15" tempest motor - recone\basket?

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ok. i got a tempest and the basket is pretty torn up. USPS decided they didnt like the package and mangled the hell out of it. its all warped and what not.

so i was thinking i could get a recone\rebasket for it.

steve kephardt, if youre reading - could it be 'upgraded' to somthing better?

an aluminum basket and a dvc2 or dvc4 sub? maybre redone by RE (teamPSI where are you!?)

how about IA or SS (mike, where you at?!)

maybe ascendant (chad? re-do it like an atlas?)

just ideas. what do you all think?

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[dkc62 10+ year member]

Me too.

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ive seen that one //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

i think an temptlas would be a sweet subwoofer //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

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[dkc62 10+ year member]

Well whatever recone that will work with a 1,000 rms will be fine with me. DVC 2 and hopefully slapping a 18" cone on. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

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would be nice //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

i emailed chad at ascendant audio. ill let you know - because the avalanche can be an 18 that is DVC2 and will take 1000rms

 

[dkc62 10+ year member]

would be nice //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif
i emailed chad at ascendant audio. ill let you know - because the avalanche can be an 18 that is DVC2 and will take 1000rms

That'll be sweet. As long as it's not over $175 shipped because thats what Dave from MMATS is charging me. Also let me know what your going to have built when it comes.

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yep - hopefully he will get back. ill keep this thread updated.

 

[Steven Kephart 10+ year member]

ok. i got a tempest and the basket is pretty torn up. USPS decided they didnt like the package and mangled the hell out of it. its all warped and what not.
so i was thinking i could get a recone\rebasket for it.

steve kephardt, if youre reading - could it be 'upgraded' to somthing better?

an aluminum basket and a dvc2 or dvc4 sub? maybre redone by RE (teamPSI where are you!?)

how about IA or SS (mike, where you at?!)

maybe ascendant (chad? re-do it like an atlas?)

just ideas. what do you all think?

Your best bet would be to take it to a local re-coning place and see if they can do it. We don't rebuild the Tempests because it isn't cost efficient to do it. And you will probably have difficulty finding another manufacturer to do it as the Tempest uses very tight gaps in it's motor. Without proper spacers, any rebuild attempt will probably rub.

Steven Kephart

Adire Audio

 

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wow steve. i really didnt expect you to reply so fast - props to you guys at adire.

so what would a local reconing place be //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif because i dont know of too many local shops, not to mention ones that will recone drivers like the tempest.

Andrew,
Thank you so much for your email. While you could say that I am a busy guy, there is nothing more enjoyable to me than hearing from people who like our products and support us. Taking the time to write is something that I truly appreciate. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

The only problem with trying to recone that motor is that the Tempest uses a 2.5 inch voice coil. We only use 2 and 3 inch voice coils in the Atlas and the Avalanche. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif There is not much that we have laying around in the way of

2.5 inch voice coils.

I am sorry that I can't make anything like that happen for you. I agree, there is nothing cooler than having one-off prototype subwoofers. I used to haev quite a collection of them myself before I started this company.

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I am sorry that I can't rebuild your Tempest for you. Let me know if there is anything else that you need and thanks again for your email.

Chad Kuypers

kinda sucks. wait - steve, dont you guys have the tempest comming out in DVC4 or DVC2 soon? would it be possible to order the VC off you and have somone (ahem*chad*ahem) recone it for me?

maybe

*MWUAHHAHAH*

 

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wow steve. i really didnt expect you to reply so fast - props to you guys at adire.
so what would a local reconing place be //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif because i dont know of too many local shops, not to mention ones that will recone drivers like the tempest.

kinda sucks. wait - steve, dont you guys have the tempest comming out in DVC4 or DVC2 soon? would it be possible to order the VC off you and have somone (ahem*chad*ahem) recone it for me?

I believe when he said it wouldn't be cost effective to do, he didn't just mean Adire....he meant for anyone to do //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif You'd be better off to just buy a new sub.....

 

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I believe when he said it wouldn't be cost effective to do, he didn't just mean Adire....he meant for anyone to do //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif You'd be better off to just buy a new sub.....

well, i am buying a new sub.

but why waste this beautiful motor?

it cant be impossible - he told me to get it reconed by a 'local place' - so it IS possible, just impractical for them to do and make any kind of profit on. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[Steven Kephart 10+ year member]

wow steve. i really didnt expect you to reply so fast - props to you guys at adire.
so what would a local reconing place be //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif because i dont know of too many local shops, not to mention ones that will recone drivers like the tempest.

kinda sucks. wait - steve, dont you guys have the tempest comming out in DVC4 or DVC2 soon? would it be possible to order the VC off you and have somone (ahem*chad*ahem) recone it for me?

maybe

*MWUAHHAHAH*

Unfortunately the new Tempest will be completely different. The parts in the new Tempest won't fit in the old Tempest.

I did some checking, and found out that we do have the parts to rebuild a Tempest. So if you are interested, we could probably do it for you. E-mail warranty@adireaudio.com and we will get you the details.

Steven Kephart

Adire Audio

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

well, i am buying a new sub.
but why waste this beautiful motor?

it cant be impossible - he told me to get it reconed by a 'local place' - so it IS possible, just impractical for them to do and make any kind of profit on. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

Pm me Req if you need to, I think I have what you will need.

 

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Unfortunately the new Tempest will be completely different. The parts in the new Tempest won't fit in the old Tempest.
I did some checking, and found out that we do have the parts to rebuild a Tempest. So if you are interested, we could probably do it for you. E-mail warranty@adireaudio.com and we will get you the details.

Steven Kephart

Adire Audio

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[dkc62 10+ year member]

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