CT Sounds MESO-8-D2 1600 Watts Max 8 Inch Car Subwoofer Dual 2 Ohm

these are some beefy little 8's...the magnet is damn near as big around as the business end...got them wired to 4ohms each, slapped into boxes around .75 cubic feet of volume plus or minus...and hooked them up to a rockville RPA16...should give each speaker about 1500 watts rms to play with...yes, they make some good noises...they are 8's, but nobody told them that...my boxes are sealed boxes so i get a little extra punch out of them in the kick drum region...they hold their own sitting next to the skar evl 15's...haven't had to put more than half the amp's juice into them to achieve noises such that I couldn't blame the neighbors for calling the authorities...the drum and bass techno music i subject the speakers to comes out of these 8's loudly and crisply...i am inclined to recommend these to anyone looking for a sub that won't take up tons of space but still satisfies the bass lover in you...they're probably a little less tamed than mine in a ported box but they still get down in a sealed box for sure....you just need to make sure you got the juice these little monsters need to run right...it all makes sense when you see the magnet end...my review will be updated should there be any changes, but don't hold your breath...these things rock

CT Sounds r 5-star products.

I knew from the time I opened the box that this was going to be a great sub! The packaging inside the packaging was a testament to the company’s commitment to delivering a quality product! The magnet is absolutely obscene and I only got the MESO-8, the basket is solid as they come, the surround is thick and robust, the spider is the sturdiest I have seen! The terminal posts and voice coil termination to them is so overly engineered! I built a ported box, gave it a stable 1ohm 800w and it plays beautifully. It has only been hooked up a day as of this post, but I never write reviews and this is worth every penny and every minute to write this! I honestly could not have predicted that this 8 would play so low!!! I purchased the 8 to give the stock system a little love! Now I personally want to upgrade the rest of the system trying CT components and amplifiers when we get to that stage! This car is my commuter for work, one hour each direction so I just listen to everything, it plays everything! Thank you CT for making a great product!

I bought 2 of the 8" D4's with the manufacturer recommendation that these subs will perform well in an enclosure of .3 cubic feet per sub. Well, after the subs arrived, I built a box with that recommendation in mind, and my door speakers are louder. I'm powering these subs with a hifonics colossus amplifier, 2200 watts. I've built many boxes, and even have done some competitions (since the late 90's), so I have some experience building boxes. Once again, my door speakers are louder. So right now, I'm quite unhappy. I will update this review once I build a ported box this up coming weekend. As of right now though, as I've stated before, I'm quite unhappy.Update: So after got home for work, I decided to give the sub woofers one last look before building a whole new box. What I had discovered upon pulling the subs out, is that one of the speaker wires got pinched off due to so little clearance. If you notice from my pictures, I doubled the baffle, and I believe the speaker wires hit that since the sub is so stout! What I had to do when putting the subs back into the enclosure this time is get the wires as flat as possible against the subwoofer so they wouldn't get pinched off.I'm happy to say that this set up is amazing, and works great!! I'm definitely happy with these subs and how well they perform in such a small enclosure.

I have one of these in a single 8" sub box and have 1000 watt JL amp running this and it SLAMS! It flexes my doors and windows. Can handle a lot power and sounds great. Box is tuned at 44hz. single 8" set up is the way to go.

Incredible bass.

The woofer itself I give a solid 5-star rating! I highly recommend a ported box with lower tuning to get the best out of this woofer. I have mine in a 1.0 cu ft box tuned at 32hz mated to a Rockford Fosgate Punch P500X1BD and it performs very nicely! Very impressive lows and I'm sure it could take quite a bit more than rated.**********************************************************************************************************************************What are the caveats?I would HIGHLY recommend getting the optional Asurion Electronics Protection Plan for this woofer as I had an issue with shorted leads to the voice coil on one of my units to the point where it would only play intermittently and noticed I would get some output when I pushed on woofer. It also doesn't appear that CT Sounds is providing more than a return policy for a warranty. Only 30-days based on the official website unless that's a serious error that they're just not correcting. If that's a problem for you, which I can totally understand; I'd recommend going for a Sundown SA-8 or a X8. Just my two cents.**********************************************************************************************************************************

This is a great woofer that takes a beating, plays low and can take a beating. I have 600 RMS going to each one and they handle it no problem. Great woofer for the money just make sure you have the power for them.