White Pony

Please shut up. I'm sure there is a Kicker Solo X 8" sub he's gonna cram in a less than one cu ft box... And Audiobahn is one of the most poorly concieved mediocrely performing company as a whole on the entire audio scene. I'd take a Digital Designs orTC Sounds or JL Audio anyday over Audiobahn.

Newer Rockford Fosgate is unfortuantely unremarkable. They spent much more money on bling than they did buildhouse quality. It's not a BAD sub at all though, they still work fine. The subs that come in the KLA boxes are OLD (probably quit making them 10 years ago at least) but still gold. I had a pair of the 15's back in the day and the sound quality was marked for an entry level sub. Rockford Fosgates old Power and punch series with paper cones were GREAT woofers. I own several of them still.

THere are alot of options out there for 8" subs that will really impress though. If you can, find a DD1008, or a Digital Designs 1000 series 8" subwoofer. They have alot of SPL potential and WILL out perform many 8" subs out there.

A couple links to little known companies:
Ascendant Audio: Assassin 8's $45 http://www.ascendantaudio.com/
Digital Designs: DD1008 $unknown you gotta call http://www.ddaudio.com/dd/caraudio/w...p?series=1000a
Tang band: Great little subs! http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=264-854
Soundsplinter RL-8i the 8W7 beater. http://www.soundsplinter.com/rli_ign...r_drivers.html

Perry 951

Just to add to opinion, I'm running 2 Kicker Solo 8"s in KLA cubby boxes and think they sound very good. Construction and fitment of the boxes are very good. 8"s are not going to pound, but they certainly add enough low end to please the ear. Combined with Polk component sets and 1100 watts of Kenwood power, the whole system sounds great and works well together.

Just my two pennies.

White Pony

Like these?

kwdrus

Dropping any old sub into a box designed for another brand/type is not a good idea. Boxes should be design using specific parameters (of which there are many). Even a high-end speaker in a poorly designed box will sound like crap.

Clint's 944

Good advice, nobody ever thinks about that.

Also, bear in mind not everyone has the same tastes in music. Alot of mainstream and specialty subs are designed for big BIG BOOM that is typical of the musical interests of today, Hip Hop. If you are into jazz, classical, opera or anything else off the mainstream, you won't need/ want the huge excursion lengths and gigawatt power capabilities. You want linear, wide response with high sensitivity.

Just my 2 watts!

White Pony

Actually, many sound quality oriented subs have alot useable excursion for increased headroom (can make a larger sounding sound with a smaller cone displacement) and better kick. This makes them able to play clear and accurate at any volume.

One thing you will wnat to look at also is the xmax ad the xmech of a sub if you can. If the xmax (maximum play excursion) and the xmech (maximum movement of the cone before it reaches it mechanical limit) if these two are close or the same the sub can bottom out easily and it gets very annoying when played at high volumes. Think about it, this is one or two 8" subs here, you are probably going to have push them around a little bit to get adequate bass response to get adequate bass.

Also the performance of a speaker is very dependent on the amplifier which drives it, bass boost settings cranked too high often make it sloppier and excessive gain can cause distortion and clipping. Ohm loads, rms power to adequately drive the sub are important considerations on your sub amplifier.

In a small sealed enclosure, (such as the KLA box which we are talking about) if the sub you find alternatively has a sealed box requirement that is close or matched the internal size of the KLA box, then it will work fine. A well concieved and planned system should sound good with all types of music.

Perry 951

Just like them!

xsboost90

i like JL even if they are crap. Best i ever had was an Xtant sub and amp in my first supra, played very well...had a JL in my last supra, it was pretty good as well.

bart1

That sound Splinter looks awesome, and the W7 is, but will the fit in a KLA box, which is what is in question here? How deep a sub can they fit. What is the KLA box volume? What is it after you put in a sub that is that big?

slevy951

I have one I'll sell ya.......

slevy951

The W7 is a monster, won't fit in my box because of the shape it has to be to fit in the cubby......

bart1

Emailed you this morning, Scott.

slevy951

Replied.......fyi for everyone else......the box is .23 ft^3

kwdrus

Is that the volume without a speaker in it?

slevy951

Yes.