Tight 8-10" with great SQ

[QuikSilverRS91 10+ year member]

Hey all,

It's been years since I posted on here, but it appears this forum has kept up pretty well. I bought a 2005 Jaguar X-Type about 1 1/2 years ago and I've been debating whether or not I care to do a system in it. I finally decided to bite the bullet and do it.

I already have preferences for the majority of the system, but I'm pretty up in the air when it comes to subwoofer choice. I tried searching but I can't find anything totally relevant to my question (plus, I'm just not going to sift through 300 threads). I'm looking to go with a sub setup that's very crisp and has great sound quality. I'm considering 8" to 10" in size, and haven't decided on using 1 or 2 subs yet. My listening preferences are roughly: 30% Mainstream Rock/30% Heavy Metal/20% Classic Rock/15% Blues/5% Other. I'm really concerned with finding a subwoofer that is very tight and can keep up with the double bass. When I say keep up I mean I want to hear a clear separation between each bass kick, and not a slurred mess of thumps. Dynamic range is important, but my personal preference leans more toward the sub's ability to reproduce a series of fast beats. Budget really isn't a huge concern for me, but I don't want to get ridiculous with it. I'm not extremely well informed when it comes to 8" woofers, so I figured I'd throw this out there and see what I got back. Bring on the opinions!

(and thanks in advance)

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[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

id id8

 

[Bumpin' Goalie 10+ year member]

id id8

Yes.

 

[QuikSilverRS91 10+ year member]

I was really considering ID, so I'll have to look a little more into the ID8. Thanks for the feedback!

 

[Bumpin' Goalie 10+ year member]

Great little woofers that excel in smaller enclosures. Will take power well and very easy to create a flat response curve.

 

[QuikSilverRS91 10+ year member]

Enclosure size isn't a huge problem, but added trunk space is always good //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Would you say just build sealed to factory sub specs, or is there a better setup for the ID8?

 

[Bumpin' Goalie 10+ year member]

I'd go 2 ID8's ported to 33hz in 1.5cuft personally for a decent output/quality mix. But that's just my personal opinion since output can be important.

Maybe play with them in WinISD.

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

for your music type i'd go sealed

 

[Jaredturp 10+ year member]

image dynamics id 8 v.3 d4 - eBay (item 250614273604 end time Apr-19-10 13:29:13 PDT)

 

[Bumpin' Goalie 10+ year member]

for your music type i'd go sealed

Agreeable. Though ported can sound quite smooth and pleasant as well //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

ID8V.3-D4 IMAGE DYNAMICS ID SUB 8" DVC 4 OHM SUBWOOFER - eBay (item 120548011344 end time Apr-23-10 11:30:08 PDT)

30 more and you'll have one with warrenty ;D

 

[QuikSilverRS91 10+ year member]

I'll definitely have to toy with WinISD a little in this one. I'm by no means the enclosure guru, but I was always under the impression that a sealed box would yield the "tighter" sound a little better than a ported box. Please correct me if I'm wrong on that. Output isn't a big deal for me at all. I prefer to have my subs simply give my music a full sound as opposed to just having a powerful output. Either way, I really appreciate the help.

 

[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

IXL-10 v2 SL [iXL-10 v2 SL] - $109.00 : Mach 5 Audio

amazing sq sub

id8

fi q 10

the q and mach 5 like a little more power, its all in the enclosure make ure you get one custom made

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

I'll definitely have to toy with WinISD a little in this one. I'm by no means the enclosure guru, but I was always under the impression that a sealed box would yield the "tighter" sound a little better than a ported box. Please correct me if I'm wrong on that. Output isn't a big deal for me at all. I prefer to have my subs simply give my music a full sound as opposed to just having a powerful output. Either way, I really appreciate the help.

if you know exactly how much room you have to work with and take some pics of your trunk and what the rest of your system is made up of you could go over to the ID forum and see if matt or eric could design you a box for your situation.

 

[QuikSilverRS91 10+ year member]

IXL-10 v2 SL [iXL-10 v2 SL] - $109.00 : Mach 5 Audioamazing sq sub

id8

fi q 10

the q and mach 5 like a little more power, its all in the enclosure make ure you get one custom made

Thanks for the input. As I said earlier, I'm not enclosure guru but I can make a good quality box. Custom built wouldn't be an issue.