DC subs,are they any good

[thorshammer1 10+ year member]

There are similarities no denying. They are also diff. Get a pr and use your calipers and fea program and you will see they are not the same.

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

all measurments within a few thou and all have same cooling in the motors the ones i had inshop. may be some changes sence the older 1s i have reconed.

not tring to start anything just stating those motors have been n the field and performed and these are pretty much same motors.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

The answer to your question about DC and this site. People hate Meade, DC uses Meades sight as its home forum therefore they Hate on DC. end of story

Not really. Most people hate on DC due to the stark contrast between their dealer pricing and direct pricing. At least that's my reason to..I just don't see it being very ethical. Maybe you should look at it as why they are so popular on SMD vs other sites...same thing with AA subs. Of course they're going to be mentioned more on a forum where the owner has a sub named after him in their lineup.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Not really. Most people hate on DC due to the stark contrast between their dealer pricing and direct pricing. At least that's my reason to..I just don't see it being very ethical. Maybe you should look at it as why they are so popular on SMD vs other sites...

Doesnt a dealer have to make a profit to keep the lights on?

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

Doesnt a dealer have to make a profit to keep the lights on?

I'm not saying they don't. What I'm saying is that DC shouldn't undercut their dealer pricing by offering direct prices that are nearly half of dealer pricing. It should be flat across the board, maybe meet somewhere in the middle. I understand why people who are 50+ miles away from a dealer would love DC pricing, but others that are close to a dealer miss out on that good price. It also creates an instance where people will try to bypass the local dealer to get a good price.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

I went direct so I cant complain. I bet as dealers become more available it will even out. It may be away to bring more dealers on

 

[jrouter76 10+ year member]

I'm not saying they don't. What I'm saying is that DC shouldn't undercut their dealer pricing by offering direct prices that are nearly half of dealer pricing. It should be flat across the board, maybe meet somewhere in the middle. I understand why people who are 50+ miles away from a dealer would love DC pricing, but others that are close to a dealer miss out on that good price. It also creates an instance where people will try to bypass the local dealer to get a good price.

And is it wrong for a guy like me WHO does not have a Dealer within not 50 miles but, 100 miles from a dealers to pay dealer Cost?

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

And is it wrong for a guy like me WHO does not have a Dealer within not 50 miles but, 100 miles from a dealers to pay dealer Cost?

Thats a good point I didnt think about.. The dealer cost is going to include direct CS also, with warrenty issues and such. Where as I will have to do the pain in the *** mailing way, email, phone call way..

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

And is it wrong for a guy like me WHO does not have a Dealer within not 50 miles but, 100 miles from a dealers to pay dealer Cost?

Yes. The price on an item should be the same price regardless of where it is bought. If I buy it from a dealer I don't get a special warranty or anything to warrant the price difference. You still get a warranty with the direct price. The point is that there should be no difference in price to argue about. How many other companies do you think do this?

 

[thorshammer1 10+ year member]

Ram you arguement had Merit 2yrs ago. Its something that is harbored here just like JD and throwing subs in the garbage.

Truth of the matter is we heard and listened to this and as of Jan 1st 2011 we restructered the pricing so that the price we qoute you is the same as the dealer. This yr has been an explosion of dealers added to our ranks. You can also go directly to our homesite and type in your zipcode to see if there is a dealer near you. If there is not than it gives you the shop number and asks you to call direct.

The Ultimate Goal is to be 100% brick and mortar based //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif