NSD Driver Install... PICS!

dipiazza
dipiazza Posts: 363
edited July 2006 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
OK so i recieved my new NSD driver to replace my ISD in my SVS20-39 PCi.

Heres some pics and of the install...

1 and 2. Bottom ready to come off.

3. Old ISD driver ready to come out.

4 and 5. ISD (left) and NSD (right) driver comparison.

6. ISD driver out, Inside of SVS 20-39 PCi.

7. Newly Crimped on connectors, supplied by SVS to connect to NSD, the NSD has a differnt style of binding posts.

8. NSD installed and ready to go.


I had to adjust the reciever down 1.0 decibel in the LFE channel. I guess the NSD driver is slightly more efficient. Otherwise havent gotten to do much serious listening yet. Good stuff though! Thanks SVS!!!

-Jake
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HT Setup
TV: Vizio VX32L
Reciever: Pioneer VSX-D914
HD-DVD Player: Toshiba HD-A2
Fronts: Polk R50s
Surounds: Polk R30s
Center: Polk R20's
Subwoofer: SVS 20-39PCi

2CH Setup
Integrated: Onix SP3 Tube
CD Player: Sony CDP-CX355
Speakers: Onix Strata Mini in PR Finish
Signal Cable: Classic Speaker, Analog 1 IC

Headphones
Grado SR 60, Bang & Olufsen A8, Shure e3

Other Stuff in Use
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited July 2006
    i don't have an SVS anymore. but what is the reason a person would purchase the upgraded driver? just curious is all.
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  • MattN03
    MattN03 Posts: 558
    edited July 2006
    Cool! My 20-39 PCi was built April 06, so it has the NSD already but I'd be interested in hearing how it compares to the old ISD. Congrats!
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited July 2006
    i can't wait for the new 12.3 plus drivers. and thanks for the pics. the cylinder's innards remind me of a ****?

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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited July 2006
    danger boy wrote:
    i don't have an SVS anymore. but what is the reason a person would purchase the upgraded driver? just curious is all.

    More efficient. Better mid-bass. Also, with the new driver they extend your subwoofer's warranty. $80 well spent.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • dipiazza
    dipiazza Posts: 363
    edited July 2006
    sucks2beme wrote:
    More efficient. Better mid-bass. Also, with the new driver they extend your subwoofer's warranty. $80 well spent.



    Darn tootin!
    Terps Swimming!
    HT Setup
    TV: Vizio VX32L
    Reciever: Pioneer VSX-D914
    HD-DVD Player: Toshiba HD-A2
    Fronts: Polk R50s
    Surounds: Polk R30s
    Center: Polk R20's
    Subwoofer: SVS 20-39PCi

    2CH Setup
    Integrated: Onix SP3 Tube
    CD Player: Sony CDP-CX355
    Speakers: Onix Strata Mini in PR Finish
    Signal Cable: Classic Speaker, Analog 1 IC

    Headphones
    Grado SR 60, Bang & Olufsen A8, Shure e3

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    Onix xls, Dual Onix x-subs, Onix Ref .5, Dahlquist M903, Teac A-1D, Marantz 1060
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,338
    edited July 2006
    Are the surrounds on the NSD foam? They look almost like Polk butyl rubber. Congrats!

    I ordered mine a day or so after the offer was posted. I'm expecting mine anyday now. I'm interested to hear your impressions.:)
    Carl

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  • MattN03
    MattN03 Posts: 558
    edited July 2006
    schwarcw wrote:
    Are the surrounds on the NSD foam? They look almost like Polk butyl rubber. Congrats!

    I ordered mine a day or so after the offer was posted. I'm expecting mine anyday now. I'm interested to hear your impressions.:)

    The NSD is butyl like the Polk's. Is the ISD foam-it looks like it from the pics.
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  • dipiazza
    dipiazza Posts: 363
    edited July 2006
    MattN03 wrote:
    The NSD is butyl like the Polk's. Is the ISD foam-it looks like it from the pics.


    That would be correct! The ISD is foam, while NSD is not.
    Terps Swimming!
    HT Setup
    TV: Vizio VX32L
    Reciever: Pioneer VSX-D914
    HD-DVD Player: Toshiba HD-A2
    Fronts: Polk R50s
    Surounds: Polk R30s
    Center: Polk R20's
    Subwoofer: SVS 20-39PCi

    2CH Setup
    Integrated: Onix SP3 Tube
    CD Player: Sony CDP-CX355
    Speakers: Onix Strata Mini in PR Finish
    Signal Cable: Classic Speaker, Analog 1 IC

    Headphones
    Grado SR 60, Bang & Olufsen A8, Shure e3

    Other Stuff in Use
    Onix xls, Dual Onix x-subs, Onix Ref .5, Dahlquist M903, Teac A-1D, Marantz 1060
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited July 2006
    :cool: Thanks for posting the pics. Now I know exactly what I'm in for :D
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited July 2006
    sucks2beme wrote:
    More efficient. Better mid-bass. Also, with the new driver they extend your subwoofer's warranty. $80 well spent.

    ok. great. that's one thing i wasn't used to when i had the 20-39PCi. the mid bass was lacking. plenty of low end deep bass.. but the mid was hardly there.

