Peerless HDS 8" (830884)

[fuscobal]

After 2 weeks of works, i finally finished the mods to my doors where i replaced my iridiums avec the Peerless exclusives ( i kept the UR2.5" and UR1" drivers though). I must say the difference in performance is tremendous. In terms of pure mid-bass the Peerless outperformed the Iridiums by a large margin and in terms of sub-bass they come really close to my sealed JL12W7 :o ! Having the filter set on through for the Peerless and 40Hz for the sub, on 80% of the songs i can't feel any difference with the sub on/off !!! I will soon add pics to the gallery and describe the mods in-depth !

[Sephiroth619]

Good god. I've been waiting for a review like this.

What frequencies are the Exclusives playing?

[MarkZ]

I got the 830491 8" XLS drivers yesterday! It's gonna be quite the task to get them into the doors..

[sqkev]

How much of space do you guys have behind the pods??

[MarkZ]

I originally installed a 1/2" baffle for my Daytons, which gave me 2.5" clearance between baffle and window. Tomorrow I'll replace it with a 3/4" baffle AND a 3/4" trim ring mounted to the baffle. In order to pull it off, I'll have to cut into the door panel a little bit and then find a way to either make or have made a custom grill that will look stock.

Not meaning to hijack a reviews thread, but it's probably an appropriate question for people looking to install these drivers: does anyone know anyone who's equipped to shape a piece of grill metal into an asymmetric oval-shaped grill? Or any experience with it that can be shared?

[squeak12]

Make a jig the same shape as the oval. Put the grill material over it, clip it a few times then bend the pieces down at 90* angles.

[fuscobal]

I have them playing 40 to 500Hz in a estimated volume of 40 to 50 ltrs ! I've also tried them with no HPF and they had no pain playing even at high volumes !

[MarkZ]

Make a jig the same shape as the oval. Put the grill material over it, clip it a few times then bend the pieces down at 90* angles.

The problem I'm facing is folding a square into an oval. In order to do so, you've got to cut at regular intervals. The ol' folding problem. Also, how do I attach it to the door panel?

[Mike Hall]

Are these mounted in the doors without any kind of enclosure? These sound nice enough to cut my door panels. LOL If I Could find an extra set I would be cutting away.

Mike

[burrometer]

For the grill you could make an MDF form or "mold", screw the grill material to the center of the form and then hammer the edges of the metal to match the form. Trim away the excess and you're done. Paint or cloth would be required but you'll have a custom formed grill.

[newtitan]

please more detail on this grille technic?

I need to make some stealthy ones for my pillars

do you oversize the area where the speaker sits? then trace it with wood? , and once you have the shape how do you make the bends nice looking and not all knicked up from a hammer?