I wonder how those compare to the similar EV ZA1 subs that came out a few years back.
How are they compared to their bigger brothers, the ELX, EKX and ETX?
Looks like you need a touch of Vitamin D sunshine there son...
GREAT little subs for sure. Didn't quite do enough for me, so I went up to the EKS15SP's.
I don't like the look of tripods and will pole mount directly over whenever I can.
I'm not OCD, but it looks better just the same IMO ..Agreed....another (small) way to stand our from the crowd. Being a tad OCD, the symmetry really looks good.
I’m old and they are heavy...
There is no substitute for cubic inches for low frequency reproduction in a direct radiator loudspeaker. Given identical motor structures (magnet, voice coil), the larger driver "sounds better" because it has to move less distance for the same output, and therefore has less distortion.I’ve tried a couple times to use smaller subs every time I go back to a quality 18 I’m old and they are heavy, but they sound so much better
Larger only sounds "better" if the smaller one is inferior. There are many smaller subs made by good companies (RCF, FBT, etc.) that sound better than some larger subs by mediocre companies.There is no substitute for cubic inches for low frequency reproduction in a direct radiator loudspeaker. Given identical motor structures (magnet, voice coil), the larger driver "sounds better" because it has to move less distance for the same output, and therefore has less distortion.
"Given identical motor structures (magnet, voice coil)"Larger only sounds "better" if the smaller one is inferior. There are many smaller subs made by good companies (RCF, FBT, etc.) that sound better than some larger subs by mediocre companies.
Intermodulation Distortation (IM) is a form of Doppler Distortion, and is absolutely related to launching multiple frequencies from a moving surface. The further the launching surface has to move in the same amount of time, the worse it gets.And distortion isn't a measure based on distance moved .. it's measured by distance moved in the wrong direction.
Given any reasonable values for cone dampening, cone "breakup" is not a problem for frequencies below 100HZ.A smaller driver breaks up less and can in fact have less distortion than a larger driver.