how do i make 12s sound like 15s?

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

lower tuning=lower playing

 

[Vossy 10+ year member]

well i loved the way my 15s sounded at 35 Hz so i would say 35 hz

You can hit 35 hz with like a tuning of 45 lol...

My "lows" at ~20 hz so I tune to 29

, so a 35 tuning would be fine for you.

 

[marcotheclepto 10+ year member]

12" Subs are the most versatile.. and will produce the best overall slope.... but you can make any sub with in reason.. only thing size really makes a difference on is the size of the actual wave created by the sub at any given Frequency... (Amount of air displaced )
Larger subs will create the same wave, just bigger.. it will also take farther for the wave to travel to complete the same wave being it is bigger, and to the ear might not be heard the same in car as it does outside the car.. this is also why bass will sometimes sound louder and harder with the windows down,, because the wave is able to complete it self fully.. you hear the sound passing by your ear.. vs canceling out or not completing fully..

That is why 15's and 18's are best suited in larger cars and vans and such, where 12's and 10's of equal power better suited for the smaller trucks and cars..

There is so much to take in account here.. but the main focus is the box.. in combination with the equipment.. staging and loading the driver..

i was under the impression that the frequency determined the wave length.

wavelength= speed of sound / frequency

 

[marcotheclepto 10+ year member]

for the AQ's the ~10 cu ft @ 35 tuning you plan to use will easily land you with your goals. (a "low end bass" of 35 Hz) as well as considerably lower.

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

grow a pair, tune it to 28-30 and actually let it play low.

 

[marcotheclepto 10+ year member]

grow a pair, tune it to 28-30 and actually let it play low.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/satan.gif.9c6a335ed7aeeed3ee273e573f1fcaac.gif thats whatd id do

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

you can't make 12s sound like 15s

12s are faster than 15s, just like how 10s are faster than 12s. Punchier as well. I think the punchiness has to do with the speed of the woofer.

Anyhow, you'd have to slow down those 12s somehow, so 30hz can sound like 28hz.

i kid.

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

everyone knows that you cant make 12s sound like 15s now, that point can stop being run into the ground.

dropping the tuning from 35 with his 15s to 28-30 with the 12s will make a major difference in how low the system will play.

but the only way to truly know what the system will actually be capable of is stop talking about it and actually do it,

if it doesnt turn out like you thought it would, do what most of us do and change it in 3 months or so.

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

IMO if youre doing it right all subs should sound pretty similar if you put them in the correct enclosure. the difference should be loudness primarily if youre doing apples to apples sub wise. i get the same frequency response from my two 8s as i did with my 18, just changed the tuning a bit to compensate for size and bam done, obv the 8s arent as loud but as far as killin the lows and on up they are about the same.

 

[Matt A 10+ year member]

ok so 4 12s in 10 cubes and tuned to 32hz?... i need to know if this will sound like my 15s hdc3s tuned to 35hz...and thank you all for your answers

 

[tsuch20]

Im the other way around im going from 4 12" RF T1 to 2 15" AA Mayhem. Hope its loud as the 12's and hits real low

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

Depends on the subs, like someone already said get a hold of some TSP's and use a modelling program. Beyond that everyone is just going to be guessing.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Bass sounds like bass no matter what the woofer is.... Most of it's about enclosure and the quality of the sub being used.

Need a box design, PM me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[iLL Ridge 10+ year member]

It's all about the box.

 

[Varinabassing 10+ year member]

12" Subs are the most versatile.. and will produce the best overall slope.... but you can make any sub with in reason.. only thing size really makes a difference on is the size of the actual wave created by the sub at any given Frequency... (Amount of air displaced )
Larger subs will create the same wave, just bigger.. it will also take farther for the wave to travel to complete the same wave being it is bigger, and to the ear might not be heard the same in car as it does outside the car.. this is also why bass will sometimes sound louder and harder with the windows down,, because the wave is able to complete it self fully.. you hear the sound passing by your ear.. vs canceling out or not completing fully..

That is why 15's and 18's are best suited in larger cars and vans and such, where 12's and 10's of equal power better suited for the smaller trucks and cars..

There is so much to take in account here.. but the main focus is the box.. in combination with the equipment.. staging and loading the driver..

What....

Please dont post this lie anymore please your being misleading //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif