+3db's... double power.. ect..

[Etac 10+ year member]

ok as i've read many times

+3db's is roughly equal to doubling your power...

but thats only true once you hit like 130db's + or even higher right...?

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[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

No. It's true all the time. It's a simple logarithmic function.

 

[Etac 10+ year member]

yeah i wasnt sure, i read that the other day, even tho i never heard that before... so just checking

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

ok as i've read many times+3db's is roughly equal to doubling your power...

but thats only true once you hit like 130+ or even higher right...?

It's actually more likely to hold true at lower levels. As you get closer to the sub's limits, doubling power isn't going to do much since you'll be experiencing power compression and reaching the thermal/physical limits of the speakers.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

its always worked for me...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Etac 10+ year member]

lol main reason im asking is cause i ordered a couple of the 6.5 tang subs for $25ish from parts express when they were on sale.. nice little speakers (esp for the sale price) but very very inefficient =\

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Which means that they'll probably actually work well as subs.

 

[Etac 10+ year member]

yea i know, they do get pretty low for 6.5s... my peerless 6.5's get a little lower but the tangs have a little more snap to them

 

[Saint211 10+ year member]

yeah the difference between 1 and 2 watts is theoretically the same as the difference between 500 and 1000.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Difference being that you're more likely to get the full theoretical difference going from 1 to 2.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

Difference being that you're more likely to get the full theoretical difference going from 1 to 2.

Much easier way of putting what I was trying to say. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[roarzorz 10+ year member]

If I give a Kicker Cvr 1500watts I will not see a 3db increase by giving it 3000watts. I willl see a cracked cone and probably some smoke though.

 

[nauc 10+ year member]

doubling your power wont do crap if the driver is already moving its full stroke

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[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

If I give a Kicker Cvr 1500watts I will not see a 3db increase by giving it 3000watts. I willl see a cracked cone and probably some smoke though.

Way to miss the point of the thread.

 

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

i thought doubling the power was 10x your current power//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif