2500d not as loud?

[45auto 10+ year member]

not gonna argue with you but I will tell you to do some research before say something like this again.

It would be better to tell me what I said wrong than me not knowing, and trying to find out what's wrong, not knowing what I'm looking for... So what's wrong with what I said?

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

I highly doubt you will notice an audible increase in volume from doing that to your electrical. It may be some-what more stable, but I guarentee you the voltage will still drop and you will have dimming lights.

Nothing can substitute real power, get a new alternator.

And do not buy a capacitor...

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

~10db is 2x louder by ear...

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

3db is actually 2x as loud, it's 2x the volume. The amount of energy physically being generated by the speaker is 2x as much, however, your ears aren't that sensative. You have to move over 6x the amount of air before you can percieve it being "2x as loud", which is approx 10db's. So both of you are sorta right.

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

3db's isn't 2 times as loud, it's slightly louder. 10 dB's is twice as loud.
3 dB's is 2 times the power, or surface area, not 2 times the sound.... Going from 1500 watts to 3000 watts is 3dB's, 2 subs to 4 subs is 3 dB's... 1500 Watts to 12000+ watts is 10dB's, 2 subs to a few more than 16 subs is 10 dB's, twice as loud.

If sound doubled every 3 decibels, I'm pretty sure that extreme SPL Vans that hit around 180 dB, would blow up from a shockwave, killing everyone watching the competition.

Anyways, to answer the question, I think the 2500d is eating your electrical system alive, and it's not being powered sufficiently, causing this impedance in performance. If everything is alright, the 2500D should have no problem making us louder than the kx1200.1

untrue good sir, untrue indeed

 

[joshpoints 10+ year member]

prolly not enough juice my one 1200d killed my factory alt

Where did you purchase your aftermarket alternator and how long have you had the aftermarket alternator?

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

I read 6db's is twice as loud to the ear. I think Squeak said so?