Peerless XLS10 review+pics+excursion vid.

Okay, I finally got around to doing this, so here it goes:

First of all...



Okay, now that we're rid of that awful thing, here is a shot of the back:



Front



The ventilated spider is very cool... I really like this feature and I'm not sure why it isn't more widely used besides fear of getting crud in the VC gap.



Here's a shot of how the voice coil sits in relation to everything:



The terminals are very solid. Notice where they riveted the garolite terminal mounting board they added some glue to keep it from twisting around. That is such a small detail but a twisty terminal mount is one of my pet peeves.



The leads are very sturdy and feature a good attachment to the cone. Notice the cone vents as well.



The excursion vid can be downloaded HERE
The track is some old bass song I downloaded years ago. I usually listen to rock, oldies, jazz, and reggae so it doesn't get moving this much very often. You will notice a huffing noise on the video which is air rushing in and out of the cone vents. Other than that the motor is very quiet. My zapco studio 150 can't quite push it to full excursion at 300RMS but I think this sub would sing at 500RMS. I don't play it very loud all the time anyways so the studio 150 is plenty for the moment.

I posted a first impressions thread in the general forum stating that this sub pretty much blows the ARC12 it replaced out of the water IMO, which is no small feat for a 10. Maybe seeing the excursion video you guys can see that this thing really does like to move when you tell it. The important thing though, is that at all volume levels from quiet to loud it maintains the same sonic characteristics. It really sounds clean when you are in the mood for loud, but doesn't need to be cranked to sound satisfying.

This sub is really easy on the ears, I have a quad cab dakota and it is in the cabin with me, so I don't have the smoothing effect of it sitting inside the trunk with a rear seat to soften things up before the bass hits my ears. Even on higher pitched bass notes, such as kick drum, it retains a smooth edge but keeps its definition. The f3 of this sub in a sealed box is 79hz, but it sounds much, much lower in car. It has a warm bottom end "thump" and still has enough clarity so that instruments such as bass guitar and kick drum can be differentiated from each other. I would call its sound well balanced. I am overall very happy with this purchase and am even considering getting a second.