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<blockquote data-quote="T3mpest" data-source="post: 2172037" data-attributes="member: 560148"><p>Plays lower, gets louder with less excursion required.&nbsp; Frankly, if you have the room and money there is really no reason to not get a larger sub.&nbsp; Especially if you plan on competeting (you referred to the 135db req.)&nbsp; A fundamental 11hz tone on a pipe organ is NOT an 8inch sub&#039;s best friend.:naughty:In the early days of SQ comps it wasnt&#039; unheard of to use several 18&#039;s for subbass duty for lots of headroom.&nbsp; It&#039;s just a balancing act between, space, money, effective cone area, and power.&nbsp; Frankly, I&#039;ve usually went with single larger sub setups.&nbsp; A smaller area usually enhances reinforces the lower frequencies.&nbsp; If you know your not getting enough low end find a larger sub that likes smaller boxes so&nbsp; you can put in a slightly bigger box sealed or a ported box tuned low, since you prefer sealed, I&#039;d do the former.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="T3mpest, post: 2172037, member: 560148"] Plays lower, gets louder with less excursion required. Frankly, if you have the room and money there is really no reason to not get a larger sub. Especially if you plan on competeting (you referred to the 135db req.) A fundamental 11hz tone on a pipe organ is NOT an 8inch sub's best friend.:naughty:In the early days of SQ comps it wasnt' unheard of to use several 18's for subbass duty for lots of headroom. It's just a balancing act between, space, money, effective cone area, and power. Frankly, I've usually went with single larger sub setups. A smaller area usually enhances reinforces the lower frequencies. If you know your not getting enough low end find a larger sub that likes smaller boxes so you can put in a slightly bigger box sealed or a ported box tuned low, since you prefer sealed, I'd do the former. [/QUOTE]

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