New Sundown 8" Frame in the works

[sundownz 197]

Something we are working on...

Was designed around the needs of our NEO-8 project :

Project I'm Working On - Car Audio Classifieds

But will eventually find it's way into other projects... I've started a new Ferrite 8" design to be used with this frame... depending on the cost / performance may move up to X8 designation (based on motor the size of the SA-12).

It is a bit over-sized from a standard 8" cut-out and OD but that was needed to get a large spider on an eight finally

ETA not set yet... but keep your eyes out !

[Skar 58]

Looks good!

[Randal Johnson 544]

Looks Awesome Bro !!!

[edouble101 314]

Love seeing new stuff in development!

[onebadmonte 235]

Looking good. SA-9?

[sundownz 197]

They will still be "eights" as the cone area is actually more accurately from an 8" cone.

[jmanjr 0]

Looks sick!! Now you just have to assemble one and give us pictures of the real in life one

[sundownz 197]

Looks sick!! Now you just have to assemble one and give us pictures of the real in life one

It'll be a bit still... frame needs to be tooled and so do cones, surrounds, spiders, etc.

[zztodd 0]

If i wait for the new x, what would its mounting depth be ballpark?

[Julian 641]

It looks like a throwback to a TC style basket, very sexy, a little bit of black mesh or something over the vents on the side would be hawt.

looks good Jacob as always.

[Bob345 39]

Looks great! I like how it will be open between the motor and spider. I can't wait to se some ultra high xmax 8's!

[Argent Audio 54]

Looks like a mini TI basket. I like

Andrew

[stevemead08 752]

let me test one when its done. you know im hard on the SA-8s.

[zztodd 0]

This entire concept is brilliance, how about an sq version?

[jmanjr 0]

I understand time being taken jacob, but I have always thought you did your best and created the absolute top notch product you could, I just want to see it done. 1000rms maybe?

[stevemead08 752]

This entire concept is brilliance, how about an sq version?

A 1000 watt "SQ" 8" driver?

not really needed.

SQ dosent need 1000 watts.

[jmanjr 0]

I wasnt talking about an SQ woofer, I would like to see a 1000rms 8 though, the SA8 is already by far nasty! I would imagine the neo would help the new 8 a great deal though.

[sundownz 197]

The 2.5" coil version will handle every bit as much as the SA-10s and 12s do... same mechanical clearance, same spider size, same coil size.

So it will be a monster for sure... no doubt about it.

Honestly should sound pretty good too... many folks really enjoy the SA line for SQ oriented systems.

[Kanaworm$ 292]

Love the new look basket! Especially like the "Sundown" stamp on the basket!

Keep up the great work!

[jmanjr 0]

Thanks for the clarification jacob. I cant wait to see the final out come of this little bundle of joy!

[sundownz 197]

Concept drawings of cone / surround for this design.

We are going a different route that planned earlier on in the NEO-8 thread as this frame allows even more clearance than the one we had considered.

The surround supports 35mm one-way throw.

[edouble101 314]

Wow that looks nuts.

Hmmm......I keep thinking about this 8" in an ABC enclosure.

[sundownz 197]

All the parts are being tooled to work well with any future crazy designs I come up with -- so if I decide to do an ultra high excursion low distortion 8" later on... well, I have a surround that takes 35mm one-way already

[onebadmonte 235]

Since this is all being tooled up, and we are talking extreme excursion. Why not add fillets where the surround transitions to to the cone shape and where the surround transitions to the basket? Eliminating sharp corners would seem logical on flexible parts.

[jmanjr 0]

That looks bada$$ jacob, so its going to be 1000rms