What hits harder, 2 10's or 1 12"?
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Yes, there is so much more to a set up than simply saying what two 10s will produce, as opposed to one 12. To make any generalization is wrong, because like war6ucks mentioned, efficiency, among other things, have to be taken into account. Do some research on multiple woofer set-ups and how amplification combined with efficiency really affects SPL. You will be surprised. For example, a speaker with an efficiency rating of 86dB@1watt@1meter will theoretically produce 3dB more SPL with every time the power input is DOUBLED. Examples below. You can see it's an exponential thing, so to speak. This is not exactly what would happen under real world conditions. Every situation will be different. AND, some manufacturers may be more forthright with their specs than others. And, when you add multiple woofers, it doesn't always have the astounding effect in SPL that most people think it does.
1 watt-86dB
2 watts-89dB
4 watts-92dB
8 watts-95dB
16 watts-98dB
32 watts-101dB
64 watts-104dB
128 watts-107dB
256 watts-110dB
512 watts-113dB
1 watt-86dB
2 watts-89dB
4 watts-92dB
8 watts-95dB
16 watts-98dB
32 watts-101dB
64 watts-104dB
128 watts-107dB
256 watts-110dB
512 watts-113dB
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Originally posted by naustin
a buddy of mine had 1 10" JL sub with a nice amp in a nice box. DOn't remember all the specs, but he tends to buy the best ****. Anyway, it sounded WAY better than my 2 12" kicker comps. Course I has a swiss cheese box and crappy amps.
a buddy of mine had 1 10" JL sub with a nice amp in a nice box. DOn't remember all the specs, but he tends to buy the best ****. Anyway, it sounded WAY better than my 2 12" kicker comps. Course I has a swiss cheese box and crappy amps.
I'm powering my ARC 12D4 w/ a JL500-1....hits hard as hell. Over the weekend I was given the opportunity to evaluate a couple of other 12's...I tried the Kenwood dB's as well as the JL12w3....safe to say that I went directly back to the ARC. Different components for different configurations I guess. Sure wish I could fit a JL 12w7 in there
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