SA E8 V2 Subs

Hey everyone I'm thinking about experimenting with a bazooka tube and a single 8 inch sundown audio e8 v2 series subwoofer, wired down to 2 ohms. I know this sub is rated at 200 RMS, but for a daily setup will it take 500 watts RMS ok? I'm gonna be running it with an alpine mrp-500 and that amp puts out 500 watts at 2 ohms. I love bazoooka tubes they are awesome for singlecab trucks i tried one with a ****** 8 and that amp turned down and it bumped like 2 10s i had in there haha moved some air too :D

No way my mrp-m500 is killing two of these

one e8 will do just fine with that power... just keep it clean.

Make sure to set your gain with a DMM/O-scope... don't do it by ear or you'll end up with a funny smell inside your truck

I am actually ruining two of the e8's in a custom enclosure wired down to 2ohm and its killing those two subs on that same amp. Maybe in 4ohm bridged mode @ 300 if he doesn't push it but 250 in IMHO whoops the hell out these subs.

Either do that or upgrade to a SA8. It'll eat that 500w easily

well then these must be ****** subs because a ****** clarion sub took the 500 watts like a champ. so what amp would be sufficient for these? a cheaper good efficieant amp? like a 350 mono block from alipne?

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Originally Posted by Bgfx

I am actually ruining two of the e8's in a custom enclosure wired down to 2ohm and its killing those two subs on that same amp. Maybe in 4ohm bridged mode @ 300 if he doesn't push it but 250 in IMHO whoops the hell out these subs.

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unless the v.2's cant take what the v.1's did you are clipping.

Idk how my gains while not set by dmm i did by ear are down at 1/4 on my mrp 500

5 bucks says you have bass boost on at the amp, if so turn it off and see how muc better and cleaner it will sound

Bass boost is turned all the way down, I have not been on this forum long but I have learned some basic things..where's my 5 buck :-) Jk but seriously this amp does a decent job and my enclosure was built by double007 so idk may need to look more into it but from what I have it knocks these out.

we had pairs on 1k for quite a while (of the v.1's that is) and never had an issue with them.

No they sound great!! But I couldn't imagine pushing a whole lot more power on them that's all, I just don't see an e8 taking that much more abuse, we are talking about e8's right not sa 8?.. I do have a ported enclosure

yea, we have been playing with sundown 8's for quite a while. they are pretty nasty across the board.

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Originally Posted by BigRooster

Hey everyone I'm thinking about experimenting with a bazooka tube and a single 8 inch sundown audio e8 v2 series subwoofer, wired down to 2 ohms. I know this sub is rated at 200 RMS, but for a daily setup will it take 500 watts RMS ok? I'm gonna be running it with an alpine mrp-500 and that amp puts out 500 watts at 2 ohms. I love bazoooka tubes they are awesome for singlecab trucks i tried one with a ****** 8 and that amp turned down and it bumped like 2 10s i had in there haha moved some air too :D

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The e8 v3's on pre-order now will do great on that power.