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<blockquote data-quote="JimJ" data-source="post: 7715760" data-attributes="member: 555251">Those numbers are a bit optimistic //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif1-2dB, unless you&#039;re a human SPL meter, will be under the threshold of what we can perceive as a change. You&#039;d have to get to at least 3dB for that - and 10dB to perceive a &quot;doubling&quot;. The ear is horrible at detecting changes.Adding cone area is a much better way to increase SPL than simply adding power - it avoids the issues of power compression, &quot;why did I smoke my woofers&quot; thread syndrome, etc. But like other posters alluded to, you might not be able to fit the larger enclosures required. If you&#039;re competing in sanctioned events, adding cone area generally places you in much more competitive classes //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JimJ, post: 7715760, member: 555251"] Those numbers are a bit optimistic [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] 1-2dB, unless you're a human SPL meter, will be under the threshold of what we can perceive as a change. You'd have to get to at least 3dB for that - and 10dB to perceive a "doubling". The ear is horrible at detecting changes. Adding cone area is a much better way to increase SPL than simply adding power - it avoids the issues of power compression, "why did I smoke my woofers" thread syndrome, etc. But like other posters alluded to, you might not be able to fit the larger enclosures required. If you're competing in sanctioned events, adding cone area generally places you in [B]much[/B] more competitive classes [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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