ahole-ic
Banned
That's a tough call to make. It depends on enclosure and application which is what the guy above that I was arguing with was trying to articulate. The point I made is, that if you have 2 subs and one is less efficient, sounds sloppier, and handles less power that if you put those two subs in enclosures and vehicles that gave IDENTICAL responses over the sub-bass range, that the crappier one would still be crappier. It would still sound sloppier, not be as loud, etc. If you built it a box with a flatter response, it might sound better. If you built it a box with a peakier response it might get as loud as the other sub if the other sub remained in the original enclosure, but at the end of the day it's always playing catch up.
There is a common misconception between satisfaction and actual performance. Most people are so used to subs in terrible enclosures that even a crappy type r in an enclosure that is properly built for it sounds AMAZING to their ears. If they were to hear a QUALITY sub on clean power in a properly built box it would blow their minds. It is not 90/10 as far as enclosure/sub. It is for someone's satisfaction that only knows crappy equipment and enclosures... but for someone who is going to do a proper install no matter which sub they use, the sub will make a MUCH larger difference.
That cadence looks like a very nice sub, but Sundown, if we're talking about the nightshade will probably not be outclassed by much if any. That sundown is a quality sub.
