Best 8" subs for nice sq?

[Skoty422 10+ year member]

I'm looking for two 8" subs that have nice sound quality. I want them to hit many notes and be responsive to all music types. What is recommended? Thanks

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[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

Long time no see man ! B2 cc8 is a good choice

 

[Skoty422 10+ year member]

Yes it has been a while!!! I've been putting all my extra money modding my new truck. Time to get some sound in it now.

 

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Long time no see man ! B2 cc8 is a good choice

Ported or sealed?

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

Yes it has been a while!!! I've been putting all my extra money modding my new truck. Time to get some sound in it now. 

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Ported or sealed?

Very nice. The cc8. Works well in either type of box

 

[Skoty422 10+ year member]

Ok. I'm wanting To do an under seat box in my f150 super crew.

 

[JoshC 10+ year member]

I would say its more box dependant then sub, lots of good choices but ide see if you could manage a tline. Would need to go all the way across under your seats though.

Talk to CSCStang

 

[Skoty422 10+ year member]

Ok will do. Not looking for killer ear deafening bass. Just something nice and hard and clean on all music.

 

[JoshC 10+ year member]

Ok will do. Not looking for killer ear deafening bass. Just something nice and hard and clean on all music.

Cone area and power are what make loud systems, a 8 in a tline will just give you the best range available.

 

[SimulatedZero 10+ year member]

Cone area and power are what make loud systems, a 8 in a tline will just give you the best range available.

Correct if I'm wrong, but wouldn't volume of displacement have an effect on how loud it plays? In example, if you had an 8 hit a full 40mm of excursion wouldn't it be about equal to a 12 seeing around 18mm of excursion.

I ask because that's something I plan around. If I have an enclosure, like a transmission line, that has less load on a driver and allows for more mechanical excursion, I could conceivably match the about of a larger driver in a ported or sealed box that has more acoustical load on said driver. At least that was my thinking.

 

[JoshC 10+ year member]

Correct if I'm wrong, but wouldn't volume of displacement have an effect on how loud it plays? In example, if you had an 8 hit a full 40mm of excursion wouldn't it be about equal to a 12 seeing around 18mm of excursion.
I ask because that's something I plan around. If I have an enclosure, like a transmission line, that has less load on a driver and allows for more mechanical excursion, I could conceivably match the about of a larger driver in a ported or sealed box that has more acoustical load on said driver. At least that was my thinking.

I couldn't answer that accurately, but I don't think anyone makes an 8 with 20mm one way excursion. Sundowns x8 only has 17 and its prob got the largest.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

I couldn't answer that accurately, but I don't think anyone makes an 8 with 20mm one way excursion. Sundowns x8 only has 17 and its prob got the largest.

Mine has 17mm and more cone area. I think the W7 still has it beat but loses in power handling.

 

[SimulatedZero 10+ year member]

I couldn't answer that accurately, but I don't think anyone makes an 8 with 20mm one way excursion. Sundowns x8 only has 17 and its prob got the largest.

Yeah, it was more of a theoretical question. I do know that the SA8 and the X8 have a much higher mech limit, like 50 or 60mm total, and Sundown has a video of bottoming out the SA8. So indifferent or stupid, it can be done, at least for a minute or so before it pops. It was more of a can I match a larger drivers output with a smaller driver that has more excursion kind of question though. Guess I'll find out whenever I finish (someday....) redoing my sub stage.

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[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, it was more of a theoretical question. I do know that the SA8 and the X8 have a much higher mech limit, like 50 or 60mm total, and Sundown has a video of bottoming out the SA8. So indifferent or stupid, it can be done, at least for a minute or so before it pops. It was more of a can I match a larger drivers output with a smaller driver that has more excursion kind of question though. Guess I'll find out whenever I finish (someday....) redoing my sub stage.
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I beat a pair of cheap pioneer 12s by 3db.

 

[Skoty422 10+ year member]

Do y'all think the sundown are better than the b2? As far as being punchy to all music?