4 10" l5's or 1 HDC3 18"

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

So you guys think 2k is enough for the AQ
I know the 4 L5's prob. have a slight edge in surface area and would be playing to their full potential off 2K

Slight edge? like 75% more cone area, plus 4 motors instead of one. 8 coils? much less power compression. If you do it right it should quite easily be louder, sounding better? ehh...

 

[Forrest Gump 10+ year member]

Slight edge? like 75% more cone area, plus 4 motors instead of one. 8 coils? much less power compression. If you do it right it should quite easily be louder, sounding better? ehh...

Oh yeah, way more come area...Dunno what I was thinkin wow.

So what do you mean by the 8 coil power compression comment. Enlighten me...

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

Oh yeah, way more come area...Dunno what I was thinkin wow.
So what do you mean by the 8 coil power compression comment. Enlighten me...

Send 1 watt to a coil, you get a certain amount of output from the sub, and a certain amount of heat, as well as a certain amount of loss due to that heat (ver little at 1 watt in most cases). So lets say the sub really was using that whole watt. Now double that wattage, and so begins power compression. Those 2 watts probably turn into something like 1.99 as an example. Double again, and the real effective power is probably like 3.95, double again and get 7.9, etc. (this is all in reference to how much gain you would have expected from your reference point of 1 watt). Eventually you can keep adding power and gain absolutely nothing, because it's all lost as heat or friction because of the suspension, or a lack of BL because you're approaching/exceeding xmax, etc.

Not only that, but the more the motor has to do, the less efficient it is as well. 4 motors vs. 1. Granted it depends on the different driver...its not like 4 xplod motors will be anywhere near better than a single hdc3...

10 speakers with 100 watts each will generally be much better than one speaker with 1000 watts (assuming relative specs of speakers and install is the same)

This doesn't always apply, but in daily builds, where you're playing music and not just a burp frequency (which changes the whole game), it generally does, to a certain point.

 

[Towncar 10+ year member]

The cone area theory does not always live up to hype... Like i mentioned before, I had much better success with 1 aq 18 over 2 l715s with the same power. We cant make the decision for you though, nor are we buying.. Youre best best is to Flip a coin.

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

The cone area theory does not always live up to hype... Like i mentioned before, I had much better success with 1 aq 18 over 2 l715s with the same power. We cant make the decision for you though, nor are we buying.. Youre best best is to Flip a coin.

Keep this in mind as well^

It will also depend on the vehicle, install, etc

Personally I'd actually go with the single 18. Will keep things much simpler and if you decide you want to upgrade, good luck selling 4 10" l7's vs an 18" HDC3...

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

i vote the 2 scd2.5 15"s - sounds like a perfect idea. and then you wouldnt fall into the catagorey of kicker people too.

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

Keep this in mind as well^
It will also depend on the vehicle, install, etc

Personally I'd actually go with the single 18. Will keep things much simpler and if you decide you want to upgrade, good luck selling 4 10" l7's vs an 18" HDC3...

your sig is excellent sir. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/youreawesome.gif.a27e190c662afa8e2be5686b27bd1659.gif

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

your sig is excellent sir. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/youreawesome.gif.a27e190c662afa8e2be5686b27bd1659.gif

Indeed //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[Forrest Gump 10+ year member]

i vote the 2 scd2.5 15"s - sounds like a perfect idea. and then you wouldnt fall into the catagorey of kicker people too.

Hmmmmm.....