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*laughs* Okay, blame it on me! --- Showrides, Did you get my e-mail about inventory being ready to ship? Occasionally I will have a problem with an e-mail I sent not making it to it's destination.

If Nick and myself didn't stay out so late chasing hot, foreign women I think we would have been a little less tired for the drive today Definatly a long day. But... it could be worse

No word yet. It's the weekend so I will have to contact UPS on Monday, I'll let you know. PS: I did not get your pictures e-mail.

Drive wasn't too bad... easier than expected

Excellent job there Brandon. I can always count on you to blow things up the right way

E-Mail Sent.

10% price drop all around. 1) $27 2) $27 3) $45 / $81 4) $157.50 / $270 Again, prices are shipped to continental 48 states.

Any new from your buddy? *bumps*

Unfortunatly we have had another delay. August 12th is the new ETA for production units to be ready to ship. This is why Sundown Audio has not accepted any pre-orders, we don't want to take orders, give a date, then push it back two or three times while holding the customers money. Hold on another two weeks and the sale should be ready to begin. Any further updates will be posted to this thread as information becomes available.

This is not a pre-sale and Sundown Audio is not accepting money at this time. The SAZ-1500D and SAX-100.2 models are scheduled to be released around the end of July. When they arrive I will notify the board and all SS Audio members are eligable for a special introductory price for a 2 week sale period! The intro sale pricing will be as follows: $450 --> SAZ-1500D $225 --> SAX-100.2 $625 --> SAZ-1500D and SAX-100.2 package (Save $50!) North Carolina residents add 7% sales tax ($481.50, $240.75, $668.75 respectively). Prices include shipping to the continental USA. Stay tuned for the sale to begin. Current estimate for stock is July 25th, but this date is subject to change. **** Once the sale is over that will be the end of direct to customer sales at Sundown Audio. Our online dealers will be taking over from there: http://www.showrides.net/ http://www.audiojunkies.com/ Online dealers are required to advertise full MSRP pricing -- contact them directly for their actual pricing.

The 10" BMs are hot... I may have to build a computer sub with one of those bad boys

It's in the works. Expect ~6 months or so. **** As an update to the intro sale thread -- arrival has been pushed to July 29th - August 5th. Only a small delay, but worth mentioning to keep you all updated.

Dave, Thanks for doing the review! I am patiently awaiting your final product Hey Jake, long time no see. Its awesome that you've got this business going. I'm going to be needing some amps soon since I'm thinking about finally putting some sound back into my car. I may just have to give you a call. Good luck! Kevin Kevin, Excellent I hope to hear from you! How have you been, it has been a while since I've heard anything from you.

Dave, Thanks for doing the review! I am patiently awaiting your final product

Indeed, Honda does tend to use smaller electrical system parts compared to something like my vehicle. Of course, the level of dimming is totally dependant on your volume level At a rational volume level, one that won't cause hearing damage, I don't get any dimming whatsoever. I wouldn't imagine that you would have a big problem provided you aren't a total basshead. Your Civic Si will be very loud with little power anyway since it is a hatchback so your current draw will be significantly lower than my car with it's bass eating trunk (seriously, it eats bass for 3 square meals a day). Take Care.

They are not tapped, just smooth holes. Let me know if you are interested in them

Joe, My car handles it fairly well all things considered. My electrical system is bone stock It is the best stock electrical system that I have experience with. The alternator is fairly beefy (120 amps) and the battery is just plain huge for a vehicle of it's size. I talked to the guys from Ohio Generator at a show up there and asked about a replacement alternator for my car... they actually told me to keep my stock one unless I darn well NEED a larger one. The guy I spoke to said the factory Bosch alternators are great parts.

Lucky for you the SAX-100.4 will be the next product to be released, I expect within 6 months from launch of the SAX-100.2 and SAZ-1500D On that note... what do you guys think about Sundown Audio offering an intro sale on each new amp as it debuts? I may not do it direct like I am for my very first products, but would work with my dealers to set it up.

I am working on the following: 4-Channel for SAX Line (~100 x 4) Larger 2-Channel for SAX Line (~250 x 2) Larger Class-D for SAZ Line (~2500+ watts) Entry Level 4-channel (~50 x 4) Entry Level 2-channel (~75 x 2) Entry Level Class-D (~1000 watts RMS) The SAX and SAZ lines you are familiar with, the looks will remain consistant with them. Although, I am looking into offering a glossy finish as an "upgrade" option later on -- it costs alot more to build, but it looks GREAT (have some protos done this way). The entry level line, the SAE series, has not been finalized cosmetically. Expect them to follow the same cues as the other series, but have a "smaller" look to them. These are still in the works for the most part, so nothing is definitive!

This is still the expected date. Further updates will be posted if there are delays.

It is good for any type of music. It is a speaker designed to reproduce music like it is supposed to sound. If you want to distort it, use an EQ or a processor like BBE or Media Xpander.

Good to see you here Loyd

It is specified to run at 1 ohm daily, and that is the lowest impedance load that will be covered under the 2 year limited warranty. From a design stand-point it should handle itself at 0.5 ohms on a daily basis with ample cooling, but it is not advertised nor guaranteed to do so. Even so... it would be quite difficult to damage the SAZ-1500D as it has an array of protection circuits that will save it most of the time

To me the W7 has a "weird" sound to it. A few years back I had an Adire Brahma 15 setup and it was simple a better sounding woofer compared to any W7 setup I had listened to. The W7 has an odd resonant sound to it making it sound "tubby" to me. Others describe this in different ways, but it never sounded right to my ears (except for Josh99TAs 8" W7, that one sounded great). As for my tastes... I switched out the Brahma for three of the first generation Mag 12s in my old car as I liked the sound of them a bit more than even my Brahma. Since then I down-sized in my new car to a single new generation Mag 12.

Many Stereo Integrity customers run 1500+ watt amplifiers on their Mag 12s and 15s. You just need to be responsible with setting the gains and controlling the volume knob and you will be good to go. The Mag coils are extremely large and are quite durable, but you would have enough power on tap to burn them up if you do not set everything up properly. The SAZ-1500D is a great match for a Mag, in fact, it's what I have in my car -- just be reasonable when setting it up