It’s funny how everyone is so concerned that I said in one post I clip my woofers even when I have stated that I have been able to do so reliably for years as long as I have the right soft parts.... you act like I’m frying a woofer every other day and that’s simply not the case. Stock cones usually last a while and if they do blow and get reconed (at least at this point) they have always lasted forever for me with PSI parts. Also not completely sure who this comment is addressed to but if it’s about me I’ve never said subs are always better built than bought, the most I’ve ever actually built a sub (hard parts) is making custom QCA rings for 12” TI baskets on my 4hps which wasn’t as easy process by any means but the point is I’m not tearing apart motors and making hybrid monsters or anything over here. So yes I bought a sub, technically it originated from DD but I paid les than 1/6th original retail price for this particular 9500 so I’m not that concerned that I had to recone it right away, the cone it came with was junk. From my experience I like the way PSI builds cones so yes I prefer to build my subs with their parts if a rebuild is necesssry. that doesn’t mean they are officially Better than anyone it’s just an opinion based on my experience.