I just wanted to come here and say that due to an unintentional altercation with Steve Meade on his KZread page, I have concluded that he is in fact a thin skinned, fragile little man who can randomly take almost anything offensively. That is all. And your content is very technical and informative. Good day.

@sarahconner9433

3 жыл бұрын

I believe you...so are allot of other popular KZread channels... Their are hundreds of videos describing the stress and time thief being a popular channel becomes...lots if suicides also!! Oh gosh bro...statistical curve.... Lots of people to enjoy... Lots to hate...

@MrDawnkeeballs

3 жыл бұрын

@@sarahconner9433 thing is we all are vulnerable to trauma and extreme stress so I don’t entirely believe sudden fame and success automatically justifies your actions and the way you respond to other ppl when you hear constructive criticism or simple banter.

@sarahconner9433

3 жыл бұрын

Will. Alllllot of people don't like that guy.....I don't love him either..he just brands other peoples stuff with that 3 letter shit.. And thinks he's smarter than Donald Trump...

@hispls

3 жыл бұрын

Thin skinned fragile ego maniacs on youtube? You don't say.

@dragbikedemon

3 жыл бұрын

@@hispls I never made the connection..........lol

Bob ross t-shirt....a man of culture i see.

"Make it better." Love it. Kudus from Portugal.👍😎

Nice to see another vid thanks!

Thanks for posting this video 👍

Good work man.

Beautiful work and professionally done. I've tried it but wasn't a success. Is it forsale

Nice work no doubt. Evry time i get a notification from emf i say to my self hopefully hes going to mention the realist date or off the hammers v2s, how close is the date

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

In a time where nothing is on time, I won't give a time. If I put a date on it, the day after will be full of messages asking why it's not already installed in their car if it's not delivered by that date. On Lowballers I tried to put a date on them within 3 expected days of shipping them and it ended up being another 3 weeks.

I like the way he was revving his subwoofer 😅

Gunna save this bad boy to watch later with a cuppa 👍

Can you point me in the direction to getting a cone and surround for a Rockford Fosgate hx2 rfr3112? Springfield has the coil and spider kit. Any information would be greatly appreciated I miss my old Rockfords.

Right will not always be negative when the subs in that position. On a jbl gti mkII those both left and right are positive with the sub in that position, and the two on the oposite side are both negative.😁😁😁

Very nice job brther

That things a monster!

Lol, sounded like a V8 with no exhaust! Great build. Thanks for the content Sean!

@michaelgoodman7975

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it did sound like a bog truck. Great build

Another imformative video!! Thank you sir. I have a Sundown Compact neo and was curious if youve ever measured the gauss on one? Stay safe.

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

IIRC those are around a 10,000 gauss.

So x- max is only good if you know the top plate width and mechanical depth of sub , so will this move as much air as a similar size sub with a 64mm long coil and a 20 mm gap , with plenty of mechanical excursion?

Just ur thought, is it worth rebuilding one of those Cerwin vega V124DV2 subwoofers? I have one sitting in my garage probably lasted just over a year, seems like the motor shifted from the heat of the summer it was working one day then dead the next.

When your tighteningem down shouldnt you use a star pattern like for lug nuts? Or is that just me

How much would it cost for a custom re cone for an Audiopipe txx-bd2-12. or just the voice coil and I can unscrew the spider from the basket without damaging it cut away the old VC and glue the new one in. the original VC is listed as a 2.5-inch BASV voice coil.

You Richard.... You purposely didn’t show us how you set the Cone lol I like this channel I don’t care what they say about you you’re right

I loved watching this.

I have a new Pro audio subwoofer 18" it has slapping sound when i press the dust cap while power off there is no rubbing against the coil i tried to play 5Hz in my sub and there is slapping noise but when i hold the tinsel lead the noise disappears I only here the noise when I do free air but inside the box the bass is loud and I cannot hear the possible tinsel lead slap. What should I do with my subwoofer ?

