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I am looking for a decent sounding 8. I've done some research and for me its between these 3 brands, mostly because i have found each one at a pretty decent price since im real low on cash and yet want one. A JL audio w0 or w3, Image dynamics ID8 v3 D2, or diamond audio D308D4 8". As far as the Diamond audio goes, i cant find any info as far as testing goes, but it has a 2.5" voice coil and i thought that was pretty cool, now that i say that im looking at the website and cant find specs for the 8 so i really am doubting it has that size voice coils. This will go into a small sealed box about .4cu/ft built by me. I am not looking for super-mega-head-hurting-vision-blurring bass, just clean accurate stuff. This will be powered by a JL Audio e4300 which is rated at 150rms@4ohms bridged. Any other brands i should be looking at?, i just have never used an 8 before so i dont know where to start looking. Thanks

I ended up getting 2 ID8d2 v3's for 100. I am using 1 in a 3.7cu/ft^3 sealed box powerd by a JL e4300 brigded 3&4. Sounds great and gets low, i am pleased

Forgot to mention, mounting depth less than 5 1/2"'s

I am looking for some 6.5 inch components, RIght now i have a set of Swiss Audio sak-650's in small sealed boxes and Pioneer Ts-A1702c which are also 6.5 inch but i built small boxes tuned to about 45 for those. I would like something better than this and i would put them in the ported box. I am using these at home so mounting stuff is not a problem. Also for me the pioneers are better. what would you recommend? Also price is kinda of an issue, so the cheaper the better. Thanks

I did notice that the - were common. It just seemed wierd since ive seen --++ as internally bridged but not +--+. Thanks. Anyway to fix the stripped set screws?

I have this amp and it worked well until i let my friend borrow then i got it back and it doesnt produce any sound. The first thing i noticed when i turn it on is that it makes a clicking noise. I know what makes the noise its the black peice in the picture. it powers up but no sound comes out. What is THE piece and has anyone had this problem also is it fixable? I also noticed that if i set the input voltage to 9.6volts it wont make the sound, but when i turn it up above 9.7 it clicks. even at 9.6 volts it won't work. Also it only makes one click like a fuse and makes it when i turn it off. Also the little white thing in between the 2 big black circles, i dont know what they are called i think capacitors?, gets warm when i leave it on i dont know if this is normal or not

Ok so i have a 10" alpine type E laying around and i have a 66 bug with an amp missing a sub. So i got this crazy idea of building a box for the sub to put in there. My question, I only build ported for personal reasons but i want to know what should i tune the box too? I'm giving it 1.5ft^3 internal space not counting sub or port. I was originally going to tune to 32hz, i like low bass but i know its only a 10 and not the best, actually i have no experience with alpine. I can only compare it to my RE Audio Sr10 which wasn't to bad with a 1ft^3 box tuned to 30hz in my other bug. What would you tune this sub too? powered by about 200wattsrms. I also listen to ALL types of music, i like low bass but dont mind the high either. Also i may keep the box and maybe upgrade the sub later, any suggestions. I'm up for lower power subs that sound good, no brands like pyle, jensen, or Fi. JK about the last one haha

Well i hooked it up again and it seemed to work! actually it worked. Now my questions how do i bridge it? The amp has + - - + and i asked the usamps tech he told me the 2 far outputs but they are both +. How do i do it? The other thing this amp has is the speaker screws are stripped and wont tighten. I did buy this used ha

Oops. Well i kinda figured it should be around there so i set it to .004 which is the closest i could get it. Could that be causing the amp to not work?

Im using my ipod as input like all my other amps just to test them out. I haven't gotten around to trying it out again im just scared of dissapointment again. Let's just say no sound, also i checked the voltage on the speaker outputs and they say like .004 volts. I also noticed a little adjuster thing and i turned it very little and saw that it raised or lowered the voltage at outputs? does this have to be set somewhere? It will also give a - voltage reading so im guesing it swithces polarity if i turn the dial down. I tried setting it at 0. Did i screw something up?

So i have 2 that say image dynamics and have the logo in the front but thats it. They look pretty old and work, kind of higher bass even in a ported box. Im comparing this to what i had in the exact same box RF Hx2 15. My question is, what are these subs? Has anyone heard of them or maybe they are fakes?

I'm tight on money. ha

Ok so i have a JL Audio 12w6v2 and a Xterminator 1600.4 amp. My amp handles only up to 4ohms bridged but the sub goes 8 or 2. At 8 it sounds like the amp is pushing out all it can so i think it doesn't sound good, at 2ohms it sounds good but i cant turn it up becuase protection comes on. Is there any way to get the sub up to 4ohms by adding some kind of resistor? Has anybody done this before, if there is no cure i guess i can run my Alpine MRP-M450 which is 2ohms stable but i was trying to see if i could just use one amp. I'm new by the way lol Thanks,

IS there something i should check? Ok so now i know the clicking is normal. I'm gonna try it again

I didnt read the part about just HU and speakers, sorry ha

I don't use a HU because it sucks up power the amp could be using and it's kinda hard to get a HU to look alright with all its wires and whatnot. For me my ipod works great! i even plug the input jack to my tv sometimes with my PS3, works great it's not surround sound but i like it.

Ok the only thing is im not sure if it made the click before when it worked. I think thats what they are called relays, but relays are like fuses that cut power off right? I'm getting no noise outta the amp. Is there anything i should check? I've checked all connections and remote and everything, i was going to switch amps out then i found out it didnt work.

Its not really a secret ha. A $52 power supply on ebay with shipping! its rated at 13.8v 25amps. It does lack some power when i really turn it up but im running the xt-1600.4 with 2 components and a 15 bridged 3&4 with the gain all the way down on the 15. and the alpine m450 running the JL 12W6v2. it gets loud enough to shake my whole house lol. Here is a link to the store http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Asia-Engineer__W0QQ_armrsZ1 I am gonna buy another one soon, they work great and have an automatic fan.

If you want a little louder, keep what you have and get a ported box. IMO way louder

Im really new to all this home audio. How does a port tuned to 20hz sound? I really wanna try now and hear that now

Well for now im gonna use that alpine, sounds good to me. I also forgot to mention im running all of this in my room off a power supply and using my ipod as input lol.

yes i had that when it was at 8ohms for about 1min until i decided this isn't going to work.

there is no writing anywhere. Sorry for the bad angle pic

I'm running 6.5inch components on the 1 and 2ch. I am too scared to run one coil to one channel just because resistance and stuff i think would not get the exact same power to both coils.

I'm Guessing, I could be wrong since im not super the best at these things, that at 8ohms in order for the sub to play somewhat loud i had to turn the gain up all the way and the bass boost about 3/4. I usually have the gain about 1/4 or less and no bass boost. I think it distorts with these setting I'm not sure though, it just sounded funny to me. I am running my alpine as this seems like the most simple route. Thanks. Isn't bridged the same thing as mono? or at least turns 2 into 1? yeah this amp won't handle under4ohms bridged