Are 8's the new 12's?

8's can have usable output down to subaudible freqencies but since they move less air they won't have the same volume at that low freq. That can be compensated for with more drivers to move more air.
Low Fs also does not automatically equate to good low frequency extension. There's a lot more to it than that. Cone size and Mms are also only part of the factors determining Fs. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif Fs is the point at which impeadance his highest when the sub is free aired and that can have some adverse effects in ported enclosures if you dont have the amp to push past the impeadance rise

The long and the short is that being able to play flat down to 20hz is not a function of displacement. Being able to play loud at low frequencies (not the same as flat response) is a function of displacement.
I can not think of an 8" that has the displacement capeability to reproduce Infrabass loud enough for myself to scence it using only one driver.

Underlined stuff is what everyone needs to read... I also added some.

 
okay, air from an air compressor. say you have 700psi with a pin size hole nozle. that would hurt your ears like hell. high pitched. now say you had 700psi coming out of a nozzle 4 times the size. the sound would be much low in pitch
You just described a Heml-Holtz resonator, AKA a port in a ported box.

 
In comparison test...the DD 1008a was 3 db louder than the 8w7


You know were or by who that test was done?? I'm pretty cerious about that, b/c not saying that that W7 is the best 8 out there but the one I'm running is pretty freaken loud! I havn't been able to get it metered yet but i wouldn't doubt it if I was in the mid to high 130's. I've been debating getting a DD1008 to pay with and see how it compares to the W7. Either way both subs are very impressive for what they are.

Jon

 
You are all arguing two different things. A larger sub will play the low freqs louder and will play ALL frequencies louder. That doesn't mean that the small sub can't play the lows. That general statement just can't be made. Volume is totally relative. Normalize the response curves to a reference for each driver and it's quite easy to find a small driver with a lower F3 than a large one. That the F3 at max SPL is 15dB lower that the larger driver is irrelevant. 8's can have usable output down to subaudible freqencies but since they move less air they won't have the same volume at that low freq. That can be compensated for with more drivers to move more air.
Low Fs also does not automatically equate to good low frequency extension. There's a lot more to it than that. Cone size and Mms are also only part of the factors determining Fs.

The long and the short is that being able to play flat down to 20hz is not a function of cone size. Being able to play loud at low frequencies (not the same as flat response) is a function of cone size.
Holy crap somebody gets it. That is exactly what I've been saying, but in different words.

 
You know were or by who that test was done?? I'm pretty cerious about that, b/c not saying that that W7 is the best 8 out there but the one I'm running is pretty freaken loud! I havn't been able to get it metered yet but i wouldn't doubt it if I was in the mid to high 130's. I've been debating getting a DD1008 to pay with and see how it compares to the W7. Either way both subs are very impressive for what they are.




Jon
I dont know if he is refereing to the Great 8 Challenge, but the w7 8 isnt a one note wonder. It is an SQL woofer. It gets loud while sounding great. DD just gets loud.

 
I don't think audioholic is saying 8's can't play low. He never said every 15 will get lower then every 8, he simply said if you take the same model sub, and look at the Fs of the 8, 10, 12, 15, the larger the cone, the lower the Fs is. Which doesnt mean 8's cant play low, and it doesnt mean all 15's get lower than 8's. I think both you guys are right, you all are just arguing two different things and dont understand what the other one is saying, but ive read all of your all's posts, and I don't know nearly as much as either one of you, but from an outside perspective, it seems like you all are saying two different things, but neither one of you are wrong.

I think audioholic is simply arguing this statement....

Adding cone size to the same model sub has NOTHING to do with Fs. Whether its the RE RE line, which is only a 2Hz difference, its still a DIFFERENCE.

Maybe Im wrong but thats how I see this debate.

 
No, not finally. I stated it previously, aparently you missed it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif
How can I 'preach' it as fact? Are you saying the -3 dB frequency (F3) of an enclosure is NOT proportional to Fs?

Scared of what, admitting I dont understand the relationship? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif You just cant help trying to make me look bad, can you?

Dumb it down eh? Im sure those who read your words and learn from it will apreciate you calling them dumb, myself included. Guess what... I didn't know, as I said before. Now I understand better. Im sure others will too. Thats the good part. The sad part is, no matter how much Ive tried reasoning with you to calm down and act mature, you continue to insult. I may need to learn more in order to fully understand this topic, but I will... you sir, will always be an ***.