I wonder who reconed this sub lol 😂 I have two 18s like these that I bought blown, need your services!!!!

I know this is a different sub but I have an Audiopipe 12in. Txx blue eye candy that was passed down to me from my brother that has passed away. The dust cover has sperated from the coil. Coil is still good not burnt. Ppl say throw it out but I can't. Can this speaker be fixed. Don't need to be there he blue aluminum look. I just want to hear it play again. Thanks for your time on this and liked the video keep them for coming.

2:42 Where can I get some of those vent spacers? @EMF Audio do you sell them?

great video ....

Hey i have 2 12" JL Audio W3 - how much would you charge me to get them fix?

Why don't you drill and tap all of them at M6? How do you know that the spider opening is still concentric since you freehand trimmed it?

WOW that's a lot of clamps.

What glue you used ?

can u fix a 6 inch subwoofer from lg?

EMF is a big, old gang in the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California.

Any 4” 8layer voice coil motors for sale?

I’m Interested to hear about how the thickness of the gap would affect the performance or what other differences there would be Such as advantages and disadvantages.

@mikeunivers

3 жыл бұрын

The way I have understood it is that the narrower the more efficient but less powerful but more musical, and the wider it handles more power but with a smaller response range better for SPL.

@yourdaddy5630

3 жыл бұрын

OK cool thank you

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

It's not exactly that cut dry or accurate. The top plate height doesn't effect power handling or sound quality in regards to clarity.

@yourdaddy5630

3 жыл бұрын

I was only asking about the gap between the pole and the top plate. And how that would affect things.

@joshholden8561

3 жыл бұрын

@@yourdaddy5630 lol answered a different question i suppose.

What frame was on this?

How could you tell the amp on it was Brazilian?

Do you sell voice coils, cones, and spiders?? Basically a kit repair?? Thanks

Aye anyone know if I'd be able to take a 12 from sundown audio and recone it with rockford fosgates p3 cone and dust cap? Lmkkk because if I can I'm pulling the trigger and doin today son

Sounds like a Sundown sub mechanically IMO Would that motor have been better with an extra slug and less top plate in exchange?

Its not that mechanically loud i heard much louder subs its gooood😁

How's it going?

I'd like to hear the Shocker Audio story. They were huge in SPL back in the day then just disappeared.

@shockersig5685

Жыл бұрын

They are nice Sub’s I own 18 times 15” Shocker Sig tied gap and 4 times 18” Shocker Sig tied gap i think they did not produce more then 50pices in the past

@handkaudio

9 ай бұрын

​@@newdeal_99I don't think your statement is entirely accurate. I spent a lot of time with Mike and talking to him. And I'm thinking your statement isn't very inaccurate.

Shocker Mike was local to me in Ohio. I wish I would've bought a few mini sigs

@hispls

3 жыл бұрын

You're probably thinking "Super Extreme" which was TC9 motor. They were used on TC-2000, Orion HCCA, Eclipse, and I think a couple others. They still come up from time to time on forum classifieds. A versatile motor that supported several solid woofers. I have had interesting results building those with different coils.

Hru how's it going? Great video, I got four old Elemental designs E10a.22's I've wanted to start on maybe getting them rebuilt. They have the old TC9 motors, I already tore one down. They were the 1st gen's that would blow through the cone, actually had them going up until 2 summers ago. One of my favorite woofers, I can't seem to find any coils to fit the motors. Also none of the build guys I've talked to really want to mess with these motors, they mostly say I should get something new. I've had these for a long long time now, would really love to get your opinion, maybe help. I would really appreciate it. Thanks again

@EMFAudio

2 жыл бұрын

Being worth it or not is up to you, but that is something I can do.

I had 9 of these 15’s back in 2002 the guy that designed these motors was pretty smart. I still have a few of the original shockers sitting in storage. I also have 30 of the 1 ohm flat wound quad coils that were made for the sigs if anyone is interested in buying them from me. I ran 4 of the earthquake PH2d on each sub.

