[B]RE RE 8 vs TANG BAND W8[/B]

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

i want an 8" by Christmas; which one is better?

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[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

I havent used either, but I would take an RE RE 8 over the Tang Band. idk it almost seems like the Tang Band looks cheaply made. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

 

[kombat96 10+ year member]

is it me or is this thread a loaded question. i smell a flame job coming...lol

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

I havent used either, but I would take an RE RE 8 over the Tang Band. idk it almost seems like the Tang Band looks cheaply made. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

I disagree on the tang band being cheaply made. I just got 6 of them from parts express. I fail to see any part of them that are cheaply made. I just need to build an enclosure for them to see what they sound like. As for the RE, I have yet to hear the 8's //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I've heard the RE 8's, but not in an install that would lend itself to sounding good //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[diatribe 10+ year member]

I just picked up 4 Tang Band's and I can tell you without any hesitation, they are NOT cheaply made. They ARE a great value.

At $35 shipped the Tang Band's were a no-brainer. But now that they are >$50, the RE 8's may be the better value @ $50 shipped. It's a toss-up in my book.

 

[loserpunk 10+ year member]

http://forum.carstereos.org/showthread.php?t=45731&highlight=great+8+challenge

 

[analogkid]

no problems with the pair of tb's i got a day ago. they arent flashy like the little bit of bling on the back of the re's, but who cares? besides they toped out over the re8's in a few categories in the 8 challenge.

 

[Vadude 10+ year member]

http://forum.carstereos.org/showthread.php?t=45731&highlight=great+8+challenge

Considering the re8 was judged in an enclosure twice the size reccomended by its manufacturer, both sealed and ported, I really wouldnt put too much faith in that "challenge" when it comes to comparing it to the tang band.

 

[swc204 10+ year member]

i got a couple of the TB's from there sale and there pretty beefy

there not poorly built just because they have a stamped basket

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

too bad there bout da same price as of the group buy

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

http://forum.carstereos.org/showthread.php?t=45731&highlight=great+8+challenge

best source you will find.

W7>RE>TB

Considering the re8 was judged in an enclosure twice the size reccomended by its manufacturer, both sealed and ported, I really wouldnt put too much faith in that "challenge" when it comes to comparing it to the tang band.

the only way to do a fair test is to sample each woofer in an identical box. just because it wasnt in the manufacturers recomended box doesent mean it wasnt in a good box. the test was as fair and unbiased as it could have been. SQ judging was done double blind, SPL was done with exactly identical power, in the same enclosure, in the same location in the vehicle, without moving the mic.

that test was as fair as it could have been. the TB just didnt come out on top, it did well, and it is still a GREAT value, its just not that great of a woofer. we were all dissapointed in it, we were really hoping to find a diamond in the rough when we did the test.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

the only way to do a fair test is to sample each woofer in an identical box.

I'd disagree.

The only way to do a fair test is to test each woofer in an identical alignment. If sub 1 has a Qtc of .707, sub 2 should likewise be tested in a Qtc .707 alignment. Otherwise you are testing the subwoofer in that box and not the subwoofers themselves. Set the subwoofers up in identical alignments, and the only variable is the subwoofer itself.

Not really fair to test a Qtc 1.0 to a Qtc .5 and attempt to come to the conclusion that sub 1 > sub 2, considering you could test the same sub in those two different alignments and prefer one over the other....it doesn't really prove much.........

 

[Vadude 10+ year member]

I'd disagree.
The only way to do a fair test is to test each woofer in an identical alignment. If sub 1 has a Qtc of .707, sub 2 should likewise be tested in a Qtc .707 alignment. Otherwise you are testing the subwoofer in that box and not the subwoofers themselves. Set the subwoofers up in identical alignments, and the only variable is the subwoofer itself.

Not really fair to test a Qtc 1.0 to a Qtc .5 and attempt to come to the conclusion that sub 1 > sub 2, considering you could test the same sub in those two different alignments and prefer one over the other....it doesn't really prove much.........

my point exactly

Theres a reason manufacturers reccomend specific/general volume sizes for their subs in sealed and ported enclosures. A good test would take this into consideration. Not saying the great 8 challenge doesnt amount to much. The good intentions were there but I think the execution could have been a little more professional. You cant exclude an essential variable and expect the results to be objective or valid.

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

i can see your point of view squeak and vadude, but i still think its more fair to test in an identical box. yes each woofer is designed for different boxes, but what we tested in was a typical run of the mill box for an 8" woofer, the kind(s) anyone could get their hands on.

it could have been more fair to each individual woofer to test in differnt boxes. but its more of an idea to the consumer of what each woofer will do in typical/repeated situations. and the test was more for the consumer than for the manufacturers.