I've read the last 3 months of audio threads. Some good stuff. But most of the audio projects involved budgets or major trunk build-outs.

I've got two 4080 boxes arriving tomorrow. No other boxes seemed comparable for saving trunk space?

If money was no object, and you were working with these two 4080 boxes, what would you install? Amp? Speakers? Remember the 4080 box does not allow for massive speakers ie. JL 10w7. Internal size specs of the 4080 anyone? I know I saw them on rx8c once before...but an 1/2 hour of searching and I swear the threads disappeared.

I am a bass player in a band so I love a quality body shaking bump. I am not especially into tweeters. I am riding my current base bose system at -4 treb and +4-6 bass. The wife isn't impressed with my rx-8 cause her ford focus has more thump. I need to show her up...ha!

just tell me what you would do. no holds barred. given 2 4080's. of course.

 

Here is a good example of the 4080 box.

4080 box

 

This box is perfect for the 10W6.

 

I think you should do --

Rockford Fosgate 3.SIXTY.2 Sound processor (so you can take out whatever highs you don't like with a bluetooth PDA) It will also give you a bass control **** and an AUX input straiht into the amps if you need it

Alpine 1.1000 Amp (mounted just like the tire repair kit but on the driver side, ask if you want a pic)

and 2 Alpine Tupe R 10's

I wouldn't worry about a cap or anything.. but I would upgrade the battery to a 34 or 35 yellow top.. a red top would also be just fine.

the reason I think that amp would be better is because its so small.. and produces VERY LITTLE heat.. so if your worried alot about trunk space.. thats what you need... so you don't have to give up your cargo dip or anything...
another thing i love about that amp is that the wire connections are on the back and all the controls are on the front, but covered up... like it should be.

Just my .02

 

I have the 4080 w/ a JL 500/1 and a JL 10W6v2.
If I could, I'd double that or just get 2 of the subs and switch to a JL 1000/1.

- Cesar -

 

Thanks for the replies.

Strange, in my mind, it was also between JL and Alpine. Any other thoughts?

I just put the two 4080's into the trunk, uninstalled, to see what they are going to look like. I must admit they look really good. The carpet is identical to the 8. The fit is as perfect as it could be. Truly professional.

I actually drove with the boxes in the corners a little bit and they are shaped so well, they stayed in place and produced nary a rattle.

But enough of the free marketing.

Some questions:

How hard is it to sound dampen your own trunk? Best material? DIY thread somewhere? Including how to safely remove panels?

I know nothing about sound processors but they sound like something I would like. Is there a reason why Rockford's model is the best choice?

Anyone know a trustworthy audio shop in the seattle to bothell region of WA? Someone who won't shreik when they hear the word Bose.

 

[QUOTE=seattle]Thanks for the replies. Glad to chime in.

Strange, in my mind, it was also between JL and Alpine. Any other thoughts? I have always loved JL, but the new Alpine line is awesome!

I just put the two 4080's into the trunk, uninstalled, to see what they are going to look like. I must admit they look really good. The carpet is identical to the 8. The fit is as perfect as it could be. Truly professional.

I actually drove with the boxes in the corners a little bit and they are shaped so well, they stayed in place and produced nary a rattle.

But enough of the free marketing.

Some questions:

How hard is it to sound dampen your own trunk? Best material? DIY thread somewhere? Including how to safely remove panels? Easy.

I know nothing about sound processors but they sound like something I would like. Is there a reason why Rockford's model is the best choice? It's not.

Anyone know a trustworthy audio shop in the seattle to bothell region of WA? Someone who won't shreik when they hear the word Bose. Sorry, I live in FL.

 

[QUOTE=jstkilntim]It very well MAY not be the best choice.. But I have yet to hear of a better one. (as long as price is no issue of course)

Here is the link 3.Sixty.2

But really for you.. If you're only doing a sub and not EVERYTHING then this is WAY overkill. at the most you would need a good crossover.. but even that depends on the amp you get..

what the processor does is this - It listens to some pink noise from your cd player and then compensates its EQ to get a perfectly level input. Then it lets you have full control of the EQ (about 30 bands per channel) and all of the X-overs (so the bass goes to the subs and the highs go to the fronts ect) and it lets you make all of the adjustments from the driver seat with a bluetooth PDA. You can even save your settings and load different settings depending on what your doing or listning to. It even lets you put delay on each channel to make it sound perfectly balanced for the driver seat.

This thing has changed my life..

but again.. if all your putting in is a sub.. you don't need all of this just get a good 1000 watt amp (i suggest the PDX 1.1000 for its size and lack of heat) with 2 Alpine Type R 10s and enjoy the hell out of your system

 

Simple man... two 10w7's and a jl 1000/1 amp. Make sure to get the leads for the amp before the bose amp (bose amp eq's the **** out of the hu) If you really want sound quality you'll have to amp all of your speakers and completely throw the bose amp out. A jl 300/4 would be fine for that... then just replace the rear 6x9's and the front 9"s with something smaller. Should be good to go.

Oh and its a good thing you have a bose system and get get clean eq from somewhere (right after the hu) If you couldn't get a clean eq from anywhere (I think the base model stereo screws with it a lot so the speakers dont blow) You'd probably have to get a cleansweep or something like that to get any quality from the door speakers.

 

He has the 4080 box. Not enough space for the W7's. W6v2 would be the highest JL he could go with.

BTW - I forgot to mention earlier, the internal size of the 4080 is .8cu.ft.
Of course, don't forget to subtract displacement for the sub you choose.
Here's the thread - https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...=4080+internal
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- Cesar -

 

Exactly my point. Not to mention the palm pilot issue. Other than that, you are right, it is a great processor.

 

If you are a bass player in a rock band I would turn you away from JL and put you onto the Boston Acoustic Pro-Series. It sounds a lot warmer than JL. I prefer JL for RnB. I have never liked Japanese subwoofers unless it was Nakamichi. Boston also doesn't need a lot of air to play in.

Anyway Boston Acoustics makes subs that sound like they are being played on a vacuum tube amp. They baskets are very dense and you should really take a look at how well the Pro-Series is built. Just set a JL and a Boston next to each other and look at the epoxy work and magnet assembly. Bottom line: If you listen to Rock, I'd recommend the warm musicality of Boston - I think you will find it to be a better value too (not that you care about the savings).

I'll get back to you on amps but for the 8 I'd like to suggest Rockford.