@charliefrancis6438

3 жыл бұрын

Quad coils are bad ass , wish I could use em

@jasonneal

3 жыл бұрын

@@charliefrancis6438 they are for sale

@666nacirema666

3 жыл бұрын

i could use 9

@jasonneal

3 жыл бұрын

@@666nacirema666 I don’t want to break up the box so I could sell the box of 15.

@666nacirema666

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonneal how much?

I have some og 12w6 that need some love I have 6. I have seen oem jl re-cone kits would this be the eay to go to restore them any kind of upgrade?

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

It's not really an upgrade if you're going back with the same parts, but them sending an exact drop in would be the easiest yes.

I wonder if that motor is bigger than my Resilient sounds team 15 but from the video it doesn't look bigger but videos or photos can't portray the actual size.

How to fix coil rubbing on a sub bro

Have you guys heard of lord of bass? Looks like similar construction at a very good price. I saw these right after I ordered my Dayton MX12-22 and was passed cuz it was only $30 more and has better power handling and he sells recone and spider kits cheap.

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

This motor is over 15 years old.

@666nacirema666

3 жыл бұрын

looks like fixmyspeaker parts to me.

I think I have a hifonics Olympus woofer that needs new coils how much would something like this run me? I just chucked it in the shed for the magnets but I think the cone and surround are still good might need terminals also....

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

The only reusable parts would be the motor, basket, and terminals. Everything else would have to be replaced.

I think I'm hearing those 4 spiders giving resonance. Probably in addition to the glue inner one outer diameter little IPS of glue at tips of spider at random points

So what exactly makes a weak motor? That thing looks like a beast, but the measured gauss was quite low. Is it the material the magnet slugs are made from? The material the steel plate and backing plate are made of? The coil gap? A combination of all of this?

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

6,000 isn't particularly low, you might be surprised what your favorite subs measure. It's just not particularly high either. You could cut the top plate in half and it would raise the gauss quite a bit, till the point it's completely saturated and won't go any higher. There are a lot of factors that determine gauss, like top plate thickness, magnet grade, magnet and top plate diameter, quality of steel, back plate thickness, pole venting, gap size and how well the motor was charged to start with.

I noticed a weird ring on the coil under the spider @8:50 ... Did you happen to remove it or glue it in place before you set the spider and coil height ...

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

Glued in place AFTER the coil was set in place.

i dig the bob ross T

Excuse me! Can I buy a old like that for rebuild it, 🙏!

Biggup fr9m st . Lucia

What brand of glue? Also do you use epoxy in the middle after the CA?

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

The CA glue is from Palm Labs. Epoxy is an adhesive, as is CA, so you would use one or the other.

Would you recommend using flux to solder the leads and to the terminals? Or is it really not needed? Lol nevermind it looks like you used some from that little bottle.

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

Some leads need it, others don't. This is one of those instances it's needed.

What glue do you use to glue the spider pack with ? By the way love your videos very knowledgeable!

@derekgardin1512

Жыл бұрын

E6000... stuff strong as hell. Comes in black and clear. Can get it any hardware store, Walmart etc.

@albertpung7250

Жыл бұрын

Toughened CA glue

The motor and the basket look rough, why not refinish them?

I know this is an old build, but still have questions. Do you do anything to the damaged surfaces where the coil has rubbed inside the motor? Do you verify it is round or true? Any type of prepping needed? Thanks!

@albertpung7250

Жыл бұрын

Nah not at all.. just make sure it’s clean and free of debris.

NICE!!!

I would love to know if I wanted my W712 anniversary edition to handle more power what would it take to do so they are rated at 1000 rms but I want it to get up into the competition level ratings! Is that possible if I send it to you?

@albertpung7250

Жыл бұрын

The w7 12” can fit a 4layer voice coil and a TI frame with a 10” spider it will handle more in every way and sound amazing.

what glue do you use for the cone and voice coil??

