Good shallow-mount sub?

[Alien Mantis]

Originally Posted by talnlnky

as long as the sub was made in the past ten... or even 20 years... the surround or spider should not "crumble"... Sure... a 40+ year old speaker made in the 70's or before is likely to do that, but materials have changed since then.

I was referring to a pair of Earthquake subs that were made back in the mid 90's. The surrounds were shot on both of them. No doubt, mostly from the heat. We have hot summers out here, and it gets really hot inside a vehicle.

Most people buy subs to play them HARD.
Nobody puts subs and amps in their vehicle to play their music at 80db's.
We like to crank it up and rattle the windows!

A top quality sub, in the correct enclosure, with the correct amount of power pushing it, with a properly adjusted amp gain setting and a clean signal, can certainly live happily for a long time. And buying one of these "used" would not be a problem.

But how many times have we seen people violate the "code of car audio ethics" ?
Can I have any faith in how this "used" sub has been treated over it's period of service?

I say NO.
My money is on a new one, and let ME be the first person to enjoy the new sounds coming from a fresh speaker!