Would an IA 40.1 be too much for a pair of DD 1508's?

[JB513 10+ year member]

As the title says... What about 4 DD1508's? Im just trying to get some more space out of my trunk the 15 is just too big.

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[BIGsherm7272]

It might be ok with 4 of them........and lowering your gains a little........but I dunno......

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

What's the wattage on the 40.1?

DD subs can take quite a bit more than rated power, if they are in the right setup. Just be careful with your gains.

 

[JB513 10+ year member]

3600watts at 1ohm

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

That should be fine. Just run the exact box that DD recommends, and be extremely careful.

 

[tez4life Premium Member]

I think you will be ok. Just be very easy with the gains. Thoses subs are know to handle much more than their rated RMS (500w I believe) but with the IA 40.1 thats almost double that number per sub (900w).

Just use some common sence and you will be fine. Just because you have 3600w total, doesnt mean you have to use all of it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

there is no way in hell a pair of these subs will take that much power.

You could run 4, but not 2

 

[JB513 10+ year member]

Could any other pair of 8's handle this much power?

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

there is no way in hell a pair of these subs will take that much power.
You could run 4, but not 2

Ya, I was talking about running 4, not 2. He could run 2, but would have to wire it down.

Btw, this will be pretty loud.

 

[tez4life Premium Member]

Could any other pair of 8's handle this much power?

Not that im aware of. 10s would be another story and prob doable.

Audioque HDc3 10s with alum coils should do the trick. Same rules apply though, thats alot of power for a pair of speakers esp that small.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Could any other pair of 8's handle this much power?

I don't think so. These 8s are quite beefy.

 

[JB513 10+ year member]

Alright now its time to sell the 15 and shop for 8's! Thanks guys. Box wise for the 8's how big should I go?

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

http://www.ddaudio.com/dd/caraudio/enclosureInfo/boxSize_hiEff.asp

That should help some.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

Could any other pair of 8's handle this much power?

not that I am aware of, a 8" sub is limited to a 2.5" coil ( for spider reasons ) and there are no high power 2.5" coil drivers out.

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

are they SVC or DVC 1508's

if they are SVC the 40.1 is fine

if they are DVC and for daily use i wouldnt

we have run 1800 to a single SVC 1508 for burps no problem but thats just a few burps

for daily i wouldnt go over 1100-1200 each