@derekgardin1512

Жыл бұрын

E6000. Comes in black or clear. Strong as hell. Dries like rubber. Awesome stuff, any hardware store, Walmart etc. Easy to find.

I have a massive audio hippo152 that I would loved rebuilt. How much would you charge to rebuild. I know you said factor in shipping

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

3" coil 15's are usually around $215.

Whats the song at 9:14

Do you use E6000 on the surround instead of CA glue so it will be more flexible?

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

CA can dry out foam which can make it delaminate. If it's thin enough it can absorb before it adheres. E6000 just does a better job, consistently.

@hopskustomaudio

3 жыл бұрын

@@EMFAudio that definitely makes sense. Thanks for the great info on all your videos. I've reconed 2 subs so far and both turned out perfect from following you step by step.

Hey EMF Audio, can you rebuild my JL Audio W6V.2’s. They are 12’s, I’ve had a problem finding coils and dust caps. Do you have parts there on hand?

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

We don't keep JL parts on hand, rarely recone them.

@theoneandonly2421

3 жыл бұрын

@@EMFAudio is there a way to use other parts, perhaps something you have there already? Or do they have to be w6 specific?

I got 2 old school Atomic APX15 I'd like to rebuild.. They were pretty good back in the day

@mapexman86

3 жыл бұрын

I got the same 2 15s my cones came apart from coil i had to take the cap off and re glue it all but these subs bang for old school subs

@Thumper68

3 жыл бұрын

@@mapexman86 did that cause a rattle sound like it was coming from under dust cap? Getting worse louder you got?

@mapexman86

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thumper68 yeah

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

I should be able to do those.

@Thumper68

3 жыл бұрын

@@mapexman86 I have a sub doing the same thing and was going to remove dust cap but was hesitating definitely going to check it out now thanks for response.

Hey sean I know you’re a busy man but I have a question. I have 3 12” dual 4 banhammers & 2 banhammer 15 dual 2. The car is a 2019 accord. Which should I put in to be louder??? If I end up doing the 3 12” I want to send them to you for some upgrades first, especially since I bought them from Offerup each separately. But if the 2 15” will sound better and give me more bass I’ll just do them as is. Please give me your input as it’s very valued. Thank you 🙏

@EMFAudio

2 жыл бұрын

It will be a challenge to fit both 15's or 3 12's in that trunk simply because of size limitations. I'd say your best bet is probably 2 12's.

@Earache.

2 жыл бұрын

@@EMFAudio I appreciate you, thanks for the input 💪🏾💪🏾

Good work bro but make sure u blow out the coil b4 puttin on the dust cap

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

That's the wrong order of operations. At that point it's too late. You blow out the gap before the coil is even put in, which I did.

damn that motor is damn near a HoleeS motor...

Wow, I'm a speaker guy myself, and you think you know a lot about speakers until you see a video like this! Damn, reconing a speaker driver is a LOT of painstaking work! (I figured it was, that's why I never bother doing it myself... but I've never "had" to either, so with an expensive competition sub like this one it might be worth trying. Exactly what kind of glue are you using there? Where do you buy it and how much does it cost? Also, what is that stuff you are spraying on it immediately after applying it and where do you get that and how much does it cost?

@smigletat9634

Жыл бұрын

The spray is the activator... Completes the drying time COMPLETELY in 30 sec. tops

@JoeJ-8282

Жыл бұрын

@@smigletat9634 The most important questions I had about this stuff have never been answered by anyone, not even the original video poster. What is the (brand?) name(s) of this stuff, were do you get this kind of stuff, and how much does it all cost?!

@smigletat9634

Жыл бұрын

@@JoeJ-8282 Right off hand I couldn’t tell you but with that said.. I have 2 passions.. Car Audio & also Wood working! I have used these products in both fields & work quite well. I am currently rebuilding 2- DC audio lvl6 m1-15’s I just ordered parts yesterday but still need to locate my gluing products or I could give you a better answer.. Sorry

Does emf sent soft parts? I need some for my lanzar Optidrive 10ks I traded them for my team fi's 18s. Let me know @emf audio

@sac-1H

3 жыл бұрын

Also do you have tc 5400s motors?