Good info there, thanks helo. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
F3 is not proportional to the Fs, it is proportionate to the box volume and tuning. If you put a 15 in a 8 cu. ft. ported box tuned to 62 hz, is the F3 still gonna be the same as if it were in 3 cu. ft. sealed? Are they both going to be the same difference apart from the Fs? If you put the same driver in 2 different sealed volumes, is the F3 not different? What about ported? How can the F3 be proportionate to the Fs if you can change the F3?

You apparently dont understand the relationship, because you are completely dodging the fact that you can change the Fs by changing the suspension, meaning in the same line of subs, a smaller size COULD have a higher Fs. I don't have to try to make you look bad, you are doing a good job of that yourself.

You don't have to tell me I'm an *******, thats old news. I also have no problem insulting your intelligence as long as you keep talking about something you don't understand, like you DO understand, and spreading false information like its the plague. The statements you have made make the uneducated on the subject consider the BS as fact and tend to repeat it to others, who in turn believe them. You then have an endless cycle of people saying they want low bass so they have to buy 15's to achieve it.

 
u never mentioned the size of the box each sub was inthe 8 could have been in a small sealed box and the 15 could have been in a small box as well

put them in real world applications and results will be different

80
I said the Qtc of the boxes were .707, meaning, they were the same alignment. Volume would be irrelevant because they had the same alignment. Real world application would be different because of the environment, but based on what is available, that is how it turns out.

 
I can not think of an 8" that has the displacement capeability to reproduce Infrabass loud enough for myself to scence it using only one driver.
Underlined stuff is what everyone needs to read... I also added some.
I have a box for a single RE8 which I used daily for a while, played 25 hz just fine, peaked 32 hz in my car, and metered low 130's. That was enough for me to drive down the highway with windows down and be comfortable listening to it. Displacement isn't everything, but it helps.

 
You know were or by who that test was done?? I'm pretty cerious about that, b/c not saying that that W7 is the best 8 out there but the one I'm running is pretty freaken loud! I havn't been able to get it metered yet but i wouldn't doubt it if I was in the mid to high 130's. I've been debating getting a DD1008 to pay with and see how it compares to the W7. Either way both subs are very impressive for what they are.




Jon
I think he's refering to a european magazine that did the review of SPL and SQ. Of course, we don't know who gave the magazine more advertising money, JL or DD.

 
I dont know if he is refereing to the Great 8 Challenge, but the w7 8 isnt a one note wonder. It is an SQL woofer. It gets loud while sounding great. DD just gets loud.

The DD wasn't in the great 8 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif There are a lot of new 8's on the market which I wish could of been in the great 8. The W7 deffenetly isn't a 1 note wonder, i totally agree there. I LOVE the way it sounds. Thats the part that impresses most of the ppl around here about it, how good it sounds and is still pretty loud!

I think there should be another great 8 challenge sometime in the future. Things I'd like to see tested are...

W7

DD1008

8L7

8L5

Assasins

Rl-i

ID Q

DA CM3

Ed 9Kv2

Tang Bang 8

Koda 8

RE 8

Crystal CMP

A couple of them were in the challenge before. I'm sure there are a couple more but I just can't think of them at the moment. If there ever is another one I'd be more then willing to send mine in.

Jon

 
I don't think audioholic is saying 8's can't play low. He never said every 15 will get lower then every 8, he simply said if you take the same model sub, and look at the Fs of the 8, 10, 12, 15, the larger the cone, the lower the Fs is. Which doesnt mean 8's cant play low, and it doesnt mean all 15's get lower than 8's. I think both you guys are right, you all are just arguing two different things and dont understand what the other one is saying, but ive read all of your all's posts, and I don't know nearly as much as either one of you, but from an outside perspective, it seems like you all are saying two different things, but neither one of you are wrong.
I think audioholic is simply arguing this statement....

Adding cone size to the same model sub has NOTHING to do with Fs. Whether its the RE RE line, which is only a 2Hz difference, its still a DIFFERENCE.

Maybe Im wrong but thats how I see this debate.
Right, while there is a difference, if it was based soley on the fact of a larger cone, EVERY line of sub would have the same difference between an 8 and 15. The real fact of the matter is, its how the driver is designed, period. If you don't have a sufficient suspension for a given moving mass, there will be sag and the coil will be off center so you must tighten the suspension to combat that. The RE line that doesnt have much difference simply has a different suspension per size of driver to make the Fs low on the smaller models with less moving mass. As I already said, if you add mass you will get a lower frequency. It doesnt matter if you keep the same size and use a heavier weight cone or go to a larger cone, the added moving mass will change the frequency. So, again I say, how is Fs a relation to cone size? It's not.

