News on Adire product changes. (1 Viewer)

[Andrew S-]

Dan finally released some info on the upcoming changes due to the Chile build house and I thought I would share before anyone got into any new designs...

 

[Michael R Price]

Holy cow, that's great. Is the Maelstrom still going to have relatively high efficiency?

 

[BryanDO]

Sweet, dual 4 ohm coils, I'll be picking up a couple Shiva's or a Tempest, My amp thanks you!

Not sure if you can answer this but will the build materials be any different? (surround, binding posts, etc...) How bout the physical appearance?

 

[Jason Dalton]

Wow, talk about revamping the lineup!

I'm looking forward to some pricing info. That Maelstrom line looks oh so tasty...

 

[Andrew S-]

I dont work for Adire just another fellow enthusiast thats been waiting for the change

For those that do not know what brought about this change read the following:
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/11/prweb173381.htm


They now have their own build complex so I imagine things could only get better as far as appearances and building materials. I would expect only minor changes if any for awhile though. Its better to make baby steps when changing all of your drivers if you ask me.

I am excited about an 18" Tumult though

 

[Scott Simonian]

Who isn't?

This move looks like a good thing for Adire. I am curious about the new pricing for these new drivers.

 

[Scott Kriefall]

Hmm... wonder how a 15-inch Maelstrom or Brahma would work in a 122L sealed 'Tempest' enclosure.

 

[Bryan Michael]

the olny thoughts on 18" Tumult is you need so much power to drive them to x max that is y i went to aa 18.

 

[Mark gas]

Finaly I can get a D4 Brahma so I can use my MTX 81000D.

 

[Rob Formica]

Bump...

Any news to the expected release dates and/or prices here or on the other forums?
Rob

 

[Dan Wesnor]

It's good to see some 10" drivers coming out, the market could use some variety there. Hopefully the costs will be competitive. I'd like to see the 10" Shiva around $100.

 

[Kyle Richardson]

Rob, nope...the only information that has been released is located in the first post.

 

[Chris Tsutsui]

Lets hope they offer a pre-buy discount again.

I wouldn' t mind saving about 40% off a driver or two. The 10" Shiva at $100 sounds about right. Hey, maybe I can guess the ball park prices based off their previous line?

Shiva 10" = $80, 12" = $100, 15" = $125

Tempest 10" = $100, 12" = $125, 15" = $150

Maelstrom 12" = $200 15" = $250 18" = $300

Brahma (cars...)

Tumult = 12" = $450, 15" = $500, 18" = $600

hehe, that wasn't too bad... **REMEMBER, THESE ARE GUESSES, and maybe even some "wishful thinking".

 

[Brian Tatnall]

You can check MSRP prices here:

http://www.adireaudio.com/Mobile/

For starters:

Shiva - 10 - 159.00
Shiva - 12 - 179.00
Shiva - 15 - 199.00

Tempest - 10 - 219.00
Tempest - 12 - 229.00
Tempest - 15 - 249.00

and you can check on the bigger boys...

 

[Kenneth Harden]

Ummm, why Chile? Seems like a odd location. I could see opening up shop next to Selenium.

 

[Dan Wesnor]

I hope that's Canadian money...

 

[Robert_J]

From Dan's announcement:
Our search led us to South America; specifically, the country of Chile. Chile is a land with large metal reserves (iron, aluminum, and copper), a growing economy, fully democratic government, educated work force, and most importantly a stable infrastructure.

Full text here - link

-Robert

 

[Kenneth Harden]

Robert:

Thanks for the link. Interesting info. Maybe they are trying to drum up international business (Chile) and they want to make theit country business friendly and affordable. Works for me!

 

[Eric Ha]

I hope that's Canadian money... [/url]

Yeah, I assume those are "artificially inflated" MSRP's. Either that, or the Chileans workers are making mucho deniro!

 

[Rob Formica]

Page was down yesterday and gone today... hmmm... maybe they were preliminary?

Even though we have no driver specs, I do admit that those prices do they seem pretty high given the going market. Since they've mostly sold direct, MSRP has been their "Retail" price but perhaps they are also establishing a new pricing policy.

I'm curious... and hope Adire manages to maintain the respect they have earned from the DIY community.
Rob