My opinion is that if you go with an 8", go with Boston Acoustics; if not don't bother.
as if boston accoustics is the only 8" sub manufacturer who can build anything?
All those subs are pieces of ****... don't get em'.
Stay away from Pyle, American Legacy, Sony, Pyramid, Profile, Volfenhag, Audiobahn, Mobile Authority, Thump... they are all garbage flea market crap.
You should also stay away from Kenwood, Lighting Audio.
If you want a sick sick sub right now then hook this sucker up. I have too many subs on my hands at the moment so I don't need any more until next season when I'm getting two 15" Brahma Mk2s and another Crossfire BMF1000d. But I would jump of this opportunity if I need some subs
plenty of name dropping! he's looking for something really cheap and small why respond with this? there are products from virtually all of those manufacturers that will do more than he needs and do it reliably. I know people with volfenhags who will outbump you, and i can virtually guarantee my systems sound quality is better than yours using audiobahn components installed properly and with proper power to them. Before you get too pissed read below
If you want a real company try:
Adire Audio, Resonant Engineering, Elemental Designs, Beyond Audio
All those give you the best value for the dollar.
JL Audio... nice **** but really expensive... a Shiva is $100US and it is about 2/3 the cost of a W3 and it will best it. The W7 is a nice sub but it's not the best sub... the Brahma and x.. have a flatter BL that the W7. People will say that the W7 is the best because they payed like $500+ for it.
Kove Audio makes good **** but a little on the expensive side.
Alpine - amps are cool but they are not reliable. The Type E is garbage. Type S is ok... Type R is probably their best product out but once again you can get a Shiva or EdK and it will best the Type R.
Audiobahn overrates their power handling and sensitivity on their subs. Their subs are a joke with the flame baskets and chrome and a 2" PHAT surround... LOL! You got a 2" PHAT surround and what you get like 12mm of LINEAR EXCURSION... that is gay.
RF amps are gay... they run so hot. Their subs aren't anything to brag about. They are nothing how they used to be five years ago.
BTW back to the topic... about your budget...
Just grab a couple fo RE8s (there is a sale on them right now for about $35 a piece right now. They got 10mm of linear x-max and have 100W RMS so you don't need a lot of amp power. They drop really low in a ported box. Just get two of those and build your own box (which shouldn't cost more that $20 if you have your own tools).
this time you redeem yourself by offering some smart insight and pointing out that alpine isn't anything like what its cracked up to be and by limiting your audiobahn bashing to the subs. i don't agree with your rf amp assessment for all of their amps (but i sure do for the newer ones)
Just go get a DD 9515 and a Concept Amp and call it a day...then go to a show with an explorer that has just clears and billet grille on the exterior and make people wonder why it is there.....(the best is when you turn it on when they are lookin around it and their eyes just shoot out)
i like you man, but why bust in here with this one? we know you got a pretty nice spl set-up but why does this guy care, he wants to know how to spend his spare change on a small system to integrate with stock junk.
now i know i'm sort of adding to the general junk here, but i wish people could just get a straight answer. it used to be that this type of thread would result in a couple of suggestions for cheap subs and maybe a link to a how to for box building so that he could get started on the right track. nowadays it becomes a forum for people to brag about what they got and generally confuse the person with the question. Explorerforum is rapidly going down hill in my opinion adn i'm tired of stepping in to ***** about it.
