Any ideas about the quality of these?

[Kieran263]

Hey guys, I've been looking around for a while for some 8" midbass for my parcel shelf(VX) and I've stumbled upon these little things on eBay.
VZA 600W 4 Ohm 8" High Performance Car Subwoofer (Pair) | eBay

My question is, would they be any good? I mean, it seems to good to be true 4Ohm, 300wrms, $120.

Thanks in advance.

Kieran.

[StoneX]

I can't comment on how the actual product sounds as I haven't used it but... That speaker is more suited to a sealed enclosure so you'd need to box around the back side of the speaker. The speaker specs don't seem realistic either. Very high efficiency for such a small cone and high-ish power handling.

For $120 they'll make sound but you don't know if it will be GOOD sound, probably not as there's no info around about them. Ideally, you want a speaker made to run free-air (without an enclosure).

[Mohi]

I bought an Alpine type S 12'' 900watt maxx with 400rms for $145 from Jbhifi...
I use it in a sealed enclosure and the hit good bass
So would reckon go for good brand and u also get the warrenty

and 1 shud be better ..save you space

[Kieran263]

Thanks guys, hey StoneX how do I tell if a speaker is a 'free air' speaker?

[StoneX]

They advertise it as a "free-air" model. You can look at the Vas parameter and if it's high, like 140L then it's decent for free-air use.

As Mohi mentioned, you're better off getting a single sub in an enclosure. It will sound better and have more output.

[Kieran263]

Alright cheers, I'll keep looking around, money's very short at the moment, but I'd rather go hungry for a week than spend another day with my useless audio hahaha