Best 8 inch woofer?

A 15" is better ! A 8" is not at ease below 100Hz... But if you have size constraints...
Yup, it's an 8" woofer thread ;)
I think it would be tricky to make a smooth and sleek looking tower speaker with 15" woofers and a narrow baffle around the midrange/tweeter/coax, which IMO is needed to have a smooth and precise stereo image. I find wide baffle speakers to have a less precise image, because the much bigger baffle contribute too much with all sorts of "new" sounds, rather than just the sound from the drivers alone.
Maybe the huge speaker from Dunlavy, where the entire front is heavily covered in felt:
https://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/99dun4/index.html
Nevertheless, I do like big woofers, I just need to build the best I can with the bag of compromises that I've already chosen :giggle:
 
What about the SEAS CA22RNY? Does anyone used or heard these? Any experience based opinion?
I only tried the L22 and have the DXT. But I believe they make pretty good drivers all over.
The RNY seem well ventilated, light coned, high efficiency and over-all a good driver - for around the price of Wavecor or SS classic.
Examples of use:
http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/SEAS-3-Way-Classic-mkII.htm

https://www.diyaudio.com/community/...ay-with-8-inch-midbass-mini-waveguide.381537/

Measurements at HIFI compass:
https://hificompass.com/en/speakers/measurements/seas/seas-ca22rny-h1471
 
And.... here we go :D

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