10's vs a 12?

[Braindead]

I know this is kinda the age old question, but in terms of volume produced, would two 10's be louder than one 12? They would since more cone area=more air moved, right?

That being said, would 2 dc 2 10s sound better than 1 dc 3 12? They'd run around the same power

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[Dmac1991]

more cone area=more air moved

 

[Nutdawg651]

The two 10s would be louder

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

How to calculate cone area

Cone area = pi x (r x r)

pi = 3.14 r = radius of sub

One 8" = 50.27

One 10" = 78.54

One 12" = 113.1

One 15" = 176.71

One 18" = 254.47

Two 8" = 100.53

Two 10" = 157.08

Two 12" = 226.19

Two 15" = 353.43

Two 18" = 508.94

Three 8" = 150.8

Three 10" = 235.62

Three 12" = 339.29

Three 15" = 530.14

Three 18" = 763.41

Four 8" = 201.06

Four 10" = 314.16

Four 12" = 452.39

Four 15" = 706.86

Four 18" = 1017.87

On the same power it should be louder with more cone area