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<blockquote data-quote="audioholic" data-source="post: 6844509" data-attributes="member: 549629">Over all I agree Kyle&#039;s post was very good, a couple issues to mention though...Sensitivity is important, but not a good spec to look at or compare for subwoofers. Sensitivity is measured at 1khz, who plays their sub that high? Its also not important to know your sub&#039;s sensitivity unless you are thoroughly knowledgeable on how hoffman&#039;s iron law affects speaker sensitivity versus LFE and enclosure size. In other words, many times LOW sensitivity is desirable, most people wouldn&#039;t understand that unless they understand H.I.L.SQ, SPL and SQL are reasonable terms to use imo. Not all factors that make a woofer louder also make it sound better. Plenty of SPL oriented drivers are designed to have a peaky output, not very good for playing music, but good for trying to belt out one frequency very loudly. Coil size is another example. 4&quot; coils sure increase power handling, an advantage in SPL setups playing at or very near enclosure tuning. But a massive 4&quot; coil does not lend itself to accuracy of signal reproduction in a delicate and complex piece of music.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="audioholic, post: 6844509, member: 549629"] Over all I agree Kyle's post was very good, a couple issues to mention though... Sensitivity is important, but not a good spec to look at or compare for subwoofers. Sensitivity is measured at 1khz, who plays their sub that high? Its also not important to know your sub's sensitivity unless you are thoroughly knowledgeable on how hoffman's iron law affects speaker sensitivity versus LFE and enclosure size. In other words, many times LOW sensitivity is desirable, most people wouldn't understand that unless they understand H.I.L. SQ, SPL and SQL are reasonable terms to use imo. Not all factors that make a woofer louder also make it sound better. Plenty of SPL oriented drivers are designed to have a peaky output, not very good for playing music, but good for trying to belt out one frequency very loudly. Coil size is another example. 4" coils sure increase power handling, an advantage in SPL setups playing at or very near enclosure tuning. But a massive 4" coil does not lend itself to accuracy of signal reproduction in a delicate and complex piece of music. [/QUOTE]

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