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes we do, we've got some things in the yard sale.

You probably know this but thought id pass it on anyway- I just found this Pierce Audio, and they are making sub parts in house USA. I remember you saying you lost your machinist for yolo parts, maybe these guys can help. They are making magnets in house, cones, spyders, etc.

@EMFAudio

2 жыл бұрын

I bet you'd be surprised to find out what they aren't making in house, and maybe even claiming to. Historically they have "made in USA" subs with motors that are off the shelf from China, along with every other part from China.

@freeradical431

2 жыл бұрын

@@EMFAudio I dont know but on their website they say they left China and tooled up to make as much as possible in house. Including magnets, cones, spyders etc. I still like my China Lowballers! lol. Thanks for replying!

@grassfed7852

Жыл бұрын

@@freeradical431 Paul Pierce is a thief and a conman. Dude is an absolute moron and terrible businessman, avoid at all costs.

Whats gonna the max power on the new banhammer 15 v2

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

Max power is a meaningless rating used for marketing.

@jasonmorris9138

3 жыл бұрын

@@EMFAudio what watt amp would i watch to one 12 playing music not for spl

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonmorris9138 they're 3,000 RMS, so ideally 2,000-3,000.

Do you sell parts like motors too? I'm in search of a pair of sundown audio zv5 motors, and a sundown sa motor , and also a sundown x motor

@brandonkain9231

3 жыл бұрын

Go on Facebook...find dave lieb and send him a message

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

We do not.

So did it have 10k views in time? I'd really like to see some close up stuff!

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

It took 7 days, didn't quite make it.

I want that

Do you have to re-magnetize the motor after all these years? Would it improve the BL?

@joshholden8561

3 жыл бұрын

Yes that shoulda been the very first thing done to the rebuild. But not everyone has those they take major power like 2 runs of 220 volts 440 volts altogether if im not mistaken.

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

1 video has lead people to misunderstand something about speakers. Motors don't lose magnetism over time. Any motor that can take more of a charge wasn't fully charged to start with.

@joshholden8561

3 жыл бұрын

@@EMFAudio so u wouldn't freshen up the motor on a old sub if u had the machine setting right there in ur shop ud just let it sit there.

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshholden8561 Nope. If it were that important, I'd have one to do it with. The only instance I might put a magnetized sub in a magnetizer is if it's used for competition SPL where every hundredth of a dB counts to insure it's as strong as it can be. Though worth noting, that magnetizer won't work on neodymium motors which is what is probably used for SPL anyway.

@joshholden8561

3 жыл бұрын

@@EMFAudio plz explain to everyone reading what neo means and what other types are used and the pros and cons of each i think this would shed some light on the issue. Thanks josh

What do you use to laminate spiders together?

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

CA glue, only on the outside edges.

@bmjsoundstt6624

3 жыл бұрын

@@EMFAudio ok kool thanks bro

@bmjsoundstt6624

3 жыл бұрын

@@EMFAudio ty

4” coil?

@smigletat9634

Жыл бұрын

3”.... Looks as though.. Shocker sig. If your old enough to remember.. I certainly do. They were Good back in the day, but now. .. Not so much😬

How much to customize a sundown SArev3 15? The basket n motor is already assembled, I would love a higher rms n watts rating🙏🏾

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

There is only so much you can do with a given motor design and coil size. The only way to increase power handling is to use a higher temperature coil, which we typically do because we use 500 degree coils where much of what we recone is a 280 degree coil.

@DisShiTooEZ

3 жыл бұрын

@@EMFAudio I gotcha. I need a recone with whatever parts will work for it.

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

@@DisShiTooEZ I've got dual 2 coils in stock I believe. Cones too, spiders I'm not sure.

@DisShiTooEZ

3 жыл бұрын

@@EMFAudio I would like to send it in for a recone if you are available😁

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

@@DisShiTooEZ You can send them over, turn around will be a week or two usually.

I’ve seen a few shocker sig motors up here in Maine. 4-6 of them. Not sure which gap they were

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

They're originally more common in the northeast and Midwest as they originated in Ohio.

@95Sn95

3 жыл бұрын

I posted an add on Facebook up here in Maine (mid coast) trying to buy some blown up performance subs (but if cheap enough even budget subs just to salvage the ferrite to combine the slugs to build some custom motors but have had zero results... Which surprises me yeah some people will repair blown subs but a lot are intimidated by re cones and here in Maine not a ton of options and will just toss it aside and buy new, you would think they would want to re coupe some of there original investment. But at least mid coast Maine is just so not a hot spot for car audio it seems damn near non existent, I never see bumping systems around even close to mine and it slaps pretty good but its not a crazy extream system, I've tried to find someone with an SPL meter up here to test my system now and after my upgrade but no luck with that either. Do you know of anyone here willing to Meter a system in Maine?

@Ronco160

3 жыл бұрын

@@95Sn95 well I’m in central Maine. I have a termlab meter.

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

@@95Sn95 everyone I knew in Maine in audio either left Maine or left audio.

@hispls

3 жыл бұрын

All '05 "small gap". Only 200 big gaps were made, the 3 I ever had I sold to Andre in The Bronx and he shipped a lot of those motors out to Eastern Europe. Big gap "'02 sig" has a much wider pole vent and the slugs stick out a little bit more from the top plate. AFAIK there's 4 '05 motors up here. One in my F250 and 3 in my brother's Civic which lives in my driveway. Not to be confused with the neo motors. 50 of those were made, I own 8 and Rooney has 1 that he got from John at T3.

Zv5 soft parts?

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

No, not even remotely close.

So are Brazilian Amplifiers bad for coils?

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

Yes they are

Is it typical on 12" spiders to use just one, it seems super stuff for just one 2 feels practically solid....

@notyobiz6207

3 жыл бұрын

you mean like two separate spiders? upper and lower? i've heard the top spider is just for show, that the bottom one does most of the work

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

It's not just 1, just like I said in this very video it's a pack of them.

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

There is no instance where spiders are "for show", any spider would effect compliance. There IS a purpose for spaced spiders, which is why the Banhammer line uses them.

@notyobiz6207

3 жыл бұрын

@@EMFAudio thank you for the correction. funny enough, i heard that statement on robot undergrounds channel.. maybe i just misunderstood him

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

@@notyobiz6207 or maybe he doesn't understand and is giving out bad information and you heard what was actually said.

It’s funny that sub rebuild vids or not popular but demo vids are. I guess more people care about “show” not how stuff works and learning that is not about BRANDS.

@EMFAudio

2 жыл бұрын

You're right, some don't want to learn, they just want to see "flex" and be critical of what brands are shown doing what.

@EMF Audio how do I get in touch with you on a build. I have 2 EARTHQUAKE HOLES 15" SUBS I need rebuilt cost is not a issue

@joaquinaguilar5942

3 жыл бұрын

Nice im rebuilding some earthquake subzero 12's with the flat dustcap's. Im just looking for flat wire coils with the same specs as the mmats juggernaut subs. I bought them blown, bringing them back to life.

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

Our contact form on our website www.emfcaraudio.com

@jeremiahmichaud5237

8 ай бұрын

you must not be in Cali huh? earthquake will reconed for about $450 if you can get em to Hayward. had them reconed mine, and it looks and sounds like new

Did you get 10k in 5 days?

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

Nope, it took almost exactly 7 days

I want this sub

Where can I get a recone kit for a EMF Lowballer 15?

Hey I just had a quick question. Someone in my area is offering an old school orion hcca 12 for only 5 dollars. The catch is that it's blown, but I was wondering if it may be worth looking into?

