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<blockquote data-quote="denim" data-source="post: 7250185" data-attributes="member: 545441"><p><strong>I think one part of the discussion that has not been addressed yet, yes I fully agree with you in terms of lower distortion driver choice for a mid or door speaker, but I think too many people forget a sub woofer plays VERY little of the actual audible frequency range, and in a correct install with most modern low-distortion drivers, distortion below 70hz or so is harder to discern then distortion in higher frequencies.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>As for the better then average, it is kind of like the inexperienced members coming on here asking what amp is best. In reality, there is no best, there are good choices for a certain specified applications. The market is changing and there is nothing we can do about it, and the average customer is moving away from a XBL2 motored sub woofer (in the realm of a Brahama or Koda etc.). Mids and Highs, that is a different subject as I think XBL2 is great for those applications. What I am getting at is, power is getting cheaper FAST, </strong><strong><em>(and I have a side theory about massive cuts in music programs across the country over a decade ago that has led to a steep drop off in real music appreciation and reproduction along with actually learning how to play an instrument) </em></strong><strong> which is part of the "pimp my ride" generation where thermal characteristics of a driver is becoming more and more important and decent output with out much if any loss in clarity. That is evident here and on most audio boards where more and more topics are members asking about sub woofers that get loud but still sound good, hence that spread of the nonsense "SQL" term really started I assume. But now we are digressing too much.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>In terms of the Q having that high Qts option for sealed, that is awesome, more people should look into it. We kind of focused on high power sealed box people with the Xcon as we addressed inductance with a shorting ring, and yes I know it does not map out perfect for a sealed box, but we are still too small to offer a dedicated sealed box driver. People ask about what is the Xcon compared to, and I don't like comparing to currently available sub woofers, so I say think of it as being in the same class as the old XXX.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>As for Fi, holy crap, they move mountains of drivers. Fi probably moves more in a couple of days what SSA does in a month. I would venture to guess the spanking new to market BTL-N2 has outsold SSA all time since we released the first Icon. The Zcon is on the way (waiting for steel supplies at the moment), it is quite a different sub woofer from what we offer, and probably a little different focus then what you are looking for. We (SSA) are a very small brand, but we don't act or function like it if that makes sense.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="denim, post: 7250185, member: 545441"] [B]I think one part of the discussion that has not been addressed yet, yes I fully agree with you in terms of lower distortion driver choice for a mid or door speaker, but I think too many people forget a sub woofer plays VERY little of the actual audible frequency range, and in a correct install with most modern low-distortion drivers, distortion below 70hz or so is harder to discern then distortion in higher frequencies.[/B] [B] [/B] [B]As for the better then average, it is kind of like the inexperienced members coming on here asking what amp is best. In reality, there is no best, there are good choices for a certain specified applications. The market is changing and there is nothing we can do about it, and the average customer is moving away from a XBL2 motored sub woofer (in the realm of a Brahama or Koda etc.). Mids and Highs, that is a different subject as I think XBL2 is great for those applications. What I am getting at is, power is getting cheaper FAST, [/B][B][I](and I have a side theory about massive cuts in music programs across the country over a decade ago that has led to a steep drop off in real music appreciation and reproduction along with actually learning how to play an instrument) [/I][/B][B] which is part of the "pimp my ride" generation where thermal characteristics of a driver is becoming more and more important and decent output with out much if any loss in clarity. That is evident here and on most audio boards where more and more topics are members asking about sub woofers that get loud but still sound good, hence that spread of the nonsense "SQL" term really started I assume. But now we are digressing too much.[/B] [B] [/B] [B]In terms of the Q having that high Qts option for sealed, that is awesome, more people should look into it. We kind of focused on high power sealed box people with the Xcon as we addressed inductance with a shorting ring, and yes I know it does not map out perfect for a sealed box, but we are still too small to offer a dedicated sealed box driver. People ask about what is the Xcon compared to, and I don't like comparing to currently available sub woofers, so I say think of it as being in the same class as the old XXX.[/B] [B] [/B] [B]As for Fi, holy crap, they move mountains of drivers. Fi probably moves more in a couple of days what SSA does in a month. I would venture to guess the spanking new to market BTL-N2 has outsold SSA all time since we released the first Icon. The Zcon is on the way (waiting for steel supplies at the moment), it is quite a different sub woofer from what we offer, and probably a little different focus then what you are looking for. We (SSA) are a very small brand, but we don't act or function like it if that makes sense.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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