The Peerless SLS 8 is the best 8" midbass money can buy

[bass_lover1 10+ year member]

The kind that turn electrical potential into sound.

 

[Side Show 10+ year member]

I had some RMB8 kickers ages ago........ luvly little speakers

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

You consider them better than the exclusive's then. Are you talking 3-way, andwhat crossover point?

I'm talking dedicated midbass in a 4-way active set up.

Xover pt depends on install, tuning, location, etc. So, that's for you to tell me! Hence, the challenge. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Not trolling, don't need to. I've personally used some of the "best" drivers for this job so I'm comfortable offering this up. So put up or shut up. Easy.

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

What's interesting is that this driver is listed as a subwoofer by Peerless, yet it's the latest and greatest of the IB midbass's? I haven't heard much if any bad feedback for it as a dedicated MB, so can it be beat or what? Lets see it! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Etac 10+ year member]

i got two 6.5's, going to be 2x per side soon wehen they get back in stock

love the sls's. they can play up to around 800hz, but i dont know if they're the "best" for IB.. but still pretty **** good. and would highly recommend them

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

Dual 6.5's sounds brutal, man. Are they backordered from Peerless then or what?

Don't know about those, but the 8's perform excellently IB...given you get them on a sturdy baffle and keep it from resonating in the passband you want it to play. They definitely rival the Legatia 8; and for the price *censored* .... that's what this thread is all about. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif

 

[bass_lover1 10+ year member]

The SLS 6.5 can hold it's own, best 6.5 I've owned playing from 250hz-40hz.

A pair of those should IMO match the output of a single SLS 8.

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

A pair of those should IMO match the output of a single SLS 8.

Maybe not output, but could possibly sound better than a single 8". I have this theory that lower xmax woofers for this purpose sound better than higher. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

 

[Etac 10+ year member]

yeah but the 6.5's are also 4 ohms.. the 8's are 8.

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

yeah but the 6.5's are also 4 ohms.. the 8's are 8.

Don't understand your point. Wire the 6.5's in series to show the amp an 8 ohm load?

Side by side, the 4 ohm 6.5" compared to the 8 ohm 8" might be 1-2 dB greater SPL depending on where they're crossed. Certainly nothing to be at all concerned about.

 

[Etac 10+ year member]

oh i wasnt talking about what you said, i was just saying in general they are 8 ohms..

i just meant the 6.5s would be easier to power at 4 ohms, or 2 in a dual setup.

and you're right the two 6.5's would come close to an 8... without tuning the single 8 would play "flatter lower.." dont know how to word it really.. the 6.5s would prolly play just as low but raise more steeply as they get higher and then thats where you would see the increase in spl, but like you said, not notciable. i might be wrong tho

and too the OP's orignal point.. for the money they are hands down awsome.. their magnet is fkn huge tho and basically as big as the cutout.. (well the 6.5's)

and i just found out today one of my amps is broke so my dual setup might have to wait a little longer =\ im actually gonna have to run a passive threeway for now. ordering the parts for them tomorrow

edit: the reason im doing two 6.5s mainly and not two 8's is because of space. i could fit a single 8.. but i dont wanna power 8 ohms.. and it doesnt matter really if i can get below 60hz because no matter how much power my doors would never play "low" without being sealed with cement lol.. so two 8s besides space, would be overkill

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

The 6.5" is 86.5 dB and the 8" is 87.2 dB (2.83V/M).

Well if you're caught up on the 4 ohm vs 8 ohm and halving or doubling the power type of thinking, then my point is that it's not something to be concerned about. In other words, "powering 8 ohms" isn't like you'll get half the output than you would "powering 4 ohms". It just doesn't work that way. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

You're better off, as you alluded to, being concerned with constructing a proper baffle and maximizing the install than the nominal impedance.

 

[MTXman 10+ year member]

I've never heard these in person...but the best dedicated midbass drivers I heard were some Morel's.. I dont remember the model.. but I couldn't imagine anything sounding better than these drivers.

They are probably much more expensive that the Peerless SLS's which would render my argument rather void but just based on sound.. those sounded absolutely amazing.

 

[Etac 10+ year member]

The 6.5" is 68.5 dB and the 8" is 87.2 dB (2.83V/M).
Well if you're caught up on the 4 ohm vs 8 ohm and halving or doubling the power type of thinking, then my point is that it's not something to be concerned about. In other words, "powering 8 ohms" isn't like you'll get half the output than you would "powering 4 ohms". It just doesn't work that way. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

You're better off, as you alluded to, being concerned with constructing a proper baffle and maximizing the install than the nominal impedance.

well i didnt think it would be "halved" but i did look at it as a loss, and now that i do think about it.. the more i realize your right, the more i realize how it'd prolly be more like 1.5 or 2 db's "at most".. the your ear probally wouldnt hear much of a difference anyway. hmm

maybe i will run a set of single 8's //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

what's with this talk about 6.5"s and 8"s... they're for kids. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif