New guy thinking about a RL-i8

[Kybol 0]

I have a 98 GMC extended cab sierra and Just ordered some new components and will be buying a sub in the next month or 2. I was thinking about the RL-i8 or maybe a 10, I want to go with a sealed box under the rear seat and have a 600w mono amp to run it. Do these subs sound good sealed or should I go a different route?

Thanks for any help guys.

[helotaxi 46]

There are no 8s currently available or slated to be available in the near future. The 10s are supposed to work great in a sealed box.

[///M5 2,833]

Go for the 10, it doesn't take much more space sealed at all and with 600w you have more than plenty ot power it.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Go for the 10, it doesn't take much more space sealed at all and with 600w you have more than plenty ot power it.

I agree.

[Kybol 0]

OK, maybe I will go with a 10. I would also have to build a box for it, would 5/8 MDF be enough or should I go with 3/4 for this? Oh and on the box topic, is there any free program that I could use to plan it out in 3d?

Thanks

[vladd 26]

go with 3/4, just for good measure. 3/4 likes to split easily enough, i can't imagine how bad thinner would be.

about the only free program i know of is google sketchup (IIRC) but that's a CAD-like program, not a box building program

[mrray13 30]

sketchup is about it..but like matt side, it's a CAD like program

5/8 will work, brace it and you'll be fine. glue and brad it together, stay away from the edges, and it will last a long while.

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[Kybol 0]

go with 3/4, just for good measure. 3/4 likes to split easily enough, i can't imagine how bad thinner would be.

about the only free program i know of is google sketchup (IIRC) but that's a CAD-like program, not a box building program

Are there any box building programs, or is it all just CAD software?

[helotaxi 46]

There are programs that help you figure what the volume needs to be, but from there it's all pencil, paper and a calculator. The CAD programs just make it look pretty so you can show what it should look like before you mess up the build

[mrray13 30]

lol @ helo

btw, while there are no rl-i8s currently, mike does have some other 8s that are similiar. check out the orphans

and email him about the audiopulse 8s he had that are a dead ringer (IIRC) to the rl-i8s. they were reserved for people who were on a waiting list for the rl-i. but he was going to sell any left over that weren't claimed by those folks.

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