There is a sale on 7'' drivers at RAD that may be worth a look.
Woofers and mid-woofers in our speaker building catalog of mid woofers
– Rhythm Audio Design
Woofers and mid-woofers in our speaker building catalog of mid woofers
– Rhythm Audio Design
Seems like one of these:
Macy'''s, J.C. Penney Sued for Deceptive, Fake Original Prices | Money
Macy'''s, J.C. Penney Sued for Deceptive, Fake Original Prices | Money
The Rival drivers are really nice, low HD units, Ron. They are on-par with the upper-end of DIY available drivers such as SS, Wavecor, Seas, and Usher. They are just on sale to move inventory according to RAD, and try to introduce them to the DIY crowd. They don't normally sell straight to the public. Regular pricing is not on the low-end scale, but they are nice and worth it. I have a pair of the R176P-8, and they are as good if not better than the specs on the SS 8545K and the Usher 8945. Full copper sleeve, extended pole, Nomex spider, aluminum former, and an aluminum shorting ring. The Le is about 0.2mH on both of my units.
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It is rather odd. Doesn't exactly instill confidence in a person that might desire to order a product from an online retailer when a phone number doesn't seem to be posted. I don't notice a "contact us" link either. Things like this are easily found on other reputable sites such as Madisound, Solen, Meniscus and Parts Express.
I thought until recently they had many other Rival woofers on their site, like Kevlar units. Marked down half-price might suggest close out prices on near future old units, or liquidation.
For some claiming SS like specs, what's up with their high-ish FS numbers compared to SS. The carbon paper unit looks like a SS 8545 knockoff.
Scoured the whole up and down again. In "About us" section it urges "Please don't hesitate to contact us" without any kind of indication on what the method of contact should be. Doesn't exactly inspire confidence in me.
Nevertheless, the carbon&pulp cone woofer looks like a solid performer for the price is the specs and measurements hold true. Kinda reminds me of the one ProAc used in their speakers.
Nevertheless, the carbon&pulp cone woofer looks like a solid performer for the price is the specs and measurements hold true. Kinda reminds me of the one ProAc used in their speakers.
Jeez guys, relax a bit.
I bought some of the previous closeouts about a month ago, shipping to the US was reasonable, and the guys were very responsive to email questions. I don't really know anything about "Rival" or "RAD", but I get the feeling that they are very small operations.
It would be fantastic if Madisound or PartsExpress would become distributors.
I bought some of the previous closeouts about a month ago, shipping to the US was reasonable, and the guys were very responsive to email questions. I don't really know anything about "Rival" or "RAD", but I get the feeling that they are very small operations.
It would be fantastic if Madisound or PartsExpress would become distributors.
Well, there's Facebook, but if you go here, there's a link to email them and can list your ph# presumably for a callback: Your Shopping Cart
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Interesting! When I looked it only showed up in the 'cart' whereas now it's a constant, site wide.
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