Pete is correct. We have had trouble getting woofers produced for the SS10's and SS12's. The SS10 issues have been resolved and we have woofers in stock. But the SS12 issues are more challenging. We will continue working on this and hope to have it solved in the near future. In the mean time, we are not currently accepting orders for the SS12's.
That said, we have had quite a few customers call and inquire about both of those models. When we dug a little deeper, we found that the amp they intended to use with the speakers really wasn't up to the task. Both of these models require a good bit of power to perform at their best. So we suggested they consider the SS8's instead. I have told more than a few people that we would build SS8's for them and if, after getting the SS8's, they still thought they needed the SS10's or SS12's, we would build a pair of them and they could use the SS8's until the replacement speakers were finished. We would then simply exchange the speakers. In every case, the customers were very happy with the SS8's and had no desire to upgrade.
Sure, we would love to sell higher-priced models. But the important thing is that the customer gets something that works well for them. And when you consider that there isn't all that much difference in terms of bass extension between these models, the SS8's are often a more appropriate speaker in a given situation.
So, yes, the SS8's did cut into SS10's and SS12's sales. But that is OK. As long as the customer is extremely happy with their speakers they get, saving a few bucks never hurts.
- Jim
