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<blockquote data-quote="T3mpest" data-source="post: 6994685" data-attributes="member: 560148">Might want to rephrase that chief.&nbsp; LVL 4 uses a standard motor structure with inherently MUCH higher disortion, no shorting rings, no optimized BL curve just a standard 1988 overhung driver.&nbsp; Other than a little more resting BL (again once the cone moves past 8mm I doubt the LVL 4 has more BL) I see nothing about the DC lvl 4 that even keeps it remotely close to the Shiva X.&nbsp; Well, other than the fact you can beat on it like an idiot and not break it because it&#039;s designed for teenagers who don&#039;t actually plan on listening to music with it.Unless your goal is to burp and put up numbers on a meter or if you dont&#039; know how to properly set gains on an amplfier the Shiva X will be the best out of the three criteria you listed all things considered.&nbsp; Loud and Low generally dont&#039; go hand in hand as you sacrifice bandwidth for effeciency when porting.&nbsp; The shiva will always have less distortion so it&#039;s the best SQ choice and I doubt you&#039;ll hear any SPL advantage the DC sound lab sub has as it&#039;s probably less than a db.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="T3mpest, post: 6994685, member: 560148"] Might want to rephrase that chief. LVL 4 uses a standard motor structure with inherently MUCH higher disortion, no shorting rings, no optimized BL curve just a standard 1988 overhung driver. Other than a little more resting BL (again once the cone moves past 8mm I doubt the LVL 4 has more BL) I see nothing about the DC lvl 4 that even keeps it remotely close to the Shiva X. Well, other than the fact you can beat on it like an idiot and not break it because it's designed for teenagers who don't actually plan on listening to music with it. Unless your goal is to burp and put up numbers on a meter or if you dont' know how to properly set gains on an amplfier the Shiva X will be the best out of the three criteria you listed all things considered. Loud and Low generally dont' go hand in hand as you sacrifice bandwidth for effeciency when porting. The shiva will always have less distortion so it's the best SQ choice and I doubt you'll hear any SPL advantage the DC sound lab sub has as it's probably less than a db. [/QUOTE]

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