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Myhondareallysoundsbad
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Thank you for your timeFabbing 6.5 inch subwoofers in the doors would be much more manageable, but still not easy.
Thank you for your timeFabbing 6.5 inch subwoofers in the doors would be much more manageable, but still not easy.
A 12 is going to typically play a better range than 8's. 8's still aren't quite full subwoofers yet, most car audio 8's. 12's will hit lows way better, tend to have a better balanced coil/spider/xmax parameter ratio.
Wow! My two 8's just went up against a 12" Sundown ZV6 and they scored higher and played lower than his 12". My 8's were @ 33hz. and his 12" was 34 hz. His 12" was even more cone area (12.5%) than my 8's. He was also on a 5K amp and I was on a 3K amp. Two 8's done right can get pretty low. I guess that you just mean in general. No worries. Just my experience. Not wanting to start anything.
A 12 is going to typically play a better range than 8's. 8's still aren't quite full subwoofers yet, most car audio 8's. 12's will hit lows way better, tend to have a better balanced coil/spider/xmax parameter ratio.
You can crap on 8's all you want. I know that my two little $320 (total) 8's just hit louder and lower than this 12" Sundown beast that was on a 5K. I don't get PMS anymore since I had a vasectomy!
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I don't understand what your problem is with yourself or reality. I don't have anything against 8's, I'm not crapping on 8's. Facts are facts, Fs's are Fs's, wattage is wattage, Mms is Mms, coil diameter is coil diameter, spider diameter is spider diameter. 8's typically can't play lows like 12's. Typically, generally, usually; it's called a rule of thumb, as well. I'm a box designer. 8's don't play lows like 12's do, in most situations. If you try to aim for max SPL for low notes (into the 20's), nobody is going to choose 8's, unless they want a challenge.
The OP isn't you, the OP isn't me, the OP is asking for himself, so I'm just giving him general advice. What do you do? You start bragging about your system and beefing with me about facts I post. Get a life.
8's aren't even subwoofers, right? If you would've read the OP's post instead of the thread name then you would've realized that the OP is trying to decide between an 8" or a 10". He even says that he doesn't care about bass.
If that 12 didn’t do better than 2 8’s then I assume that guy has no idea what he’s doing
What’s his box like?
He did a 142.4 @34 hz. on a 5K Cerwin Vega amp in the explorer with a $900 lithium battery. He got that Sundown hot and stinky.