 
The DD wasn't in the great 8 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif There are a lot of new 8's on the market which I wish could of been in the great 8. The W7 deffenetly isn't a 1 note wonder, i totally agree there. I LOVE the way it sounds. Thats the part that impresses most of the ppl around here about it, how good it sounds and is still pretty loud!
I think there should be another great 8 challenge sometime in the future. Things I'd like to see tested are...

W7

DD1008

8L7

8L5

Assasins

Rl-i

ID Q

DA CM3

Ed 9Kv2

Tang Bang 8

Koda 8

RE 8

Crystal CMP

A couple of them were in the challenge before. I'm sure there are a couple more but I just can't think of them at the moment. If there ever is another one I'd be more then willing to send mine in.

Jon
Loyd already did that

 
F3 is not proportional to the Fs, it is proportionate to the box volume and tuning. If you put a 15 in a 8 cu. ft. ported box tuned to 62 hz, is the F3 still gonna be the same as if it were in 3 cu. ft. sealed? Are they both going to be the same difference apart from the Fs? If you put the same driver in 2 different sealed volumes, is the F3 not different? What about ported? How can the F3 be proportionate to the Fs if you can change the F3?
You apparently dont understand the relationship, because you are completely dodging the fact that you can change the Fs by changing the suspension, meaning in the same line of subs, a smaller size COULD have a higher Fs. I don't have to try to make you look bad, you are doing a good job of that yourself.

You don't have to tell me I'm an *******, thats old news. I also have no problem insulting your intelligence as long as you keep talking about something you don't understand, like you DO understand, and spreading false information like its the plague. The statements you have made make the uneducated on the subject consider the BS as fact and tend to repeat it to others, who in turn believe them. You then have an endless cycle of people saying they want low bass so they have to buy 15's to achieve it.




"2. Small Signal Parameters

The three parameters that primarily determine the frequency response

of a loudspeaker are compliance, free-air resonance, and Q.

The compliance, Vas, is a measure of the overall stiffness of the

cone, surround (the part the attaches to front of the cone), and

spider (the part that attaches to the rear of the cone). It is

specified as the volume of air having the same compliance as the

driver. A small number corresponds to a small volume of air, which is

stiffer than a larger volume of air. Thus, compliance and stiffness

are inversely proportional. Optimum enclosure volume is proportional

to Vas.

Free-air resonance, Fs, is the resonant frequency of the driver's

voice coil impedance with the driver suspended in free air (no

enclosure). The -3 dB frequency (F3) of an enclosure is proportional

to Fs.

The Q, Qts, is a measure of the sharpness of the driver's free-air

resonance. It is defined as (Fh-Fl)/Fs, where Fh and Fl are the upper

and lower -3 dB points of the driver's voice coil impedance in free

air. Optimum enclosure volume is related to Qts but is not directly

proportional. It is accurate to say that the volume gets larger as

Qts gets larger. Likewise, F3 gets smaller as Qts gets larger, and

for the sealed box enclosure, F3 is inversely proportional to Qts." - LOUDSPEAKERS PRIMER - http://www.rdrop.com/~billmc/spkr.txt

And, I "aprently" dont understand the relationship? You aparently dont understand the english language very well. You still continue to try to beat on me for 1) spreading false info (that I have a reference to back up) and 2) acting as if Im some expert here, when Ive never said anything to that effect, and said (repeatedly) just the opposite. Aparently you have one serious hard-on for putting me down here.

And I liked the part where you say I keep making myself look bad. Hello, Ive been asking you to explain for a page and a half now. Do you think I care if people know I dont know everything about this subject? If so, please refer back a page or two when I stated, clearly, that I do not. The continuance on your part to try to pile on the insults isn't making me look any worse here, only the guy doing it.

"You then have an endless cycle of people saying they want low bass so they have to buy 15's to achieve it."

And for the very last time, I never once said you must have a larger sub to acheive low bass. Not one time. Seriously, Im trying to remain mature here, but Im finding it hard to when you talk down to me like this, and yet STILL cant get that extremely simple concept thru your head. Please try harder, thanks.

 
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