8" system

[DeuceLee 10+ year member]

the assassins are suppose to handle 300 with ease rms...

the owners have told me my 10 assassins will take 500 daily if i didn't distort them...

 

[ItalynStylion 10+ year member]

I would assume you can run two assasins off each channel wired in parallel to drop it to 2 ohms and raise the power output.

 

[Mike050 10+ year member]

Sounds good.. will they be comparible to my 12 though? I don't want to lose all of my bass.. haha

 

[ItalynStylion 10+ year member]

Im guessing it will wipe the floor with your old audiobahn

 

[PenguinsAudio 10+ year member]

I'm looking into buying some 8" subs as well because of space restrictions, and the most recommended brand for a reasonable price is the assassin. i cant really review them yet.. but here is the company's website and you can decide for yourself http://www.ascendantaudio.com/assassin8specs.html

 

[Mike050 10+ year member]

I've only dealt with 10's and 12's in my time so my question is.. If I get 4 of the 8" Assassins will I still have some low bass or is it all going to be mid to high?

 

[PenguinsAudio 10+ year member]

the website clames low.... i think you will be able to get that, search around for some videos of the assassin they are crazy.

 

[negativezeroz 5,000+ posts]

Well, the output of low end won't be as loud. They might play it but won't have near the output of say the AA 10/12.

 

[PenguinsAudio 10+ year member]

true, but if you want to get an 8" this is the best option out there. and its only 50 bucks!!

 

[Mike050 10+ year member]

So.. shall I go with 4 then? And also.. What's my best route.. ported or sealed? Like I said, I'd like it to sound like I have 12's..

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

I've also been pondering an 8" sub or 2. From what I've gathered the Assassins are great for the price. You'll most likely want a ported enclosure to get the output you are looking for. I believe they recommend 0.6 per driver tuned to 40hz.

Also they state a recommended wattage of atleast 150 per driver, 350 rms. I'm willing to bet they'll handle more than rms. In other words, you might want to get a higher powered amp. But I'm sure it's possible to work with what you have.

 

[aeronautica86 10+ year member]

If you want it to sound like you have 12s, you should probably go get some 12s.

If you really want to stick with 8s (and especially if you want 4 of them), you should certainly get a new amp. I'm powering each of my rli-8s with ~350w rms in a sealed box (i have a pair of them), and by no means does it sound like I have 12s in my car...obviously the sealed vs. ported thing applies here, but my point was mainly about the power

 

[skydeaner 10+ year member]

If you put them in the ported enclosure recommended, then they'll get decently loud with that pioneer amp. If you go sealed, you will need a bigger amp.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

What do 12's "sound" like anyway? Virtually every system Ive had people have said "wow that sounds like 12's (or 15's, or 18's etc)".... they never get it right.... seems nobody really knows what 12's or 15's are suppose to sound like these days anyway. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

If you are building a system to impress other people, meh. That's a bad idea to design a systme around, you'll be bored with the results much too soon. Build it to perform the way you want. If you want the deep output of 12's, Id suggest buying 12's, not buying 8's then trying to convince yourself and your friends that they play as low as 12'.

 

[HotCarl 10+ year member]

rl-i 8's FTW.