slim sub??

[munchies 10+ year member]

My friend is deciding on a subwoofer to replace his stock factory 8" sub. The car is a 2007 civic si. Anyone using an 8" shallow depth sub that they would reccomend?

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[mavster 10+ year member]

all the 8" shallow subs will sound loud, but they won't get low...

your friend needs to do some cutting and get a 12" shallow...

every major company makes one...pioneer, RF, kicker, alpine & clarion...come to mind...

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

all the 8" shallow subs will sound loud, but they won't get low...
your friend needs to do some cutting and get a 12" shallow...

every major company makes one...pioneer, RF, kicker, alpine & clarion...come to mind...

if he is going to go through that much work, then he might as well build the system and not use a shallow mount

 

[munchies 10+ year member]

pioneer was what he was thinking of .. but previously owning two 12" cvx's and before that a 15" L7..both systems veryy loud.. he doesnt think 8" is going to be very satifying lol ...yea wanted to know if there are anymore powerful shallow subs like +600wrms..? The idea for a 10" or 12" has come up but I dont think he wants to cut into his brand new car but thanks..

 

[chinxtaboi 10+ year member]

memphis makes a shallow mount now, but i havent played with any. i think its in the 4-500rms range.

 

[mavster 10+ year member]

I owned the pioneer 8" as my first sub...it was ok...but I quickly moved onto bigger things..

 

[munchies 10+ year member]

yea.. benn doing some research PA makes some nice shallow mount subs but i dont think they have an 8" model //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

http://www.poweracoustik.com/pa2006/product_AUDIO_wof_STW.htm

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

not that i would use them, but mtx also makes some slim's...however i do not know what sizes, and i think they are 300rms

 

[Pl8er 5,000+ posts]

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I answered this just a week or two ago.

JL makes one, ED has one...there are plenty around.

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=294630&highlight=shallow

 

[munchies 10+ year member]

quick question .. going with an 8" slim subwoofer rather than a traditional 8" woofer with more power handling and spl (for example) lets says a 8"pioneer slim vs. 8"cvx .. both played in the slot for the stock sub.. so basically free air or infinite baffle with the trunk acting as the box..which will be louder? Im assuming the pioneer is made to be played free air correct? so it should therefore be louder than the cvx in this setup.. lets say both subs are being played off of 500rms.. or will the cvx still be louder?? just trying to make a decision on wherther to go with just any 8"in woofer i think will be loud (free air) or a slim sub that is made to play free air... your thoughts?