Debate With My Friend

[BigDrez 10+ year member]

OK...both of us drive a Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo...his is a 98 and mine is an 01...he has 4 JL Audio W7 12's Powered by 2 JL Audio 1000/1 amplifiers...stock rear speakers and some older Alpine Front Door Speakers and tweeters powered by a 400watt 4 Channel Amp...with an older Alpine Head Unit...stock alternator...4 gauge running everything...no Big 3...but an Optima Redtop starting Battery...Optima Yellowtop in the back...in a Ported Box but he does not know the tuning of the box. It's pretty loud, I can't lie, but here is the debate we have:

He has 4 12's but he is only giving them 500 watts a piece I am giving each sub 1000 give or take maybe a little more maybe a little less...but I only have 2 12's...my electrical system is ALOT stronger but I don't have an extra battery...does mine have the potential to be louder even though he has 4 12's and I only have 2? I say yes because my power too 2 12's is about the same as his to 4 12's. He says there is absolutely no way because he has FOUR 12's and thats the bottom line regardless of the power....it's a silly debate...but we just need clarification...because I think I could be just as loud or potentially louder. My entire set up is in my sig for people to make their analysis

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[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

i can't tell you for sure, but i would have to say he'll get louder. even though he has lesser watts to each sub, he has the major advantage of 2x the cone area you do. also, his subs are of higher quality that are capable of higher spl levels than yours. $.02

 

[haole_boy]

i can't tell you for sure, but i would have to say he'll get louder. even though he has lesser watts to each sub, he has the major advantage of 2x the cone area you do. also, his subs are of higher quality that are capable of higher spl levels than yours. $.02

maybe not 2x the cone area but they dot have lots of excursion.

 

[DaveT 10+ year member]

i can't tell you for sure, but i would have to say he'll get louder. even though he has lesser watts to each sub, he has the major advantage of 2x the cone area you do. also, his subs are of higher quality that are capable of higher spl levels than yours. $.02

he may have more cone area but as far as SPL I think the kicker (comparing 1to1) would be as loud as the JL but the JL will sound alot cleanr...But I would have to agree that the 4 W7s will take the win but why argue get em metered

 

[BigDrez 10+ year member]

ahh it's nothing but a friendly debate...his system does infact get extremely loud...and mine is loud as well...but I'm wired at 2 ohms and getting 2000 RMS between the two...we won't get metered until I drop it down to .5 Ohms for over 3000 Watts RMS between the two....mwahahahaha