I'm going to put a cyclone in my new 30x40 shop I'm building and finally retire my HF DC (it just won't die). I've been doing a lot of searching and it pretty much seems that anyone that has a cyclone loves it no matter what brand. I've decided my choice will be between the Grizzly G0441 and the ClearVue 1800. The Grizzly is on sale and currently $1500 delivered and CV $2100 once you add the electrical box with remote, filter clean out box, hanging brackets, and shipping. For those prices you get the 55 gallon drum with the Grizzly and none with the CV.
Now I know the CV has a better American motor and better filters but I plan on putting the cyclone in its own room. So in doing that does the filter matter that much? I plan on running 6" main lines in my one-man hobby shop and will probably only need one blast gate open at a time. Is there anything else I'm missing here? I own several Grizzly machines and have been happy with them and I've heard good things about ClearVue, but $600 is money that could be used elsewhere in my new shop.
What do you guys think? Let me know if I'm missing anything in evaluating the 2 cyclones.