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For daily about 12 in^2 each "Port Area" or "Port Area Per Foot"? Couple more Questions: 1. Being that there's no pole vent, very little space needs to be left behind sub and thus allowing the build of a little shallower enclosure? 2. What's the displacement? Area per woofer of 12 in^2 1) That is correct -- little to no space needed behind it. 2) 0.1

Sealed spec is around 0.25 or so -- but is not the best setup for our 8s.

Yes, it's much easier to manage the port with 2 or more.

Yes on the 18s.

The protection is ~8.5v but I'm not going to recommend it that low for very much play time

I wouldn't really suggest running them down so low continuously and I'm not sure about that rumors origin ? We did make them to run UP TO 19v (as much as 19.5v depending on the circuit tolerance) rather than the more standard 17.9v

Just finished unloading... will ship pre-orders next week as they all must be tested. I am very happy so far with how they turned out -- hope that customers enjoy them as much as I think they will ! If I ever get time I may drop one of these in my Jeep and see if I can still do a 150 with one of these 15s *laughs* Would be fun to try at least.

Don't miss your chance to pre-order these!

0.5 to 0.75 each depending on your power -- tuned low... 30-35 thanks, im going to be running a crescendo 3500 for power. what port area would you recommend? For daily about 12 in^2 each

These are due on Friday -- preorder is over.

Made it back in one piece! Now to catch up.

You could use them IB -- of course with the typical mechanical handling trade-off of IB. The E line is very rugged mechanically, though, so it will still take alot to hurt them mechanically in IB

On my plan from Vegas to Minneapolis right now on some in-flight internet... as long as we don't miss our connection in MN I'll be at work tomorrow.

The new NS v.3 15" woofer powered by 2500 @ 1 ohm pushed all the way into audible clipping. No sweat for this bad boy :thumbsup: ORIGINAL THREAD : Car Audio Classifieds ----------

Correct. The Z v.3 performance has been so good I decided to simply step the Nightshade up to this level to really distinguish it.

The 12-layer coils compared to an NS v.2 coil -- they are shorter but much wider and they use a VERY thick winding. These coils offer the most motor force in this motor and incredible thermal capacity. We'll also do testing with 8-layer round coils as another option -- details will come out on those as we do the testing of course

I am uploading a video now... should be about 45 minutes or so. I played it free air with everything an SAZ-2500D @ 1 ohm has in it... even pushed into audible clipping. The cone hit my knuckle and scraped some skin off during the video too *laughs* It moves with a ton of authority. You can actually feel the difference while holding it compared to our other big subs.

Few other points... 1) The stock spider will be the Z v.3 style spiders with an extra layer added -- just like the prototype I built up. 2) In addition to the extra layer I am looking at triple lead wires standard. 3) The power rating will naturally be more than 2000... I was thinking 2500 or so as our rating on it. 4) In addition to the 12-layer flats I will probably stock an 8-layer round coil as well.

*drum roll* Everyone meet the NS v.3 motor. Minus the top shorting ring and a few minor internal changes that we worked out on the Z v.3 design ... and we'll have them in the 1st half of this year. Due to the size of the motor in 15s and 18s only.

Funny story... I grabbed the original Monster v.1 prototype the other day for the first time in a while so I could power test some amps (as it's damn near impossible to blow the thing) and thought "MAN this thing is heavy!" as it's about 90 lbs... then I grabbed the v.2 and realized it's not nearly as heavy. Well thinking back I never weighed the v.2 prototype and it is alot lighter than I assumed it was. Amazing how being so busy you forget to do simple things. All the shaping I did on the steel cut off WAY more weight than I thought. Which means, what ? I can use standard frames without them snapping off. So what can that mean ?!

Is everyone ready for some news about this prototype ?

Kind of a funny video of Paco playing his truck yesterday. It's getting louder and louder. I think it has even more in it... 153 @ 25 Hz 154 @ 33 Hz 155 @ 45 Hz Very flat too... we haven't metered higher yet, though. 12x Obsidian 12s 3x SAZ-3500Ds 7x XS Power D1000s charging 18.8v

No problem I expect these to be hot sellers once people hear them for sure.

This pre-order will be over as soon as I get back from CES. I get back the 17th and back to work on the 18th... so you have until the 18th to get orders in @ this price.