best bang for the buck 8"

[leonsv 10+ year member]

so due to space issues i cannot fit a 10 or 12" sub, so i am looking for good bang for the buck 8" subs... i want 4 of them //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

so far i am really liking this

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=264-854

and the ascendant audio assasin 8"

which one is better overall? (sq, spl, quality..etc)

please suggest others as well

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[BassAce 10+ year member]

If I was in your situation I would recommed the assasin. What vehicle are you putting this in?

 

[Raven 10+ year member]

On paper, the Neo Tang Band 8 will give the best output for your watt and have cheapest shipping. However that 3 year warranty by AA is tempting.

Overall I'm a sucker for Neo motors, so I'm not going to say anything at this point.

 

[bumpin focus 10+ year member]

the 9kv.2 are cheap and sound good

 

[leonsv 10+ year member]

ok so i'm trying to keep 4 8" subs under $300

right now, the best seems like the assassins...with their warrenty and all...

because of my budget, the image dynamics is out and so is the rli 8 and the w7.

this is going under the rear bench of a honda ridgeline, down firing in a tube ported box

 

[leonsv 10+ year member]

On paper, the Neo Tang Band 8 will give the best output for your watt and have cheapest shipping. However that 3 year warranty by AA is tempting.
Overall I'm a sucker for Neo motors, so I'm not going to say anything at this point.

raven, can you give me a pro/con comparison between the neo motor tangbang and the tangbang i listed?

 

[leonsv 10+ year member]

also if the amplifier produce the same amount of power at 1 and 4 ohm, is it better to run at 4 ohm because it's more efficient?

 

[bumpin focus 10+ year member]

Almost all d class amps are efficient and 1ohm stable.

 

[Fast1one 10+ year member]

Almost all d class amps are efficient and 1ohm stable.

Pretty sure he meant an amp that produces the same amount of power within a range. Like the JL slash series and the PG Xenon.
To answer your question. Theoretically I think it would be more efficient at 4 ohms. However, because of the amp's design Im pretty sure it draws the same amount of current within the range while maintaining SQ. I doubt you would hear the difference...

 

[leonsv 10+ year member]

Pretty sure he meant an amp that produces the same amount of power within a range. Like the JL slash series and the PG Xenon.
To answer your question. Theoretically I think it would be more efficient at 4 ohms. However, because of the amp's design Im pretty sure it draws the same amount of current within the range while maintaining SQ. I doubt you would hear the difference...

thank you for clarifying, i think 4 assassins would be my best bet. Also how are the sq of assassins?

 

[hazardous0388 10+ year member]

i had 6 of those tang band 8s last year when they went on a THANKSGIVING SALE OF 32 bux each. they sounded really nice. i actually still wish i had them. They were really loud.

 

[90accordman 5,000+ posts]

Ryan Autry runs 6 of thoe Assasins and i hear it gets real loud,and sounds great. he's powering them with a USAmps MD3

 

[DeuceLee 10+ year member]

i got 2 assassin 10's and they get plenty loud...i'm sure 4 8's will get louder...

 

[leonsv 10+ year member]

i got 2 assassin 10's and they get plenty loud...i'm sure 4 8's will get louder...

more cone area i'm guessing, and more woofers = more efficient (from what i hear, there was a thread about this....)

so now it comes down to the tang band 8" (that looks really beefy and solid) and the assassin 8" (which has that huge a$$ magnet for it's size and has a 3 year warrenty....)

i'll be sending them around 170 rms at 4ohms each....

also can anyone direct me to a thread or a guide on how to port a non squra/rectangular box? using tube ports?

thanks

 

[DeuceLee 10+ year member]

more cone area i'm guessing, and more woofers = more efficient (from what i hear, there was a thread about this....)
so now it comes down to the tang band 8" (that looks really beefy and solid) and the assassin 8" (which has that huge a$$ magnet for it's size and has a 3 year warrenty....)

i'll be sending them around 170 rms at 4ohms each....

also can anyone direct me to a thread or a guide on how to port a non squra/rectangular box? using tube ports?

thanks

i'm giving each of my 10's 400 clean watts...

chad said that the assassins should be able to take up to 600 each if you're not distorting it...

i'm guessing the 8 should be able to take 400 daily easily...

for what you got, i'd try the tb neo 8's just for fun...