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<blockquote data-quote="Bennett Prescott" data-source="post: 138072" data-attributes="member: 4">Re: New DIY Mid HighHi Peter,We take pride in publishing specifications that translate well into real world performance, and design our components in that regard as well. Unfortunately, while that results in extremely consistent specifications between our products, it makes it a crapshoot as to whether or not our parts can be compared on paper to another manufacturer&#039;s. Some more boutique parts won&#039;t even use the same units or specifications! Obviously it is pretty difficult for a DIY-er to do a full power test and extensive listening tests, but I would be wary of directly comparing seemingly obvious specs like Xmax, sensitivity, and even Mms. As such, we prefer the Xvar measure over Xmax. In our opinion, it more accurately and consistently states available excursion. Here&#039;s our take on that from our website:If you think more power handling is needed I draw your attention to our new 12NDL88, versions of which you may start to see as early as Pro Light &amp; Sound in April: <a href="http://www.bcspeakers.com/products/lf-driver/12-0/12ndl88" target="_blank">http://www.bcspeakers.com/products/lf-driver/12-0/12ndl88</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bennett Prescott, post: 138072, member: 4"] Re: New DIY Mid High Hi Peter, We take pride in publishing specifications that translate well into real world performance, and design our components in that regard as well. Unfortunately, while that results in extremely consistent specifications between our products, it makes it a crapshoot as to whether or not our parts can be compared on paper to another manufacturer's. Some more boutique parts won't even use the same units or specifications! Obviously it is pretty difficult for a DIY-er to do a full power test and extensive listening tests, but I would be wary of directly comparing seemingly obvious specs like Xmax, sensitivity, and even Mms. As such, we prefer the Xvar measure over Xmax. In our opinion, it more accurately and consistently states available excursion. Here's our take on that from our website: If you think more power handling is needed I draw your attention to our new 12NDL88, versions of which you may start to see as early as Pro Light & Sound in April: [URL]http://www.bcspeakers.com/products/lf-driver/12-0/12ndl88[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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