Good shallow subwoofer 8-10"

[RossM 10+ year member]

I need a good single subwoofer for my regular cab 1996 GMC Sierra. I had 2 Rockford P2 10" subwoofers in a home built 3/4" MDF box and it sounded really good with all music: country, rock, alternative, rap, etc. They were powered by an Alpine MRP-350 amp. However, the depth of the subs required a deep box and that made me have to push the seat up too far. I lived with that for about 5 months and had enough of having the steering wheel in my chest.

I have sold the 10" P2 subs and am now looking for a good single 8" or 10" subwoofer that is still shallow enough for me to have some legroom. I am leaning towards an 8" sub b/c they are generally more shallow (less than 5" of depth). Any suggestions? My price range is kind of limited. No more than $100 for the subwoofer. Thanks.

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[KnOkIn It 420 10+ year member]

I havent heard all the shallow mount subs,but the Pioneer Premiers shallow mounts sound good and pack a punch,aswell as they dont require alot of space to seal or port.I think ID make some but I havent heard them..I pretty sure someone else on here has some recommendations aswell...Here is a like for the sub I speak of...

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_4061_90400838_tab=B,00.html?compName=PNA_ProductDetailComponent

 

[RossM 10+ year member]

Looks cool, but I can't swing the $220 MSRP. I need something quite a bit cheaper than that. Also, I am a rookie in car audio. I'm not only referring to shallow mount subwoofers, but all subwoofers in general.

 

[Stem 10+ year member]

http://cgi.ebay.com/PIONEER-TS-SW124D-12-SHALLOW-MOUNT-SUB-1200W-NEW_W0QQitemZ5854037708QQcategoryZ48615QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

research... google and ebay are your friend...

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

IDQ' s should do you justice. They dont take to much sealed or ported and get loud and sound awesome. Check into those.

 

[johnson 10+ year member]

IDv3

 

[Anonymous 10+ year member]

I support the IDQ's one of the best woofers i have owned. These subs held out for 2 years with me feeding them twice their RMS(at the time i did not know anyhting) However they are very good subs and last i checked they were on sale on sounddomain.com

 

[Ayrton 10+ year member]

Image Dynamics IDQ

 

[RossM 10+ year member]

Thank you all for the recommendations.

I cannot consider the Image Dynamic IDQ subwoofers because they do not come in an 8" model and they are too deep for my regular cab pickup. I am considering the 8" v.3 model though.

I have read good things about Image Dynamics. However, I am looking for sound quality more than anything. Is the Image Dynamics ID8 v.3 more of a SQ or SPL subwoofer? And, will the Alpine MRP-M350 be powerful to really make that subwoofer sound good? That Alpine amp pushes 200w RMS @ 4 ohms I believe.

 

[johnson 10+ year member]

Thank you all for the recommendations. I cannot consider the Image Dynamic IDQ subwoofers because they do not come in an 8" model and they are too deep for my regular cab pickup. I am considering the 8" v.3 model though.

I have read good things about Image Dynamics. However, I am looking for sound quality more than anything. Is the Image Dynamics ID8 v.3 more of a SQ or SPL subwoofer? And, will the Alpine MRP-M350 be powerful to really make that subwoofer sound good? That Alpine amp pushes 200w RMS @ 4 ohms I believe.

Image Dynamics is a SQ company. The IDv3's have a little more output and can get lower compared to the IDQ's but also great SQ. I had a ID10v3 running off a 100W amp in a ported enclosure and it sounded fine so your amp will be a good match. I also had mine paired with a Arc Audio 2100 bridged with 380W and it was fantastic. Two weeks ago I got an IDMAX. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

What are you running for your front stage?

 

[RossM 10+ year member]

I have 2 Eclipse SE8363 3-way 6.5" speakers in the doors and 2 Eclipse SE8465A 2-way 4x6" speakers in the rear pillars. The highs and midbass are really clean with those speakers, but they need some bass, i.e. subwoofer.

 

[Justinw303 10+ year member]

I don't understand why the IDQ's have such crappy looking baskets compared to the IDv3's, and yet, they are priced higher and considered a higher brand.

Nevertheless, you can't go wrong with ID.

 

[pd298 10+ year member]

http://www.cardomain.com/item/PIOTSW256C

What about those? I have 2 of the 12" version in my 85 single cab. I have a prefab, but we had to grind some of the back out because the magnets were too big, but they fit, and sound great!

 

[Ayrton 10+ year member]

Everything ID makes is considered SQ items, and two of the ID8v.3s will sound very nice.

Now if you could just find a pair that were like new...(cough)see sig (cough)//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

 

[Spooby 10+ year member]

Peerless XLS10

4 5/8" mounting depth, and you can put them in as little as 0.4 cubes sealed