Thoughts on open-box subs from e-bay

[trini]

Do you guys trust them especially when dealing with somethign like an Infinity 1030W ? Take a look at these


If not do you know any good retailers for high quality subs in the Greater Toronto Area?

Thanks
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[Mark_ab]

I don't trust Infinity subs as it is, let alone open-box items off of eGay. The best course of action would be to visit a few shops in TO, let your ears determine what sounds good. Find out what you like and don't like from a driver. Once you have a foundation to build comparisons off of it will be easier to come to a refined conclusion. High quality drivers aren't necessarily synonymous with the most expensive.

Do you know what you're looking for, or are you flying blind?

[trini]

I am looking for a single 10" sub to fit in a 0.7 cubFt box that I already have to be powered by a Kenwood 7201 which I already have. I prefer SQ over SPL and up to a day ago price wasnt an issue. now I need something slightly cheaper.

[DFW40]

How much can you spend? My little lady had that sub in a sealed 1 cubic ft box with 200 watts going to it and for an $70 sub from Circuit City I was impressed. It was a very effecient sub and sounded good on all types of music. Not bad at all for the money.

[trini]

Well they seem to be going for amazingly cheap on eBay ... too cheap if you ask me. However I am really not looking to spend much more than $120 Cdn on a sub now, and I prefer somethign sounding better with reggae than something that will rattle the windows.

The catch is that I am powering it with a 2 channel Amp that does 2x230Watts at 2Ω or 1x460Watts at 4Ω. I dont want to blow my speakers if i set up the 460Watt bridged option.

[DFW40]

I would go with a sub that can handle the 400 plus watts and will work well in that size enclosure. I assume you do not want 2 subs and a new enclosure? I have no idea how many American dollars 120 is. If you would be willing to get another enclosure I would say get two of those subs and run each off them at 2 ohms with the 230 watts per sub.