Members L. Ron Hoover Posted January 21, 2009 Members Share Posted January 21, 2009 Nicked from one of the NAMM threads on TB. Pic by Tom Bowlus. They're calling them the D.I.S.T. series cabinets (Dual impedance switch technology?). Unlike a previously marketed 4/8 Ohm impedance switch that shall remain nameless, this system actually works. They're using drivers with dual voice coils to achieve it. I think it's a neat idea. Nice to see a manufacturer thinking "outside the box" so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend179 Posted January 21, 2009 Members Share Posted January 21, 2009 Nicked from one of the NAMM threads on TB. Pic by Tom Bowlus. They're calling them the D.I.S.T. series cabinets (Dual impedance switch technology?). Unlike a previously marketed 4/8 Ohm impedance switch that shall remain nameless, this system actually works. They're using drivers with dual voice coils to achieve it. I think it's a neat idea. Nice to see a manufacturer thinking "outside the box" so to speak. I'm really glad that they're ACCU-rately describing how their product achieves this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted January 21, 2009 Members Share Posted January 21, 2009 I'm really glad that they're ACCU-rately describing how their product achieves this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoundandBlocked Posted January 21, 2009 Members Share Posted January 21, 2009 They even spelled impedance correctly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rippin' Robin Posted January 21, 2009 Members Share Posted January 21, 2009 They even spelled impedance correctly! They got 'epiphany' wrong though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members solderjunkie Posted January 21, 2009 Members Share Posted January 21, 2009 Dual voice-coils have been common in high-end car audio subs for years... it's amazing they took this long to figure it out. The Kicker Solobaric 12 in my little Toyota has two 4 ohm voice coils. The old Kicker Comps I had in my wagon were dual voice-coil, and those were purchased in 1996. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted January 21, 2009 Members Share Posted January 21, 2009 Good for them , they also make some of the finest cabs to be had . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burdizzos Posted January 21, 2009 Members Share Posted January 21, 2009 I still don't get the need for a dual impedance cab. Sure, there is a series of situations where it would be neat to have, but I don't see it as much more than a novelty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L. Ron Hoover Posted January 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2009 Dual voice-coils have been common in high-end car audio subs for years... it's amazing they took this long to figure it out.The Kicker Solobaric 12 in my little Toyota has two 4 ohm voice coils. The old Kicker Comps I had in my wagon were dual voice-coil, and those were purchased in 1996. I'm sure they were aware that dual VC drivers have been around for a while but applying it to a high end speaker and getting it right probably took some time. I think these drivers are also Neo so the cabs will be good and light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend179 Posted January 21, 2009 Members Share Posted January 21, 2009 I still don't get the need for a dual impedance cab. Sure, there is a series of situations where it would be neat to have, but I don't see it as much more than a novelty. Well, say you have two amps and two of these cabs. One goes down to 4 ohms (say a more modern SS amp, like a LM2 or a Shuttle) and one that goes to 2 ohms (SVT or what have you). You'd still be able to use both cabs in parallel. That's pretty neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rippin' Robin Posted January 21, 2009 Members Share Posted January 21, 2009 It is beyond me why anyone would want TWO of these beasts, though... One would be enough for almost all situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members solderjunkie Posted January 21, 2009 Members Share Posted January 21, 2009 The leader of Shaky D asked last night if I could add another cabinet... just for "presence". I guess I could stack another cab under mine, but I wouldn't want to hook it up. I have perfected my tone:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burdizzos Posted January 21, 2009 Members Share Posted January 21, 2009 It is beyond me why anyone would want TWO of these beasts, though... One would be enough for almost all situations. If it's in a 1x12 box, it would be a novelty. Then again, I clearly don't get it because I don't own a single bass amp, let alone two very different amps requiring different loading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted January 21, 2009 Members Share Posted January 21, 2009 I'm really glad that they're ACCU-rately describing how their product achieves this. The first thing I thought when I saw this thread was "They should know better than that." But they do, it's a dual VC, so more legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted January 21, 2009 Moderators Share Posted January 21, 2009 I'm really glad that they're ACCU-rately describing how their product achieves this. Hahahaha. Oh man. Making fun of fraud never gets old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rpsands Posted January 21, 2009 Members Share Posted January 21, 2009 Dual voice-coils have been common in high-end car audio subs for years... it's amazing they took this long to figure it out. The Kicker Solobaric 12 in my little Toyota has two 4 ohm voice coils. The old Kicker Comps I had in my wagon were dual voice-coil, and those were purchased in 1996. No {censored}, I always wondered why this was not done. The 2 ohm/4 ohm subs are pretty damn cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted January 21, 2009 CMS Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 Hahahaha.Oh man. Making fun of fraud never gets old. Dear Kindness, Did you have to write "fraud"? We prefer "legitimacy-challenged". Signed, AccuGroove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted January 21, 2009 CMS Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 No {censored}, I always wondered why this was not done. There are always compromises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted January 21, 2009 Moderators Share Posted January 21, 2009 Dear Kindness,Did you have to write "fraud"? We prefer "legitimacy-challenged". Signed,AccuGroove They also liked the explanation "people read our claims too literally." That one made me laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted January 21, 2009 CMS Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 They also liked the explanation "people read our claims too literally." That one made me laugh. :lol: "AccuGroove: You can trust us as far as you can throw us, if you're an old lady with bad hips" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted January 21, 2009 Moderators Share Posted January 21, 2009 There are always compromises. Yup. Using dual voice coils, one of the impedances will be using only half of the coil, and so will be 3dB less efficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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