Thanks Todd! My friends consider me to be adept at car audio install, however I've never received a "quality craftsmanship" compliment, which I consider to be amongst the highest of compliments one could pay an installer/enthusiast of car audio. Oh... btw. LOVE the avatar, especially after happy hour @ Chili's! LoL. And yes! 8's are the way to go. If you're unsure, and let's face it, most of us considering 8's are, GO WITH DIGITAL DESIGNS. I can't stress that point more. I've never heard a better, louder 8. Faster, yes. Louder, no. The only 8 more articulate than DD is the Image Dynamics 8. However, I was disappointed with its output. My friends with 10's and solo 12's from the local Bestbuy are all envious of this system. I'd love to hear what a pair of these beastly little 8's could register of the meter. I've read that one DD 1508 was able to achieve 150+ dB. My set up on normal music is probably in the high 120's to low 130's. I'll have it metered in the next few weeks.