Dayton Audio ES180Ti-8 7" Esoteric Series Woofer 8 Ohm
Decent weight, decent cost(I also get them wholesale which helps even more) and very very good specs, should be an incredible speaker.
No worries about being 8 ohm, rather difficult to explain exactly but it is far less important than it may seem, especially if you have 150 watts for each, even my tweeters will get that much but of course will only use a bit of it but more power means more dynamic range, more accurate response, 8 ohms can actually sound better than the same driver if a 4 ohm version...not always but it happens.
I am going to order a set and give them a try, I am considering the matching tweeter though I can get small great tweeters in range I like what I see and I am considering mounting the tweeters where the little side dash windows are so plenty of room. I am all about weight savings but somethings I can work with it the performance is there.
I build audiophile systems even in my street/track cars, sound deaden, etc but have learned over the decades how to do it for reasonable cost, low weight, superb sound, etc....and I will pass on what I learn doing this car the right way.
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I have been a competitor, judge, specialized in sound deadening with tens of thousands of fellow enthusiasts coming to me for advice, been published, know many of the all time top people in the industry, etc....and still there are those that know an incredible amount more than I do, I may be at or very near the top in deadening experience but not in all things audio, there is always more to learn, that keeps it fun
We can have a killer system for a very decent price and not ruin the car and my sub, amp and processor will be modular to come out easily for the track anyway. Deleted rear speakers, just mids and tweets up front, not much more wiring, very careful and low weigh deadening, with all the weight I have taken out of the car I will be around 150 lbs lighter than stock even with the system installed and can take it out if I wish.
Decent weight, decent cost(I also get them wholesale which helps even more) and very very good specs, should be an incredible speaker.
No worries about being 8 ohm, rather difficult to explain exactly but it is far less important than it may seem, especially if you have 150 watts for each, even my tweeters will get that much but of course will only use a bit of it but more power means more dynamic range, more accurate response, 8 ohms can actually sound better than the same driver if a 4 ohm version...not always but it happens.
I am going to order a set and give them a try, I am considering the matching tweeter though I can get small great tweeters in range I like what I see and I am considering mounting the tweeters where the little side dash windows are so plenty of room. I am all about weight savings but somethings I can work with it the performance is there.
I build audiophile systems even in my street/track cars, sound deaden, etc but have learned over the decades how to do it for reasonable cost, low weight, superb sound, etc....and I will pass on what I learn doing this car the right way.
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I have been a competitor, judge, specialized in sound deadening with tens of thousands of fellow enthusiasts coming to me for advice, been published, know many of the all time top people in the industry, etc....and still there are those that know an incredible amount more than I do, I may be at or very near the top in deadening experience but not in all things audio, there is always more to learn, that keeps it fun
We can have a killer system for a very decent price and not ruin the car and my sub, amp and processor will be modular to come out easily for the track anyway. Deleted rear speakers, just mids and tweets up front, not much more wiring, very careful and low weigh deadening, with all the weight I have taken out of the car I will be around 150 lbs lighter than stock even with the system installed and can take it out if I wish.
