The serious is he who gives life, the relief to the music! With a small facility to 4 HP Classic, or with an original installation, listening often lacks serious. The subwoofer is the only possible alternative. But as it is not always possible to encumber his chest with a large box, the Italian brand offers a box extraplat Impact: Active 8 Slim!
A good serious without cluttering your car!
Today, the automotive market is mainly composed of small city cars, we can no longer afford to fill up boxes with big subwoofers. Italian manufacturer, Italy, Impact has developed a small subwoofer to meet this growing demand for integrated audio. Either a seat in a side of the box ... there are many places in a car, where the volume is lost luggage. This box is therefore intended to hide in one of these places. Slimline housings have long existed, but there are many products "cheap" on the market, this model also an expert speaker seemed interesting.
Benefits: basic settings!
With dimensions of 35x23 cm and a thickness of less than 9 cm, Impact is really compact subwoofer. It does not happen in all the seats (sports car electric seats, for example), but it hides easily in the trunk. The upper chamber is constructed of cast aluminum. This provides rigidity and helps cool the amplifier. Surprisingly, the lower chamber is fiber ABS. We would have preferred that the case is fully cast aluminum, but that does not interfere with the rigidity of the Active 8 Slim. From a design point of view, the box is adorned with a black dress with just a logo Impact. As usual, in Impact is sober. And anyway, this box is destined to be hidden. The subwoofer is protected by a metal grid. This is a model extraplat 20 cm in diameter. The amplifier built into the Slim Active 8 is rated at 2x50 watts RMS (the sub used to be a double coil).
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| This box uses a 20 cm subwoofer extraplat |
The architecture is fairly conventional. All controls and connections settings are grouped on one side. From a connectivity point of view, this box contains high and low level inputs, allowing it to be compatible with all radios. The settings are reduced to their simplest expression. It has a gain control, an active low-pass filter adjustable between 40 and 120 Hz and a phase adjustment from 0 to 180 °. It's essential. But if it can happen without the worries of a severe correction, it really lacks a wired remote control to control the bass level from the cockpit. We also regret the lack of marking on the knob of the active filter (a disease common to all amplifiers of all brands), which does not facilitate the setting for novices.
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| Having high and low level inputs, this box is compatible with all car radios |
Discover and use: efficient support for a small plant!
Although the manual is in English, the installation of this box will not cause trouble. The record contains many self-explanatory diagrams. The Active 8 Slim weighing 4.5 kilos anyway, it should be secured so as not to form a projectile in an accident. Impact provides a fastening system. In the side of the trunk, under seats, the front passenger footwell, the choice of location will depend on the vehicle. For our test on an Alfa 156, the side wing needed. The connections are not complicated. The small box with power cables (4 mm ²), it can be fed directly into the cockpit. Many cars have a distributor of "positive" on the fuse box. Turning now to listen! The Active 8 Slim is clearly not meant to compete with a big subwoofer. Its role is to provide the serious missing an installation or support facility. Many cars have 13-inch HP locations, which does not have a good level of bass. This subwoofer is designed Impact to fill this gap.
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| This box contains an active amplifier 2x50 Watts RMS |
The power output (2x50 Watts RMS), is not huge, but it is there. And compared to a car delivering the original 4x20 watts RMS, it is sufficient. In most cases, this box will be used to complete an original installation or facility without power amplifier. The integrated amp has good attacks, fast and firm. The major product is well made. The sound quality is at an appointment with his strong, clear and rather warm. Warning, if the Active 8 Slim produced a very good serious complement perfectly the range speakers of the car, there is provided a subwoofer. Logic, a small 20-cm subwoofer is not made for that. But his serious metamorphosis completely install a game, the music takes away a lot more relief. Rolling, we keep a good level of bass. Not enough to make an installation audiophile, but to listen to music everyday and having fun, the Active 8 Slim Impact fulfills its role perfectly. As for subwoofers missing, it's no big deal, because while driving unless you have a big box, they are often masked by the sounds of rolling the vehicle.
The notice
In the end, Impact offers is a good product that complements its offering in system serious. The construction is conventional and serious. No gimmicks or tricks video, only the essential music is there. Our biggest criticism is the lack of remote control level. For the rest, the box offers good performance with a serious and dynamic quality. It will complement perfectly a small facility without filling the car. Finally, the price is average for a product like this.
Here in the trunk of an Alfa 156, the Active 8 Slim lets have some fun without harming the safe use of
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