[quote name='adulbrich']4 12's would be twice the cone area. Yeah. Any other reasoning?
Really? Why?
Space is limited for me, so I'd rather have a couple monsters
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Part of me still wants Sundown Team subs.....
I think 3 or 4 18's would get nasty in a 4th in my truck
@LosIsATool; I don't care if efficiency is awful, lol. I've got power to spare :viking2:[/QUOTE]
A larger quantity of subs on the same power have lower power compression and likely will have more motor force per cone area. The higher motor force brings down QES so you can maybe save a bit of volume on the enclosure for the same cone area if you're looking for a consistent output through a fairly large bandwidth (assuming the other parameters and your cars cabin gain line up for the target application as well). On the down side you have more cancellation issues, a larger probability of having a sub fail, and the fact its more a PITA to track down potential quirky issues with the enclosure deign.
I personally prefer single or dual setups since I don't ever run gobs and gobs of power. In the end theory and math only goes so far (especially for car audio!) and real world results will inevitably not line up. No matter your end goal in car audio, it's going to take experience, experimentation, and occasionally a small amount of luck to see those goals through.
OP no chance for dual 15 setup?