10'' subwoofer questions.

[yne721 10+ year member]

i'm new to car audio, so i had a question about subwoofers.

lets say I buy 1 10'' subwoofer, with dual voice coilover, and it costs me $209, with a peak of 800 watts and a RMS of 400 watts.

would It sound just as good as if I bought 2 10'' subwoofers with single voice, that only cost $115, with a peak of 400 watts and a RMS of 200 watts?

would the single good sub still hit harder than the two mediocre subs together?

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[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

It depends on the install (box and car), amplifier, and the driver. I would take a single high end sub over two low end subs any day.

However, two 10" subwoofers have more theoretical potential to get louder because there is more cone area, but I would still take the single.

What subs are these?

 

[netherland24 5,000+ posts]

i'm new to car audio, so i had a question about subwoofers.
lets say I buy 1 10'' subwoofer, with dual voice coilover, and it costs me $209, with a peak of 800 watts and a RMS of 400 watts.

would It sound just as good as if I bought 2 10'' subwoofers with single voice, that only cost $115, with a peak of 400 watts and a RMS of 200 watts?

would the single good sub still hit harder than the two mediocre subs together?

dont get the RT mtx subs if that is what ur talking about.

 

[yne721 10+ year member]

no. i bought a rockford fosgate Power stage 2 10'' subwoofer. i had intended to get the dual voice one, but then i got home and realized that's not what i got. so i was wondering if i should return it, and just pay the difference to get the dual voice coil, or if i should just go get another sub, then when i go back next week just buy a dual sub box instead of the single box i had planned on getting.

here are the sub specs if you don't already know them...

4 or 8 ohm SVC subwoofer

200 wats RMS/400 watts peak

the sub/s will be going into the trunk of my 1991 Mazda 626

and while i have peoples attention, first i'd like to state, that for right now, i'm not getting too serious about car audio, but in the future i plan on working on my system a lot.

so i'll ask a few questions...

as far as having a sub and an amp, does my head unit really affect my sub as long as it has a sub/amp preout?

2. knowing what subs i'm talking about, could you steer me in the direction of a good $300ish amp for my rockford sub, or if you tell me to stick with just buying another sub to make it a pair, a good amp that would supply power to both subs

 

[Jdizzle 10+ year member]

it should be decent but you should definatly do 2, if you wanted a single sub you should get 1 12 IMO

 

[yne721 10+ year member]

so if i have the two 10 inch singles, that will sound good. what kind of amp should i get?

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

What is the impedance of the coils on the subs? I am assuming 2, since you put "4 or 8 ohms" ....

What is your amp budget?

 

[yne721 10+ year member]

i'd say my amp budget is around 300

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

Again, what is the impedance of the subs coils?

 

[yne721 10+ year member]

Normal Impedence - 4 ohms

 

[yne721 10+ year member]

good amp recommendation anyone?

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

Okay so you are going to need an amp that puts out around 400-500w RMS at 2 ohms, shouldnt be hard to find on a $300 budget.

I would say THIS if the bidding stays under like $120 or so. I owned that amp previously and it is one reliable little amp. Never had a problem.

Or if you want something brand new (the JBL's are no longer made) then go for something like THIS

 

[yne721 10+ year member]

and that will power both subs? or i will need to buy two of them?

 

[yne721 10+ year member]

anyone?

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Just will need 1 amp. That orion class d is good as they are effiecent and dont get hot. Would jump on that.