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A friend of mine has a sunfire 8" bass cabinet that the speaker has been cooked. This has happened before and the replacement he received from the distributor was a different speaker that blew up almost immediately. due to a lapse of time before he got around to installing the driver he is unable to send it back. I have tested the amp and it still working well. at the moment i am looking for an 8" that will handle somewhere around the 1000w and like being in a 1 foot cubed sealed box. I am almost thinking about looking at some of the car type speakers due to massive power small sealed box type scenario.
does anyopne out there have any reccomendations??
TIA
A friend of mine has a sunfire 8" bass cabinet that the speaker has been cooked. This has happened before and the replacement he received from the distributor was a different speaker that blew up almost immediately. due to a lapse of time before he got around to installing the driver he is unable to send it back. I have tested the amp and it still working well. at the moment i am looking for an 8" that will handle somewhere around the 1000w and like being in a 1 foot cubed sealed box. I am almost thinking about looking at some of the car type speakers due to massive power small sealed box type scenario.
does anyopne out there have any reccomendations??
TIA
I don't know of any 8" sub that can actually handle 1000watts or one with enough excursion to do so.
But maybe this one may work well as a replacement,
MCM Audio Select 8'' High Excursion Woofer - 120W RMS 4ohm | 55-2421 (552421) | MCM Audio Select
I referred these to a Friend to put two of them in a 2cuft. box and he is quite happy with them.
He built two cabinets each with there own 300 watt plate amp.
He says that the may be able to handle more power (I haven't seen them in person yet) but they are way more than enough for his needs.
jer
But maybe this one may work well as a replacement,
MCM Audio Select 8'' High Excursion Woofer - 120W RMS 4ohm | 55-2421 (552421) | MCM Audio Select
I referred these to a Friend to put two of them in a 2cuft. box and he is quite happy with them.
He built two cabinets each with there own 300 watt plate amp.
He says that the may be able to handle more power (I haven't seen them in person yet) but they are way more than enough for his needs.
jer
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You really need to dig up the specs on that driver or find a functioning one and get the driver measured. I'd be more concerned about Xmax, Fs and Qts than power-handling.
If you're burning out the driver from overpowering it then you need more displacement. So get another one (or three) to pair up with it or move on to a 12" or 15" driver.
If you're burning out the driver from overpowering it then you need more displacement. So get another one (or three) to pair up with it or move on to a 12" or 15" driver.
Those carver/sunfire sub's have some BIZARRE power ratings. there claims of thousands of watts is just bogus! it's another of carvers marketing hype buzzword deals. I wish I could find the description of it again but something about the back EMF of the driver get's regenerated and power factor correction...bs. I measured power output of a 10" model that was supposed to be like 2500 watts and I got 200 into 8 ohms at 1% distortion...
The driver used in those has a massive magnet and is very over damped. good luck finding one!
The driver used in those has a massive magnet and is very over damped. good luck finding one!
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something like this is probably close
JL Audio 8W7AE-3 (8W7AE3) 8" Single 3 ohm Anniversary W7 Subwoofer
JL Audio 8W7AE-3 (8W7AE3) 8" Single 3 ohm Anniversary W7 Subwoofer
Nice find!something like this is probably close
JL Audio 8W7AE-3 (8W7AE3) 8" Single 3 ohm Anniversary W7 Subwoofer
Aren't those a passive radiator setup ? The pictures I dig up online of the SunFire 8" show a PR on the other side.
The SA-8 v.2 works very well in a small PR enclosure if that is the case. Maybe check them out.
If the box is sealed then the JL 8W7 is probably the best sealed 8" on the block if cost is no object.
The SA-8 v.2 works very well in a small PR enclosure if that is the case. Maybe check them out.
If the box is sealed then the JL 8W7 is probably the best sealed 8" on the block if cost is no object.
Those carver/sunfire sub's have some BIZARRE power ratings. there claims of thousands of watts is just bogus! it's another of carvers marketing hype buzzword deals. I wish I could find the description of it again but something about the back EMF of the driver get's regenerated and power factor correction...bs. I measured power output of a 10" model that was supposed to be like 2500 watts and I got 200 into 8 ohms at 1% distortion...
The driver used in those has a massive magnet and is very over damped. good luck finding one!
I remember reading their white paper and being a little dubious of all that power scaling...
Maybe the amp will do that sort of power into a short circuit, once?
Rod Elliott has a great article about PMPO and all that stuff.
Chris
I suggest the following:
Dayton Audio RSS210HO-4 8" Reference HO Subwoofer 4 Ohm 295-458
Also worth mentioning:
Dayton Audio RSS210HF-4 8" Reference HF Subwoofer 4 Ohm 295-456
TC Sounds Epic 8" DVC Subwoofer 293-657
Dayton Audio RSS210HO-4 8" Reference HO Subwoofer 4 Ohm 295-458
Also worth mentioning:
Dayton Audio RSS210HF-4 8" Reference HF Subwoofer 4 Ohm 295-456
TC Sounds Epic 8" DVC Subwoofer 293-657
Someone is working with some Sunfire subs over on AVS:
DIY sub build using 2 sunfire original drivers(hivi sp10 ) help!
Apparently the sub they're using is the HiVi SP10 (10"). Maybe the 8" is similar?
HiVi SP10 10" Subwoofer
HiVi SP10 10" Subwoofer 297-460
DIY sub build using 2 sunfire original drivers(hivi sp10 ) help!
Apparently the sub they're using is the HiVi SP10 (10"). Maybe the 8" is similar?
HiVi SP10 10" Subwoofer
HiVi SP10 10" Subwoofer 297-460
My friend is running this as his 8" HT sub: Sundown Audio SA8 v.2 D4 OB
I think he said he runs it on 800rms, I asked him for what model amp he's running.
EDIT: He said it's a HX800XLR3
Gets low for an 8, excursion is insane
-Jamie M.
I think he said he runs it on 800rms, I asked him for what model amp he's running.
EDIT: He said it's a HX800XLR3
Gets low for an 8, excursion is insane
-Jamie M.
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More to the list of crazy 8" drivers to go with the JL Audio 8W7AE-3.
Ground Zero GZTW 20TX
Focal 21 V2
Rockford Fosgate P2 8”
Ground Zero GZTW 20TX
Focal 21 V2
Rockford Fosgate P2 8”
Without knowing the parameters of the driver used, it's difficult to find a match. Do we even know the impedance?
Anyway, with that said, I'll throw this out there to add to the list:
[ SoundSplinter Subwoofers - RL-i 8" Subwoofer Information ]
Anyway, with that said, I'll throw this out there to add to the list:
[ SoundSplinter Subwoofers - RL-i 8" Subwoofer Information ]
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