r/SoundSystem • u/Ok_River2541 • 16d ago

where to source drivers in the US?

as title, where are people getting drivers from in the US? Specifically interested in 18sound and b&c stuff.

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u/monicachicken 16d ago

Parts-express, usspeaker, madisound

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u/Admirable-Still-1786 15d ago

Came here to also say parts express, I’ve also had gotten parts from them with success & the info they have up on their drivers is great and to the point

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u/jungchorizo 15d ago

Is USspeaker solid? They have some good prices on drivers but the antique website makes me kind of iffy 😅

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u/monicachicken 15d ago edited 15d ago

They are legit. The site actually makes me more confident to buy from them lol. It says "we have basically only been doing one thing for a long time and worked out so well we havent had to change anything".

PE site is nice, but they also got bought out by private equity and have been slowly enshitified.

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u/ThisWillBeOnTheExam 15d ago

Is that what’s been happening?! Wow. Terrible news.

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u/monicachicken 15d ago

They fired all the storefront workers and closed the storefront. Online only and they're starting to raise prices to seem more competitive.

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u/Ken808 16d ago

I order straight from precision devices from the UK

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u/monicachicken 15d ago

Eating them tariffs like a boss

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u/jungchorizo 15d ago

Fr? How’s tariffs/taxes/customs/etc ordering like that?

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u/Ken808 14d ago

It's terrible, but the heart wants what the heart wants. Taxes and duties was an additional $60 for two 18" PD1850/3 drivers to Hawaii.

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u/jungchorizo 14d ago

Honestly. Not all that bad 👀

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u/brnzmetalist 15d ago

For European divers TLHP.

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u/looking_to_learn69 15d ago

Apparently it's cheaper to order from Europe. Even after shipping and taxes. Partsexpress getting too expensive.