So I got this ed "a v2". pics inside.

[visitor]

Alright, bought this woofer from a noob to this site. sub arrived VERY promptly, with EXCELLENT packaging. (thanks rog2961 !) Now, some of you may know I am NOT an ed fan. But this price was fantastic. Now i bought it knowing it was blown, so i didn't listen to this one, but i have heard 3 or so in person, and they don't sound half bad really. and for the price? the sound is a-OK. But the build quality leaves MUCH to be desired. (and i DO mean MUCH) Now, on to the pics i promised-

the "comex""cone" as ed portrays it. its really very neat looking, and the little eD logo displayed in the middle. now, when these first came out, i noticed the proto drivers looked like the "cone" wasn't glued down all the way. i chalked it up to a bad photo, and thought to myself "why would they release a picture that made something like that so blatantly obvious?" but, i chalked it up to being pre-production. no big deal really. well, i get this one, and.....the cone isn't completely glued down.

sorry for the shitty pics. camera isn't that great.

now, a note on the "cone". its not. It isn't a cone. its a dust cap. the cone is below. a simple poly thing.

this brings us to the glue. you cannot see it in the pics (shitty camera again)

but the glue is A MESS. Not only is the first roll of the spider COMPLETLY drenched in glue (it actually fills the whole inner ring to the top!) now, that is excessive, IMO, but even worse is this-

(don't mind the broken tensil, i told ya, i bought it blown) anyhow- looking past that, see the "line" that looks like a woven tensil or something? its not. its glue, smeared across the WHOLE spider. that is just unacceptable for a "flagship" driver, IMO. I'm sorry, but it is. (as a note, that is the only side the glue is smeared out like that on.) Moving on to spiders- there is 2, spaced FAR apart by a plastic spacer). and they are perhaps the softest, thinnest spiders Ive ever came across (even thinner than the tc spiders, if you've ever messed with them) merely touching the spiders causes them to fold, and make a crackling noise. (of course they do regain there shape, but that should give you an idea of how soft they are). I told you there was a big spider spacer- pics-

The basket is very nice, with good clearances. I'm looking for a blown w7 right now as there was a bit of controversy over ed "stealing" the w7 basket design. i would like to see a side by side comparison

I obviously haven't torn apart this woofer yet, so i cannot comment on the coil, but, it is vented, which i like.

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[visitor]

the motor- boy there is a lot of steel here! its pretty typical under hung (tall top plate, etc) not really worth commenting on. the only things worth noting are:

pole vent has a nice screen in there to block crud getting in. the mesh is big though, so sawdust, and other small particles have no problem getting through. a valiant effort by ed, however, i have seen foam used in place of the mesh with better results. just saying.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

and here is the odd thing- see those 6 holes?

i was always led to believe those were for extra coil cooling. that's great. problem is....they are all blocked. completely. looking up through there, it seems like the ferrite is blocking the passageways.. that leads me to question.. wtf ARE these holes for? (if they aren't supposed to be for cooling, then feel free to correct me!)

All in all, i am pretty disappointed. I honestly had high hopes for this driver, seeing the time and effort put into it! As for what i intend to do with it? well, i think i may make a custom driver, as ed will not send out recones, and the 147.xx + shipping both ways to them to have them do the work is wayyyy higher than what i want/need to spend on a sub $300 driver comments? criticism? wanna call me an *******? feel free

 

[sqhertz 5,000+ posts]

eDeedeedee?

 

[BASS_WARRIOR 10+ year member]

I always thought the "cone" was ugly as hell. Looks cheap to me.

 

[Puggsley456 10+ year member]

I've always though the cone/surround was fugly. IMO it just looks odd.

 

[visitor]

Oh also- i DO NOT know the build house, but it is made in the philippians. sticker says so

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

I've always though the cone/surround was fugly. IMO it just looks odd.

x2 it isn't a nice looking sub but good for the money.

 

[visitor]

x2 it isn't a nice looking sub but good for the money.

based on sound? yeah. they do sound pretty good.

 

[NeedDirections 10+ year member]

I'm sure if you tore up plenty of drivers from various companies you would find similar results across the board. Cheapness and misleading design cues are not limited to eD. (clearly a few companies take care to produce superior products, which of course determines quality)

 

[BASS_WARRIOR 10+ year member]

I believe longevity is the main concern

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

based on sound? yeah. they do sound pretty good.

Yes sound is good is what I meant. I wish they looked better though.

 

[na_rsx 10+ year member]

*******...................................jk. nice review, not bashing, just strict criticism, i can dig it.

so what kind of custom sub are you thinking, maybe a sub with 100mm excursion and hits 190 deebeez

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

maybe they just used an existing bottom plate that already had holes in it???

 

[visitor]

I'm sure if you tore up plenty of drivers from various companies you would find similar results across the board. Cheapness and misleading design cues are not limited to eD. (clearly a few companies take care to produce superior products, which of course determines quality)

I have tore up drivers from plenty of companies. tc sounds, soundstream, mach 5, Fi, eD, RE, Rockford fosgate, RD, and a few more. Ive never come across anything like this. this is just SAD. You are correct though. its certianly not limited to eD!

 

[visitor]

*******...................................jk. nice review, not bashing, just strict criticism, i can dig it.
so what kind of custom sub are you thinking, maybe a sub with 100mm excursion and hits 190 deebeez

I dont really know.. maybe just source parts that arent so expensive! 150 is a lot for what you get...

maybe they just used an existing bottom plate that already had holes in it???

very possible. no clue.. i found it funny