uh oh, tb 1337sd being fazed out?

[Coconutout]

i just came across this while browing around on PE. http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...number=264-916

does this mean 1337SD is being discontinued?

[Jonasz]

http://techtalk.parts-express.com/showthread.php?t=226633&highlight=tangband

[Coconutout]

that doesn't answer my question but thanks for the link. :S

[jkrutke]

They are probably just presenting it as a cheaper option, something many makers are doing now with the price of neodymium skyrocketing. In any case, it's probably just as good a performer as the original neo model. Of course we don't know if it will swap in to the old one, you'll have to wait for someone to test one.

[JimAckley]

Like jkrutke said, it looks like they are adding the ceramic as a lower-cost alternative and are keeping the Neo as a premium option. They haven't clearanced the Neo model, so until then I doubt they'll get rid of it. They're probably just looking to draw in more sales by hitting a lower price point with nearly-identical performance. When PE put the Neo on sale a few months ago, they probably saw a enough of a surge in sales to justify building something that could be effective at a permanent lower price.

While numbers are only numbers, here are the differences in listed specs that the Ferrite model has in comparison to the Neo, which I'll add in parenthesis:
Freq. response down to 75 Hz (instead of 70 Hz)
Re: 6.3 (6.8)
SPL: 89 dB 1W/1m (87 dB 1W/1m)
Vas: 20 cu. ft. (17 cu. ft.)
Qms: 2.04 (1.51)
Qes: .40 (.49)
Qts: .34 (.37)
Xmas: 2.5 mm (3.0 mm)
Driver depth: 3 1/4" (2 7/8")

[Johnloudb]

Wow, that Vas is amazing!!!