How unrealistic is my goal?

[massivespl]

Come on a 150 is loud for beginner. Like if u let some kid that has 1 kicker 12 hear a 150db system he's gumna be like **** that's loud. If u let someone who has had a 150db system for acouple years they will be like it's ok.

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

I guess I'm a beginner still.

 

[Boomsday 10+ year member]

Doubt you will be at 155 with just changing the power. I have competed for years and have seen people only gain .3 by doubling power. Once you get to a certain Mark it gets harder and harder. If you could just dump more power to get loud everybody would be loud

 

[massivespl]

Doubt you will be at 155 with just changing the power. I have competed for years and have seen people only gain .3 by doubling power. Once you get to a certain Mark it gets harder and harder. If you could just dump more power to get loud everybody would be loud

I agree //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif great answer

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

On the subs he has I would put money down moving to a 7500 will gain him 3 if current is good. Getting past that will need beefier subs.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

I gained 5 going from 2 DC lvl 4s on 2500 to 2 XLm2s on 5000. Same enclosure.

 

[massivespl]

I gained 5 going from 2 DC lvl 4s on 2500 to 2 XLm2s on 5000. Same enclosure.

Yes but u weren't going from 50-55 u prly went from 45-50.. There's a huge difference there.

 

[Boomsday 10+ year member]

Number chasing is like drag racing. U have to change and tweak a lot of stuff to just go a tenth faster.

150 to 155 is a bigger jump then 145 to 150

And 155 to 160 is even bigger.

Again if it where that easy everybody would be loud

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Yes but u weren't going from 50-55 u prly went from 45-50.. There's a huge difference there.

True but I only doubled power he is doubling plus another 50%

I'm not saying he will gain 5 but 3 is doable

 

[Doug118 10+ year member]

With the 7500, I'd say I'd be getting closer to 4x the power I was with the 150.1. I didn't really have the electrical when I ran that amp but now I have more than enough current to supply a 7500 and probably enough to power a 12k

 

[will3 10+ year member]

For every action there is a greater or equal reaction, adding more power should add more excursion at or around your peak, where excursion is limited by the enclosure alignment , increasing output (SPL) , but only if your enclosure is up to par , we traditionally add port volume to compensate for the added volume displacement requirement to keep port compression down , but by doing this it narrows useable bandwidth.

You also have to take into account thermal compression, voltage drop ,impedance rise, etc.

This game is like chess not checkers you need to be 3 steps ahead not 1, the objective ought to be getting as loud as possible with the best bandwidth with the least amount of power, instead of trying to muscle your way up the db scale with just adding power

 

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

So when you dropping in that 7500?

 

[Doug118 10+ year member]

For every action there is a greater or equal reaction, adding more power should add more excursion at or around your peak, where excursion is limited by the enclosure alignment , increasing output (SPL) , but only if your enclosure is up to par , we traditionally add port volume to compensate for the added volume displacement requirement to keep port compression down , but by doing this it narrows useable bandwidth.You also have to take into account thermal compression, voltage drop ,impedance rise, etc.

This game is like chess not checkers you need to be 3 steps ahead not 1, the objective ought to be getting as loud as possible with the best bandwidth with the least amount of power, instead of trying to muscle your way up the db scale with just adding power

Thank you for the thought out response

So when you dropping in that 7500?

I'm working on my doors right now and trying to decide if I'm going to get the 7500 or just go with the 12k. Like I said earlier, I have the electrical to support 12k, but I'm running 5k to my doors so that'll be 17k total if I do go with 12k for the subs

 

[Dub7sonoma Premium Member]

Thank you for the thought out response


I'm working on my doors right now and trying to decide if I'm going to get the 7500 or just go with the 12k. Like I said earlier, I have the electrical to support 12k, but I'm running 5k to my doors so that'll be 17k total if I do go with 12k for the subs

5k to your doors? Man..........

 

[Doug118 10+ year member]

5k to your doors? Man..........

Yup. 6 10's. As long as I have a good year with work, it'll be either 16 10's on 10k with 2 18's or 12 10's on 10k with 4 18's by the end of 2015. Depends on how the substage turns out