Skar Audio SK8MB 8" 2-Way Marine Full Range 500 Watt Coaxial Speakers, Pair (Black)

I usually don't write reviews but I couldnt find what if they would fit in the JL 8.8 cutout. These will fit in the JL 8.8 cutouts but they are close screw hole wise. The screw holes are close to 8.8 edge but work fine as long as your hole isn't a butcher job. Are they JL sound and bass quality of the 8.8s no, absolutely not. But do they sound great especially for the money. Audio was clear even at high volume but lacking that JL bass and start to distort a a much lower volume than the 8.8 at same amp settings. Took some bass out and they are lound and clear. Seem well made but time will tell how long they last in the salt and boat environment.

I cut my speaker holes and connected my amplifier... wow! The speakers sound amazing and I'll definitely be buying more!

I put these in because my Rockford Fosgates finally bit the dust and spending 350 on inside speakers seemed a little steep. I received these in one day, took them to the coast and enjoyed them as much or more than the ones I replaced. Thanks for producing quality at a price most can afford. They look terrific as well. Install was a snap.

Loud and clear. I now wear hearing aids

These are awesome. I wired in 2 6.5" and 2 8" of these on my boat and they are amazing. If you don't have a sub these are great. I wired in a bluetooth 4 channel amp with these two 8" speakers flush to the drivers wall and two 6.5" tilted towards the back of the boat and out. I routed all this to a toggle switch that I hard wired in to the battery (I skipped the expensive head units for boats) and regret nothing. These are bigger speakers so make sure you have plenty of clearance. I had to cut, router, glue, and carpet spacers out of mariner plywood. Still it was worth it.

I’ve installed many marine audio systems, wetsounds, JL, fusion, kicker, etc… and these speakers are fantastic. If you are expecting them to keep up with a JL 8.8 you will be disappointed but it’s nearly there. They have loud clear sound with decent bass but sound the best with some bass taken out and installing a sub to cover the loss. Had them on my boat for a little over a month now with no complaints. It’s a great deal for the price point and I highly recommend to anyone installing a budget audio system. 4 of these speakers are driven very nicely with the skar 1000x4 marine amp.

One of the speakers never worked

These are good speakers I bought them for my boat. They have good sound quality worth the money.

These are super loud. Installed 4 in the boat and I’m more than happy. Use to use an JBL party box 310 that’s rated at 250rms and these are at least 2x louder. Decent bass as well. Amp tuning is important with them. Any speaker will pop if your gains are too high. Took me about half an hour to get them just right. They are 125 rms each, some people here think they are 250 rms each but if you read the description it says 250 rms (pair). Pretty obvious.. great value!