Kid Red wrote:Dude, you rock. That was exactly the type of response I was hoping for and I appreciate the time you spent coming to your conclusion. I wasn't sure about the MA being a D4 only, so I included it just in case.
So Arc, Elevation then AA in order of preference, then apply my budget and looks. What price do you think the Arc price range ball park is? The guys there are emailing me back but I just have no idea what to expect. Would you still have Arc Audio first if it was a FD or KAR sub? How do the FD and Kar subs compare to the Assassin and Elevation Comp? If between Elevation and Assassin, I think I'd go Assassin.
The Elevation looks cool, but those ridges or something on the cone look clunky. Do you know where I can find some nice close up pics of the Elevation? Maybe the small jpgs are making it look worse than it is.
The new elevation's dont have the ridges in them. http://elevationaudio.com/newelevation/ ... e.php?id=1 That is the product page, dont know if you saw it or not. But the cones are shiny and stuff... pretty cool looking if you ask me.
If you went with a FD or KAR, you will be losing some ouput and a little bit of SQ compared to the ARC series. I would have to place the FD or KAR right behind the Ascendant Assassin.
I've been to the elevation website, see the top pic? It looks like there are four opposing notches N, E, S & W on the cone. Also, just noticed it needs a 1. cu ft enclosure, I'd like to be under 1 cu ft if possible.
So then it's the Assassin, (which is better, FD or KAR?) then Elevation. I just hope Ascendant gets stock soon, that's the only hang up with them.
Kid Red wrote:I've been to the elevation website, see the top pic? It looks like there are four opposing notches N, E, S & W on the cone. Also, just noticed it needs a 1. cu ft enclosure, I'd like to be under 1 cu ft if possible.
So then it's the Assassin, (which is better, FD or KAR?) then Elevation. I just hope Ascendant gets stock soon, that's the only hang up with them.
The Foose and the KAR are basically the same sub. They use the same motor, but the Foose has a different magnet boot and a better voice coil material. And the Elevation's dont have any notches, they are just flat cones.
Thanks for clarifying that. The website doesn't show much on the FD, but the KAR needs 1 cu ft so I assume the same for the FD.
There's no notches on the Elevation cone? Then the pic is reflecting something that just looks strange. I couldn't find any more pics of it yet, but it needs a 1 cu ft enclosure also.
Thanks for all the input, you've been a tremendous help :)
one other question- Am I doing myself a disservice by limiting my sub budget to $120 area? Would I be better served going up to $175, $200? Or does that only get me a more power hungry sub? I would be happy with a 300w-400w sub, but I don't want to miss out on something leaps and bounds better for only $50 more or so. Like SoundSplinter, TC-1000, Eclipse Alum, etc? Course, I also need to see what the ARC comes in at.
K, I can get the ARC for $160 shipped from Arc. Elevation is $99 + shipping Do that or hold out for an Assassin for $70+ shipping (assuming new line is same price)? The FD would be $130.
Figure shipping might be $20, so the ARC would be $40 more? I think I may be leaning that way.
