DS18 PROJECT 360 NEO | 6.5” 350W RMS Neodymium Speaker (Single)

Terrible defective

I wanted to give the DS18 Project 360 a fair chance because I liked the concept of the removable recone design. The speaker initially sounded good and played cleanly during testing. However, after examining the removable recone assembly and reinstalling it according to the design, the speaker developed a scraping/rubbing noise that appears to be coming from the voice coil area. For a speaker in this price range, I expected a design that was less sensitive to alignment and more forgiving during normal handling. While the removable recone concept may make repairs easier, my experience left me concerned about long-term reliability. Unfortunately, this experience has made me hesitant to purchase this model again.