Massive Audio Hippo H84XR subwoofer

There is an obvious reason the Hippo H84XR is from the HIPPO family which are Massive Audio's all-time best-selling subwoofers. Some may call them overbuilt although we think they are just right!

All you have to do is pick up a HIPPO to see for yourself why it is classified as a MEGA subwoofer.  At Massive Audio, when we design a subwoofer, we start with a performance goal. The goal for the entire Hippo Series subwoofer lineup is to make the best high all-around, high-output subwoofer for musical installs.  

Grab a hold of a H84XR and you can see the extent as to how far overboard we went with the design of the subwoofer.  Not just your average high output subwoofer, but one of power and precision that can produce clean and accurate low notes in all kinds of installs and all kinds of music. At the heart of H84XR is a stout 2.5” coil that can take plenty of heat and power from the most demanding installs.  The voice coil is wrapped on an anodized aluminum former, for strength and weight savings, and we loaded up with triple heavy duty leads.  We even added Kevlar spunlace for additional durability under extended use.  Rated for 1000 watts to stay ahead of the pack in its class.

We mated an oversized, high strength, double stack 120oz motor to control that oversized voice coil.  To help with all that power and heat, is a vented back plate and basket, to keep the bass cool for years to come.  On the face of things, the H84XR has a Kevlar Fiber reinforced, non-pressed paper cone, which provides a natural tone and great cone rigidity for clean bass notes.  Keeping that sweet cone in check is up to the dual Nomex spiders that we have in a mirrored stack, as well as a high roll surround.  Addressing rigidity between the moving cone and the motor itself, is a strong, but lightweight, cast basket.

For those who care about the show as well as the go, there is red stitching to increase cone-to-surround connection strength.  The cast aluminum basket has a great textured finish, and the front and center dust cap is a fiberglass woven showpiece that can take a hammering.  To make wiring up easy and power flow to the coil, we have heavy gauge direct leads pre-installed.

In the end, what makes the H84XR such a big hit, is how well all the precision parts come together to work as a musical subwoofer for those who need premium performance.  For those high output installs, where you want to hit the low notes, Massive H84XR is a killer   The Massive Audio H84XR should be at the top of your list when it comes to a well made, superior designed & priced, competition level 8” subwoofer.

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Sealed: 1.39 cubes after displacement (0.05)
Ported: 1.55  cubes after displacement, @ 45hz, 12.2 square inches of port area

• Heavy Duty, Rugged Industrial Textured Cast Aluminum Basket
• 120oz High Energy Double Stack Strontium Magnet Structure
• Dual Impedance Black Anodized Voice Coil Former with Kevlar Spunlace
• Kevlar Fiber Reinforced Non-Pressed Paper Cone with Industrial Textured Finish
• Red Stitched Edge to the Cone’s Edge for Added Strength
• Over Sized Mirror Image Dual Poly / Nomex Spiders
• Black Anodized One Piece Pole-Plate for Added Motor Force
• Heavy Duty Direct Input Wires Connection to Voice Coils
• Reinforced Fiberglass Woven Dust cap for High Power Applications
• Custom Tooled Rubber Gasket and Magnet Boot

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