familiar with the saying "theres no replacement for displacement" tru 4 subs as well?

[spencer321 10+ year member]

anyone whos into car performance has heard the saying "theres no replacement for displacement" EXCEPT a power adder(turbo nitrous supercharger)

do you think the same could be applied for subwoofers?

what i mean by that is, if you had 1000watts to use and unlimited space, would you rather use a 15" subwoofer with 1000watts RMS rating... or 10 15" subwoofers with 100watts rms rating each?

this is an honest question im just curious to tell you the truth, but it theoretically it just seems like it would make sense if it was an equation where power was constant and the variable was cone area with the solution being output, than cone area and output would be directly porpotional.

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[01 S 10 10+ year member]

I'd go with the 10 15"s

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

the theory is sound

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

if you have the room...use it....but the comparison youre using is retarded

 

[Erthshker 10+ year member]

10 15s all day.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

part of the issue is that 2 sealed require double the power than 1 ported. getting loud ported is cheaper if you can build your own boxes.

 

[snfsh79077 10+ year member]

i'd go with 10 21"ers

 

[spencer321 10+ year member]

im not saying i have the room guys, i was just thinking about it was all, and SMD which comparison are you refering too? the saying "theres no replacement for displacement" or the multiple subs vs 1 sub at the same power?

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

im not saying i have the room guys, i was just thinking about it was all, and SMD which comparison are you refering too? the saying "theres no replacement for displacement" or the multiple subs vs 1 sub at the same power?

it's hard to compare it that way, because having 2 in a sealed box requires double the power as the same sub in a ported box, to perform as it was designed. excursion comes into play more in that situation as well. 2 subs sealed, won't move as much as 1 ported on the same power.

 

[spencer321 10+ year member]

very true... well for instance i'm looking at the difference between 4 RE12's sealed in 4cubes, or an SSD15 ported in about 4 cubes, both off a ZX750.1, the 12's have almost 2.4 times the cone area, but they are sealed and on the same power... thats a real world comparison what would you do with that.

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

id go with 1 15, why spend more money on 4 12s

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

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[Willkas 10+ year member]

10 subs running on 100 watts would really sound like shit.

Go for a 15 or 18"

My cuz made a smart move and bought a 18" "peavey black widow" guitar speaker and ran it on 750 and that is LOUD

 

[spencer321 10+ year member]

id go with 1 15, why spend more money on 4 12s

4 RE12s is about 20$ more than an SSD15, thats why i ask

 

[spencer321 10+ year member]

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are you being for real or joking?

cuz that not what im saying, its what im asking given equal power, i really don't know..