Pros and cons of 8s in lower fairings? I just watched a video and the guy was running 8s in his lowers. Obviously not going to get much out of a video so wanted to get some opinions on this set up. 4 speaker set up 6.5s in fairing and 6.5s in lowers (currently running this) compared to 6.5 fairing and 8s lowers.

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Cfave

 

A good 8" lower set-up is simply amazing, i had to bridge my 6.5' PRV in my fairing to 150w to keep up

 

 

I currently have the DD AW/AT setup in my fairing and Beymas in my lowers. Pushed by an Moto 600.4 So Im guessing I would have to run the 8s on a separate amp. Would you suggest staying with a PA 8 or with an 8 that produces a fuller sound like the AWs do? What lower did you go with to get the 8s in?

 

I have the dirty bird lowers and crescendo UN8's. They're a very solid sound and not terribly expensive. They are efficient enough that I think the 150 watts would run them nicely and they wouldn't be too overpowering for your AW's.

 

Are you running a dsp? If so, the SD800.4 eco would be an awesome amp for that setup. If you get the 2 ohm version; you can parallel your 4 ohm AW's and bridge to 1/2 and parallel 4 ohm lower 8's and bridge to 3/4 and give them all 200 watts of super clean power. But only if on dsp. The SD amp had a fixed 80 hz crossover so it's not ideal for use without processors IMO

 

No DSP, I have an 11 ultra with a Sony MEX70 HU. Would a DSP help?

 

 

Yes a DSP helps a lot. I'm running same HU. I found it night and day difference with DSP added.

 

Which DSP are you using?