made it over there with the help of a translator, haha.

Yes, that is the 8-layer round version of the Monster coil -- 56mm length.

The 8-layer round wire for the monster is what you mean - it was only 56mm tall, though - the NS v.2 coil is 71mm tall.

Correct -- the magnets are shorter. With other changes to the design the motor strength is still higher. It is not so simple as to change the basket design... tooling for baskets is extremely expensive !

The v.2 Nightshade has more excursion, more power handling, higher motor strength, etc compared to the v.1 model -- it is improved in every way The flat back and top plate like the SA series and Monster series would make the NS v.2 too heavy! The top and back plates are both 40mm thick steel... this much weight would risk breaking the basket.

They'll start shipping once they get here -- they are done and shipping to me soon.

Comparison : NS v.2 / Z v.2 / NS v.1 It's here ! I'll build it up once I'm done w/ shipping for the day to make sure it meets all my design specs.

I'll ask Sean to get more pictures.

Back in stock now with D2 and D4.

I can likely get pretty close.

Possibly if you send it in.

My paypal is the same as my e-mail : [email protected]

The difference would be very small.

The amps are done - so pre-order is OVER. Few pictures of complete production run amps / cartons :

Prototype motor is *supposed* to be here tomorrow too... so I should have more pics of it as well @ that time.

The coil : Left to Right : Monster D1 coil, NS v.2 D2 Coil, NS v.1 D1 Coil It is a good bit heavier than the v.1 NS coil but about 15 grams of that is in the former as it is double thickness material. Still 15g lighter than the Monster coil The "standard" coil is very long... I will also be offering a 56mm version with 0.7 / 1.4 DCR... the long coils are 1.0 / 1.8 DCR.

Correct !

what price range will the sa-15 be around? any t/s specs? Specs will be a bit different on the production 15" but pretty close to that... I changed the cone to a bit thicker version. They will be price just a bit more than the 12s

We also didn't turn it up all the way -- we stopped when the sub didn't want to move any farther. Amps don't put out their full power constantly -- depends on where you set the gain, volume control, etc. And yes, the box does have a good bit of rise too.

That is correct - primarily from the extra mass of the heavier cone as it gets larger.

they cant handle more than that?Or is it not recommended? That is the official rating -- if you run more power it's up to you.

They are 400 watts RMS.

This setup is loudest with the door open - it was designed for this application which is called "Outlaw" --- We have an SAZ-3500D @ 1 ohm on it... probably 1200-1700 actual watts if I had to guess.

We got it 150.2 dB this time by sealing up the port panel and running the speaker wire out of a drilled hole (sealed with silicone) rather than out the port :