    Although I can't compare my current subwoofer to an SVS, i now know what mid bass and low end bass is suppose to sound like.
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  • krabby5
    krabby5 Posts: 923
    edited July 2006
    ok, I don't like **** around with things I don't know a lot about. I have the 25-31 pci from last year....if I order the new NSD driver, is it really as easy as it looks to replace?

    it looks like all you did was remove some screws to get to the old driver and remove more screws to take the old driver out...then replacing new driver and connect to amp..

    that's it?...no soldering, no tough to reach screws or special tools required?
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited July 2006
    seems like only a crimp-tool and screwdriver are needed.

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    PANASONIC PT-AE4000U -- DIY WILSONART DW 135" 2.35:1 SCREEN
     ONKYO TX-SR805
    CENTER: CSI5
    MAINS: RTI8'S
    SURROUNDS: RTI8'S
    7.1 SURROUNDS: RTI6'S
    SUB: SVS PB12-PLUS/2 (12.3 series)
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  • dipiazza
    dipiazza Posts: 363
    edited July 2006
    Its SUPER easy... all you need is a wire crimp and screwdriver... so easy. Only thing you have to do carefully is stick on this rubber stuff (which they give you, and it has notches to fit them interlocking) around the edge of teh woofer to seal it before you screw it in. I forgot to take pics of that but its fool proof as well.
    Terps Swimming!
    HT Setup
    TV: Vizio VX32L
    Reciever: Pioneer VSX-D914
    HD-DVD Player: Toshiba HD-A2
    Fronts: Polk R50s
    Surounds: Polk R30s
    Center: Polk R20's
    Subwoofer: SVS 20-39PCi

    2CH Setup
    Integrated: Onix SP3 Tube
    CD Player: Sony CDP-CX355
    Speakers: Onix Strata Mini in PR Finish
    Signal Cable: Classic Speaker, Analog 1 IC

    Headphones
    Grado SR 60, Bang & Olufsen A8, Shure e3

    Other Stuff in Use
    Onix xls, Dual Onix x-subs, Onix Ref .5, Dahlquist M903, Teac A-1D, Marantz 1060
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,338
    edited July 2006
    dipiazza wrote:
    That would be correct! The ISD is foam, while NSD is not.

    This is cool! Foam doesn't stand up to the test of time.

    Carl
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,652
    edited July 2006
    For you ISD owners not willing to upgrade.

    The foam on your ISD drivers will last a good 50+ years. It has UV protection and not to mention is it incredibly thick and rigid. It is NOT the cheap foam of the past.
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  • MattN03
    MattN03 Posts: 558
    edited July 2006
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote:
    For you ISD owners not willing to upgrade.

    The foam on your ISD drivers will last a good 50+ years. It has UV protection and not to mention is it incredibly thick and rigid. It is NOT the cheap foam of the past.

    lol, and how much UV light is going to hit a woofer mounted in that location :D
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited July 2006
    dipiazza wrote:
    Its SUPER easy... all you need is a wire crimp and screwdriver... so easy. Only thing you have to do carefully is stick on this rubber stuff (which they give you, and it has notches to fit them interlocking) around the edge of teh woofer to seal it before you screw it in. I forgot to take pics of that but its fool proof as well.
    Yup, my wife did it all by herself. Her first impression was that the bass is cleaner - not as muddy (her words & I agree). I think it has more mid bass than the ISD and I think it plays a little louder. I still don't consider it a "musical" subwoofer though. HT only ;)
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  • Hvrnaut
    Hvrnaut Posts: 43
    edited July 2006
    Thanks for the pics. I was hesitant, at first, to upgrade. Great reviews and my trust in SVS convinced me. I look forward to my NSD.
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  • Holydoc
    Holydoc Posts: 1,048
    edited July 2006
    Hvrnaut wrote:
    Thanks for the pics. I was hesitant, at first, to upgrade. Great reviews and my trust in SVS convinced me. I look forward to my NSD.

    Renewal of warranty for three years was worth the upgrade price even if you decided not to use the speaker.
    Holydoc (Home Theatre Lover)
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited July 2006
    looks like a beefier driver just from looking at it. If I had an SVS, I'd upgrade just based on that alone. :)
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited July 2006
    The magnet actually looks smaller and it looks like a stamped steel basket instead of the cast aluminum.. is this true? if so looks like they cut cost on the new one
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    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
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