8's anyone??

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

Your 12''s must have REALLY sucked if you think two 8"s can sound as good.

 

[kwitcherbichin 10+ year member]

thats the thing they didnt and i am tryin to find something to match them

had 2 re XXX 12s 7.8-9 cf tuned to 27 hz

it dropped LOWWWWW and i was tryin to get something that sounded about the same but it seems as though i wont be able to find anything that gets low like i want them too

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

What power do you have?

 

[kwitcherbichin 10+ year member]

had only a lil rf bd1500 but the volts sat on 13.9-14-4 full tilt at 2 ohms so it was around 17-1800 or so

but not nearly enough for full potential of the subs

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

Sounds like the power was the problem, not the subs. With rise you were probably on getting 1200-1400w. Those subs need roughly that each, not a pair.

 

[kwitcherbichin 10+ year member]

what u mean rise??

i had them wired up to 4 and back down to 2 ohms i think

i cant remember but i had wired right to where i would be gettin maximum output of the amp but i kno its still not enough power for both

BUT THATS NOT THE POINT

i want a few small subs that will make the same output as the 2 12s but in a smaller package

 

[oxsign 5,000+ posts]

Your 12''s must have REALLY sucked if you think two 8"s can sound as good.

edit, lol.

To OP you'd be surprised at the output 4 1508 can do.

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

Was this to me or him?

I was addressing the OP, i would have quoted if i was directing at a particular person................................like i did here.

 

[ButtaMax 10+ year member]

wow, not even a mention of the 8w7

I guess they dont compare!

 

[oxsign 5,000+ posts]

I was addressing the OP, i would have quoted if i was directing at a particular person................................like i did here.

Easy Billy, it was just a question, lol.

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

what u mean rise??
i had them wired up to 4 and back down to 2 ohms i think

i cant remember but i had wired right to where i would be gettin maximum output of the amp but i kno its still not enough power for both

BUT THATS NOT THE POINT

i want a few small subs that will make the same output as the 2 12s but in a smaller package

The ONLY way to get decent 8'' sub to equal a decent 12'' sub is to compensate for cone area with power. You might be able to sound better with smaller subs if you original build with the 12''s was not up to par. But if 8"s and the 12''s were in the correct enclosure with the same power, the 12''s will yield more output than 8''s. Pretty simple, you can go with power or cone area.

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

Easy Billy, it was just a question, lol.

Wasn't meant the way it sounded, just typed and posted.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[tez4life Premium Member]

edit, lol.
To OP you'd be surprised at the output 4 1508 can do.

Thats what ive been hearing, im kind of weight out between them and the Sundown SA 8s for a bandpass through my ski hole. 6th order for the DDs, and 4th for the Sundowns.

Ive heard the DDs are some little monsters though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[oxsign 5,000+ posts]

I had 4 of them running off of an AQ2200. They got loud as hell. There was a guy on here that meet me at a local show to hear them. While we were there, there was a truck with 8 12" seal. People walked from him to my truck when I turned it on, lol. It was great. I miss my 8"s.

 

[tez4life Premium Member]

I had 4 of them running off of an AQ2200. They got loud as hell. There was a guy on here that meet me at a local show to hear them. While we were there, there was a truck with 8 12" seal. People walked from him to my truck when I turned it on, lol. It was great. I miss my 8"s.

LOL, that had to hurt...not suprised though, ive seen your vids on youtube, for the power they were getting, they seemed to be getting down.

In my heart, I want to downsize, but I dont want to lose too much output. This is my daily, so having some trunkspace would be nice //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif