Originally posted by KnuKonceptz:
The coil will not raise the price that much, going from svc to dvc, it may raise the price $2.50 to a manufacture (depending on coil, just an average stated). The biggest cost is the motor stucture (back plate, pole peice, and magnet; magnet usually being the largest of those three as well) Also you have to pay for a warranty and the guys behind the counter are makig plenty too. JL's a large company with many employees to feed, thats the price of a woofer.
Exactly. This is why you've never heard of Adire Audio, Dan Wriggens, Shiva, Tempest or Dayton. As Dave said, their overhead is almost nothing. No advertising expenses, no people behind the counter, no counter! Therefore, the prices can be so low, less than half of competing comercial subs. And, for the extra $2.50 for DVC, it allows for multiple configurations and further reduces manufacturing complexity which reduced overall costs.