@EMFAudio

2 жыл бұрын

I've done a video rebuilding one of those.

@Blu-Man

2 жыл бұрын

@@EMFAudio hello new to channel seen a speaker foam presentation from some yrs back want to ask a question

🔥❤️❤️

Why didn't you tell everyone that it's a Sundown basket ?

You should've cleaned sanded off the top plate before you started to rebuild it ...

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

The top plate wasn't even painted at the mating surface, not that paint would change anything anyway.

Hey bro, they sell spiders

Why they call it a spider. It don't look like a spider

What happened to that company is Mike had serious health problems and had to get out of car audio. He has dipped his toe back in a little bit in the last 10 years but he definitely didn't have the ability to do it like he did in the old days nor the motivation. I'm almost certain he has passed away in the last couple years. He was in extremely poor health the last time I spoke with him awaiting surgery and not optimistic on any improvement. This is indeed a risk of buying audio from a 1 man operation (like EMF). If tragedy befalls the owner/operator you're probably going to be SOL if he doesn't have children or some other successor ready to take the reigns if something happens to him. Anyway, nice looking build. Tell your customer to throw that in 3 cubic feet tuned to 36hz and he will be very happy.

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

I think there is more to that story than you know. You don't owe people tens of thousands of dollars and get your life threatened over all the subs you didn't deliver and suddenly have cash to refund when people show up to your house because you got sick. I'm not sure what leads you to believe EMF is a 1 man operation either. 3 cu. ft for a 12" is completely wrong, and the coil and suspension used is different than stock anyway.

@hispls

3 жыл бұрын

@@EMFAudio All I know is Mike always did right by me, he was battling heart troubles and underwent several surgeries when I knew him and to the best of my knowledge is dead now. May well could have been something else went down when he dropped out of the scene. Wouldn't be the first nor last such story in this business. I don't know who works with you or for you, the point is that EMF isn't Rockford Fosgate which is still going 40 years after the founder retired. I'm not even sure Sundown could really recover if Jacob disappeared (though at least they'd probably be able to settle accounts). Not knocking small shops, I prefer to do business with them because they do things that multinationals can't or won't and I get more personal service, but I understand the tradeoff. As far as box, yes, 05 sig 12" wants 3 cubic feet. That's with every coil and regardless of suspension. I've been building these motors for about 10 years now and have done extensive testing with 12" and 15" sizes with a wide variety of soft parts in addition to taking advice from Mike and DB-Drag veterans that competed with those subs. You didn't even know what this motor was before you posted the first video. Trust me on this one. 3 cube mid 30hz tuning on a 12" with medium stiff suspension will play extremely well in vehicle for music.

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

@@hispls Designing subs and building hundreds of variants I can tell you the motor doesn't dictate the box volume. You even just specified the type of suspension to use that volume, proving a different suspension would be different.

@hispls

3 жыл бұрын

@@EMFAudio Every way you build these they perform well in a large box. Build philosophy on suspension is to build it just stiff enough to not break with whatever power you want to throw into it as going stiffer sacrifices efficiency and musicality. These aren't meant to be music subs, they're meant to be SPL subs but it just so happens that with soft-ish suspension 12s and 15s can be made to sound pretty good for music. Again, I'm just going by what Shocker Mike and the old Team Fusion told me, and 11 years of my own experience building and testing this exact motor, but I'm sure the guy who didn't know what that motor was last week knows best.

@EMFAudio

3 жыл бұрын

@@hispls Not knowing what name is on a motor doesn't change what the motor is. The motor isn't a musical motor, it's noisy. Stiffer suspension literally makes it more efficient, t/s parameters show that (to a point, then Qts goes up because the motor isn't strong enough). Build philosophy for SPL is very different than musical, this isn't an SPL build. But what do I know, I just have patents on speaker design and design complete subs from the motor to the final product and don't just go off what other people say.