""Opinion on this setup in c4""
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From: San Pedro CA
the w7 series are killer subs. Nelson V. had a pair in his C5 vert. nice.
very nice.
You will need more power, tho. I donno about PG amps, tho. They are nice enough, but for the w7, I would consider a 500/1 mono JL Audio amp.
very nice.
You will need more power, tho. I donno about PG amps, tho. They are nice enough, but for the w7, I would consider a 500/1 mono JL Audio amp.
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Drifting
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From: crystalriver Florida
should I stick with 1 sub or sacrifice more for 2..Not sure how the spl quality is on these subs--what do you think Bogus, I'm not looking for an EXTREMELY loud car like you hear driving down the road late at night--but I do want some nice bass, go with this 1 sub and the jl 500.1---Isn't there a good 3 channel amp I can get to run the fronts and a jl 8w7--so I don't have to use 2 amps in my car.
Last edited by chillcat; Aug 31, 2006 at 02:45 PM.
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From: DP(oh you know where) IL
St. Jude Donor '06
Originally Posted by scott_fx
just a heads up, phoenix gold got bought out recently by a major manufacturer so expect to see the quality of thier amps to go down even more.
oh great, they might be a kmart blue light speacial soon
Drifting
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From: Breaking the borrowed C5. SoCAL
Originally Posted by chillcat
should I stick with 1 sub or sacrifice more for 2...Not sure how the spl quality is on these subs...
Another note, each 8W7 was driven by only a 300W amplifier channel.
Hope this helps.
Chillcat, aren't you in the SoCAL area? Perhaps, if you're ever in North San Diego County, I can arrange an in-car demo of the 8W7's.
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Drifting
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From: crystalriver Florida
I wish I was in your area to check it out, but I'm located in florida---I also had a mcintosh 4000 amp just recently but it took up too much space in my car with the 10's--I couldn't store my ttop nor anything else back in there--was a shame because it sure Sounded tight....
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Drifting
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From: crystalriver Florida
someone just told me a jl 500.1 is abit too much for the sub according to jl specs/warranty. they said the 250.1 is perfect for the 8w7 and I've heard the digital design 1008 is way better than the 8w7...I thought I had my picks narrowed out, but I'm up for opinions now, someones offering me a dd1008 for $150 shipped and its almost new Nib is what he mentioned at caraudio.com--
Last edited by chillcat; Sep 1, 2006 at 12:10 AM.
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