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  AV123 Rocket RS550 Ninja Master Upgrade

One woofer and one tweeter board shown. Upgrade comes with two of each.
 
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This upgrade is for AV123 Rocket RS550 (all versions!). This is an ALL NEW network designed to bring the Rocket 550 to world class status.

Price includes one pair of networks and Free Shipping!
Price $543.00
Availability: Custom Build - ETA will be emailed to you

Big Brain Required? No - this is a straight forward install

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Attention!Customize!  Use the options in the blue box above to fully customize your upgrade.  Click the (?) next to each item for a short description.  For detailed information on each item, click the 'Customizations' tab directly above.

Features

  • ALL NEW network design
  • Fully custom build
  • Pure point to point connections.  No PCB and no wiring between components
  • All capacitors are manufactured by Sonicap and are matched
  • Alpha Core 16ga copper foil inductors
  • Mills resistors
  • Your choice of full Onix IT-001 12ga OFC wire, Onix IT-001 12ga OFC wire with copper connectors or Onix IT-001 12ga OFC wire with wire nuts
  • Heat Shrink tubing applied to applicable connections
  • Vampire and Cardas silver solder used for all connections
  • 60 durometer rubber washers are provided to keep your new crossover from vibrating against the cabinet
  • SPAX serrated screws are supplied for easy installation
    • Install Guide
    Purchasing this upgrade or just want to see what the install procedure is like? Download the Install Guide here:

    Install Guide Rocket RS550 Ninja Master Install Guide

    Crossover Benefits
    Overall  you will notice a higher level of detail, texture, focus, superior sound stage, dynamics, musicality, and transparency.  What does that mean?  We use as few components in our networks as possible.  This allows the cleanest signal to be passed to your speakers.  Rest assured this does not change the frequency response of the speaker or the overall character. 
    Texture – all of the ‘inner’ details of each instrument comes across clearly.  The ‘live’ feel comes across so well because the subtleties that are normally lost are finally present.  The more revealing the overall presentation is, the more convincing it is. 
    Focus – We tightly match our components.  While most components are 5 or even 10% tolerance, we use only 5% or less tolerance components and then we hand match them so that each pair of networks is 500 to 1000% better than the stock crossover. 
    Sound stage – moves the sound stage from being within the confines of the speaker and moves it out, up, and behind the speaker.  This helps recreate the sense of space and volume of the original performance.
    Dynamics – Our networks use high quality Mills resistors and Alpha-Core copper foil inductors.  This means no masking of top end detail, no muddled midrange and more convincing slam on the low end.   There is a lot of techno mumbo jumbo about the why’s of this and it would be too much to detail here.  Contact Us if you want more info.
     
    Transparency – The ability for the speakers to remove themselves from the performance.  Our networks enhance this ability due to their magnetically correct layout, point to point build and superior quality components.

    Musicality – The best part and why we are all here.  Everything your speakers used to do they will do better with Ninja Master networks and upgrades.
    Performance Comparison:

    Rocket RS550

    Components
    Ninja Master networks utilize the very best components available. If you want more in-depth information on these components, visit our components page.
     
    Sonicap Capacitors
    		 Alpha Core Inductors Mills Resistors
    Sonicap Matched Capacitors Alpha Core Copper Foil Inductors Mills Resistors Silver Solder
    60 durometer board stand-offs Wiring Custom Substrate Copper Connectors
    Spax Screws & Stand offs
    		 Full Replacement Wiring MDF Substrate Copper Connectors
    Layout
    The component layout of a Ninja Master network is carefully chosen to provide the shortest signal path possible while also ensuring magnetic field contamination is keep to a minimum or non-existent.  For more information on why this is important, visit our layout information page.
    Additional Upgrades
    We don't stop with crossover network upgrades.  A speaker's final sound quality is very much a sum of its parts.  The crossover network design, the crossover network parts quality, the cabinet, internal wiring, drive units and binding posts.  All of these items contribute to the end product - of which the goal is to simulate a live event with perfect accuracy.  Click the options info tab above for more information!


    Average Customer Review: 4.5 of 5 | Total Reviews: 2 Write a review.

      0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
     
    RS 550's March 19, 2009
    Reviewer: Maximum kahuna from Naperville, IL United States  
    Scout's recommendation got my off my duff and pushed me to get this upgrade.  All I can say is "I owe you big time!!!!"  I loved my Rockets before, but now the detail and clarity that I missed is there.  I always found the Rockets what I described as a "little laid back."  Immediately after the upgrade, I noticed that the veil had been lifted and I was hearing sounds that I had been missing.  On quality recordings like Steely Dan or Dire Straits, the sound is crystal clear.  I've added more power and 2-channel listening is spellbinding.  I keep hearing that Rockets are HT speakers, but the upgrade has made them world-class music speakers as well.  Thanks Ninja.

    PS  I am far from big-brained, but I followed the instructions and found the installation relatively straight forward.

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      1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
     
    Rocket RS550 Ninja Master December 8, 2008
    Reviewer: Mike  from Portland, OR United States  
    I upgraded my Classic RS550s with a set of Ninja Masters about 5 weeks ago. Once the Ninja Masters were in I immediately noticed that the resolution of music had increased. The slight muddiness in the midtones had cleared up.  The harshness I was hearing before is resolving into a richer tone. The sound stage has really improved, the instruments moving out to the sides and getting a bit deeper as well. I hear more midrange and human voices have more "personality". Percussion has more tonality and I can hear complex resonates between instruments.  I hear a longer decay say in a single drum beat. I would estimate I gained about 25 percent more detail and dynamics with the NM than with the Classics. The Ninja Masters are still opening up, getting richer and richer.  

    The 550s are the perfect footprint for my small house. I like their sound too, with the wider cabinet and larger woofers than the 450.

    Bottom line. I love the new sound of my RS550s. Next up is the Bigfoot.





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