best 8" sub for small enclosure

[shellshocked 10+ year member]

I am planning the design of a sub enclosure for my truck - want good sound quality. I have very little room but can design an enclosure that is about 0.3 cubic feet. The depth of the enclosure is a problem also - need a speaker with a mounting depth of 4" or less - which eliminates a lot of speakers. I am considering the following:

Audiobahn 831

Pyramid PW855

Pyle PLG8

Rockford P18

I have done the calculations listed on carstereo.com on all for the enclosure size and these seem to be the best fit for small encclosures - any recommendations?

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[Starky 10+ year member]

yea....they all ****! Wait for Illusion Audio's 8's to come out....

 

[creater 10+ year member]

best on there is the RF...

btw...doesnt kicker make 8" subs

 

[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

^^^ yes they do the make 8l7s and CVRs... look into the cvrs im not sure how much space they need but i dont think it slot

 

[millerscents 10+ year member]

planet audio has a 8 you could look at

P80

Power Handling (Peak) 200w

Power Handling (Contin.) 100w

Freq.Response 35hz-3khz

Efficiency (1 Watt/1 Meter) 90db

Impedance 4ohm

Magnet Structure 30 oz

Voice Coil 1.5 in

Mounting Depth 3.5 in

Also available in Dual 4 ohm Voice Coil models: n/a

http://www.planetaudiousa.com/home/catalog/public_html/catalog.php?sNs=1&deptNum=4&catNum=22

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[lostsoul 10+ year member]

you can find the old solobaric 8s on ebay. they require little space

 

[stones 10+ year member]

Stay away from the Pyramid and the Pyle woofers, they dont have any decent quality to their construction and their output will be dismal.

 

[its_bacon12 10+ year member]

planet audio has a 8 you could look at

dude my 8" vifas for midbass are heavier duty than those....

~3.5" mounting depth, ~40 ounce magnet, ~150w rms

 

[shellshocked 10+ year member]

Good information. I did look at Kicker and the depth is borderline - the comp 8 is 4" mounting depth (the VR is 5+ inches) - this is borderline. I could not find any parameters on the planet audio speakers so no idea if they are good small enclosure speakers. I will scratch the pyramid and pyle from the list.

Thanks Shellshocked