Lethal injection 12”

[Ridinhi 5,000+ posts]

Ordered may 7th………..still waiting
Aaron did contact me about a week ago, said some subs shipped out and mine should be soon.

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[Ridinhi 5,000+ posts]

10 weeks today.
My attitude is going from to

 

[Kickstand Premium Member]

I hate that **** .
You guys took the money right away but I'm supposed to just sit and wonder/hope the product shows up.
Two and a half months later......
Hope it comes in soon
I would be fuming by this point

 

[Ridinhi 5,000+ posts]

I hate that **** .
You guys took the money right away but I'm supposed to just sit and wonder/hope the product shows up.
Two and a half months later......
Hope it comes in soon
I would be fuming by this point

Exactly!! My thoughts exactly. I’m trying to be patient, well, really I have no choice. I just hope it’s worth the wait. I wish I had just ordered an American Bass XR. Box has been built and for 2 months and I’m just waiting on the sub.

 

[Clifff150 10+ year member]

Have you contacted IA about it? That’s ridiculous

 

[Ridinhi 5,000+ posts]

Have you contacted IA about it? That’s ridiculous

I have. A couple times. You admit, the customer service is great. They answer the phone and if they miss your call, they call you back. Trish who works there is very nice and tries to help. I’ve been told that it’s in “que” and they are just backed up. She called me Monday and said that tech said he will try and have it done by the end of this week(which is NOW)and ship it out so SSA can send me a tracking number. I even called SSA a couple times. Not as easy getting in touch with them. I did get the guy on the phone today and it didn’t sound good. He really couldn’t tell me anything. He said he was going to give IA a call and call me back. I have not heard anything as of yet and this is been 4 hours ago.

 

[Ridinhi 5,000+ posts]

 

[Clifff150 10+ year member]

Damn that *****. Yeah, Trish is awesome. Usually Aaron gets back within 24 hours from my experience.

 

[Ridinhi 5,000+ posts]

Damn that *****. Yeah, Trish is awesome. Usually Aaron gets back within 24 hours from my experience.

Someone from SSA just called me. He said they are waiting for the glue to dry on my sub and should be shipped out mid/late next week
I was told earlier this week that they will try and get it shipped out basically by today.

 

[Clifff150 10+ year member]

Well here’s some advice, don’t blow it when you finally get it

 

[Ridinhi 5,000+ posts]

Well here’s some advice, don’t blow it when you finally get it

Definitely not!! Lol

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

I honestly just think it's the shape of the world. I'm not saying one way or another, but everything is backed up into hell it seems like. I like the dudes at SSA, personally. I'm not defending anything here, just to be clear. It just stinks, I see it as a designer, I am very curious as to what companies we may still lose. You may keep that in mind as you order your stuff. Those orders you place might very well be the orders that are making or breaking those companies, with how the supply for these parts are, and what not. How jammed up everything still seems to be.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

That's just something I would keep into mind. When I'm trying to get pricing on DC subs and I'm told they don't have any motors above the level 4 or whatever it is, I forget, and it stays that way for months, I get a little anxious. I really like DC's woofers, I really enjoy designing boxes for them, especially 6th orders. Not being able to sell their top woofers has to hit deep in the pockets. So I wonder and think about possibly what other companies are going through, maybe such as SSA, that might not be as well known. They might be facing issues that they are the victims of, essentially. Where you spend your money during these times might be the reason some of these audio companies stay open or shut down for good. Vote with your money.

 

[Kickstand Premium Member]

Isn't SSA just the preverbal middle man in this case
The sub is coming from Incriminator
SSA was just the rep that sold them or am I wrong

 

[Clifff150 10+ year member]

Yes. SSA is just the middle man. When I ordered my LI, it came directly from IA. Same with my US Acoustics amp.

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

Not being able to sell their top woofers has to hit deep in the pockets.

Doubtful. For just about any business it's 85% of your money tied up into 15% of your product line and that stuff is the least profitable and sells the slowest. There's a name for this and it's true at any scale. My grandfather was an executive at IBM through their haydays from shortly after the end of WW2 through around 1990 when he retired mentioned this to me. It is true for fortune 500 giants and has been true in businesses I've run.

I'm very confident DC sells 100 LV2 for every LV6 they sell. If their bread and butter were the top end they'd be prioritizing delivery on those from China. There's a reason that even the ultra high end brands all have an entry level line.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Doubtful. For just about any business it's 85% of your money tied up into 15% of your product line and that stuff is the least profitable and sells the slowest. There's a name for this and it's true at any scale. My grandfather was an executive at IBM through their haydays from shortly after the end of WW2 through around 1990 when he retired mentioned this to me. It is true for fortune 500 giants and has been true in businesses I've run.

I'm very confident DC sells 100 LV2 for every LV6 they sell. If their bread and butter were the top end they'd be prioritizing delivery on those from China. There's a reason that even the ultra high end brands all have an entry level line.

It's still gotta hurt them though, it's not a good thing that DC is out of subs, but there you go proving me wrong again, like it's a ok that DC is out of subs lol. And I care that DC is out of high end subs, because those are usually the ones I design for. Yeah, I realize mass selling of profitable woofers is the bread and butter, but you can't tell me not having like half of your woofer lineup isn't affecting your bottom end lol, come on. My point too is what happens if the smaller motors are out next, you know? I don't like the way this looks at all, with the way the economy is wrecked.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Oh we're completely out of our top like 3-4-5 performing subwoofers. I'm sure that makes them more money being out of those subs.

 

[Ridinhi 5,000+ posts]

So what’s the deal with IA? are they out of materials, short of help? Or? I understand that they build to order but I ordered a standard Lethal Injection 12” with no extras. Would have been nice if they had had some already made up. Heck, I Really do not know how all that works.

 

[Clifff150 10+ year member]

I think they build everything but the I series in house. I’m sure it’s a combination of shortage of parts and higher demand. You don’t see much online but apparently they do very well in B&M stores.