8 inch subs
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Topic: 8 inch subs
Posted By: michaelkontor
Subject: 8 inch subs
Date Posted: January 24, 2005 at 8:40 PM
Hey everyone. I'm new to the game and I have a 2001 ford ranger regular cab with an aiwa deck, rockafella power speakers in the doors and sony xplods in the back. I also have 2 jl 8wO's in a sealed box that is 41 inches wide 9 inches tall 3.5 inches deep at the top and 6 inches deep at the bottom. Its powered by a jl e1400. I'm happy with the setup but are there any other 8 inch subs that will hit harder than what I have and still fit in my box? Thanks.
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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: January 24, 2005 at 9:49 PM
You should be enjoying 400 watts going to your subs. You must have 8 ohm subs, and they are well powered for their 75 wRms values. Probably a little too well. They should perform in a vented enclosure instead of sealed. Most 8" subs would work better vented. Search for subs with SVC 4 ohms each, RMS of at least 200 watts each, that are recommended for a sealed box. You will want to parallel wire to a total 2 ohm load for that amp for the 400 watts you're looking for....None right off the top of my head but I'll put some thought into it. Also, determine the thickness of the box, and figure the dimensions internally for a total cubic foot volume, for a volume size you can try to match woofers up with. I just checked those out at JL...the 8 ohm models will be fine in a sealed box, but the 4 ohm models tend more to want a vented box.
Posted By: jeffchilcott
Date Posted: January 25, 2005 at 12:04 AM
if you could find a treo of old 8w6's that would be the perfect match with that amp. I used to have a set of 3 of these subs and when I would show people they were 8's not 12's or 15's they were really confused!
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Posted By: wheelerdr
Date Posted: January 25, 2005 at 4:36 AM
well how much do you want to spend.
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Posted By: michaelkontor
Date Posted: January 25, 2005 at 9:11 PM
I was hoping to find a better set of subs that I can still use my old box and amp with. If the subs are nice then It doesn't matter how much they cost.
Posted By: jeffchilcott
Date Posted: January 25, 2005 at 9:53 PM
im saying it again find 3 jl 8 w6's on ebay or somewhere. perfect for your amp. and will pound!
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2007 USACI World Champion
2007 World Record
2006 USACI Finals 2nd Place
Posted By: michaelkontor
Date Posted: January 26, 2005 at 2:01 AM
How deep are they? Do you think I can handle four? because my box is set up with two subs kindof toward the middle and I think I could put a sub on each side.
Posted By: MAXST
Date Posted: January 26, 2005 at 10:56 AM
Resonant Engineering RE 8's i hear are some sweet lil subs.
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Posted By: audiobass10
Date Posted: January 26, 2005 at 5:18 PM
MAXST] wrote:
esonant Engineering RE 8's i hear are some sweet lil subs.
Damn right......i'm runnin one ported and people say it sounds like a pair of 10's. Those things would stomp all over the W0's. 4 of em would be excellent. If you're interested i'll hook u up with an RE dealer. ------------- Dave
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Posted By: fastev
Date Posted: January 26, 2005 at 6:50 PM
audiobass10 wrote:
If you're interested i'll hook u up with an RE dealer.
Mind if I take you up on that...?
Posted By: audiobass10
Date Posted: January 26, 2005 at 7:37 PM
email marshall@visionaryaudio.com
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Profile AP1000M
It's Loud
Posted By: uthinkuknoaudio
Date Posted: January 26, 2005 at 7:56 PM
8W7 or 8W6 are both fantastic woofers. Highly recommended by me (and that is saying something especially how i can't stand JL lol)
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Posted By: customsuburb
Date Posted: January 26, 2005 at 10:36 PM
If you want to try your hand at building a box you could make a tranmission line box. They are pretty loud (alot louder then sealed) but ported would probobly be easier. I made a transmission line box for my JL W0 8 and its louder then the 12 W0 I had in my car.
Posted By: DCUS
Date Posted: January 27, 2005 at 7:18 PM
what kind of subs do you have?
Posted By: michaelkontor
Date Posted: January 29, 2005 at 10:02 PM
whats a transmission line box?
Posted By: customsuburb
Date Posted: January 29, 2005 at 10:12 PM
I just posted results on how mine turned out. Search the forum for transmission line. If you search under message body instead of tilte you will get more results.
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Posted By: michaelkontor
Date Posted: January 30, 2005 at 9:12 AM
Yeah. I definately don't have enough room behind my seats in my reg. cab ranger for that. Looks good though.
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