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Another part of the problem is I do not currently have an amp. My MTX is an 8 ohm sub, so I need a more powerful amp to power it.
Boomin_tahoe
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Hurtin' feelings errrday.
It really depends upon the person. There's another person on here running a single 8 but in a tline, as I will be doing the same next year.
A high powered 8 coupled with a big power amp should get decently loud.
A high powered 8 coupled with a big power amp should get decently loud.
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Cool. Our first kid is due in a few weeks so I will need room for stroller and misc baby gear, that's why I want to go small. I do like that I can get away with half the amp power with a 4ohm 8" compared to the 10" I have. I think it may be the way to go. I think if I give it enough juice it will be comparable to the MTX as I think it's a better sub to begin with.
I had the idv3 8 not really impressive. There are a lot more powerful 8's out there that work well in ported boxes. Look into something more powerful in a dual 2 that can be wired to 1ohm. When buying an amp power at 1ohm will be a lot cheaper than power at 4ohm. Look at sundown, dc, massive hippo 8's, older tc or soundsplinter something with a solid 2-2.5" coil with lots of xmax and 300+wrms the idv3-8 has a large plastic motor cover making it look beefier than it is.
Boomin_tahoe
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Hurtin' feelings errrday.
I will be sending 800 watts to my DC Audio m38 8" sub....prob more than enough power but will certainly get loud.
Sundown Audio x-8 can handle 750 watts. If you found a SQ 1200.1 amp to that sub, that'd be a perfect match, just keep gain low.....nothing beats solid clean power to a single driver. And enclosure is just as important as install.
Sundown Audio x-8 can handle 750 watts. If you found a SQ 1200.1 amp to that sub, that'd be a perfect match, just keep gain low.....nothing beats solid clean power to a single driver. And enclosure is just as important as install.
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While a tline sounds cool, it's probably above my ability to build a proper one. A ported box is probably as adventurous as I'll go. I guess I'll look for a more capable sub. I read favorable reviews of the Tang Band W8-740P, but it seemed most of the praise was from several years ago. Are they still a good but in an 8" sub or would sundown be the better option? I'm hoping to keep it around $100 for an 8" sub.
The tangband is not bad. I managed a 140db off 300w from an 02 impala trunk with one. Fold down seats help a lot. The tangband is only rated at 150w though. Look at this * B Stock * Sundown Audio Ev5 8" Subwoofer 500W E Series - Car Audio Bargain
A little over budget is the soundqubed hds208. A little beast for the money.
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****, that's a good price! Would you think 1 would be enough for a basic system? Also, it says 500 watts, but what would be the minimum you would run to it?
LosIsATool
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I'm happy. I came from a 150db car. But I'm not really a bass head. I don't listen to rap.
I just made sure I got the best and put way to much power to it. You can always take away output.
I just made sure I got the best and put way to much power to it. You can always take away output.
whitedragon551
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The ID8 isnt meant to get loud. That being said I ran 2 of them in a 1.4 cube box ported at 32Hz on about 700wrms for the pair and they were nice little subs that got low and did it clean.
kr15
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Polluting Residentials
I did 1 sa8 in my brothers silverado, on 750w. It was pretty loud and low for what it was. Ive seen and heard good single 8 setups
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Yeah, I knew they were more sq subs than spl. I guess for my application I would want more "volume" than the ID's provide.
BSchrowang
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American Bass VFL 8" would be my choice
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