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<blockquote data-quote="HardofWhoring" data-source="post: 8864366" data-attributes="member: 674149"><p>I read this somewhere recently too. It just doesn't make sense though. The math doesn't add up. </p><p></p><p>In general, it would mean that every speaker does the same volume at the same wattage, and that every speaker goes up the same amount. SPL wouldn't even matter, it would be the same thing for everyone, every time at the same wattage. It would have to mean 2k watts, is a set db, (for everyone). Without even going up, just go down with it. Eventually you're going to get sub 5watts, and how many db? </p><p></p><p>This theory might work for a specific range, and a specific type of speaker, but it certainly doesn't work all the time. </p><p></p><p>What's powering the speaker is AC voltage. It's the square root of wattage. When you send more power in, you only get the square root out. </p><p>For speaker power; You aren't doubling wattage to get more decibel out, You're adding more power in and only getting the square root more. </p><p>sq rt of 1,000 is 31vAC</p><p>sq rt of 2,000 is 44vAC</p><p>That's what is not linear. That is what creates a curve, that would look similar to what this theory is claiming, where it's climbing higher, and going out less and less.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardofWhoring, post: 8864366, member: 674149"] I read this somewhere recently too. It just doesn't make sense though. The math doesn't add up. In general, it would mean that every speaker does the same volume at the same wattage, and that every speaker goes up the same amount. SPL wouldn't even matter, it would be the same thing for everyone, every time at the same wattage. It would have to mean 2k watts, is a set db, (for everyone). Without even going up, just go down with it. Eventually you're going to get sub 5watts, and how many db? This theory might work for a specific range, and a specific type of speaker, but it certainly doesn't work all the time. What's powering the speaker is AC voltage. It's the square root of wattage. When you send more power in, you only get the square root out. For speaker power; You aren't doubling wattage to get more decibel out, You're adding more power in and only getting the square root more. sq rt of 1,000 is 31vAC sq rt of 2,000 is 44vAC That's what is not linear. That is what creates a curve, that would look similar to what this theory is claiming, where it's climbing higher, and going out less and less. [/QUOTE]
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