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<blockquote data-quote="Electrodynamic" data-source="post: 4505622" data-attributes="member: 548723">If space is a concern, I would try to stick to a trio of 12&#039;s or dual 12&#039;s.&nbsp; Going to 4 12&#039;s isn&#039;t going to gain you much.&nbsp; So you&#039;ve got 2400 watts, and if that doesn&#039;t change (lets just assume that your amp does the same output into any Ohm load) you&#039;re looking at 1440 cm^2 of surface area with 3 12&quot; subs.&nbsp; With 4 12&#039;s you&#039;re looking at 1920 cm^2 of surface area.&nbsp; 4 12&#039;s has 1.3 times more surface area compared to a trio of 12&#039;s, which is good for about another dB and a half which is barely noticable.I would stick to 3 12&#039;s.Also take into consideration mounting depth.&nbsp; If you think about it, that&#039;s the one factor that takes up the most room in your install.&nbsp; Deep subwoofers do look really cool (I&#039;ll admit - I&#039;ve owned a LOT of them), but they&#039;re a pain in the butt when you try to squeeze them into a vehicle.&nbsp; Since an enclosure is going to be a box (more-than-likely), the factor of cubes works well in your favor for increasing enclosure size.Sure you can make the argument that deep subs offer deep enclosure sizes, so that gains you the ft^3 that you need.&nbsp; That&#039;s certainly true.&nbsp; But now you&#039;ve got 1/2 your trunk taken up (it&#039;s all about ft^2 when it comes to cargo space in a trunk) because you&#039;ve got an enclosure that&#039;s 12&quot; deep.&nbsp; If you had an enclosure that was 6&quot; deep, you have double the ft^2 available to haul stuff around.&nbsp; Not to mention it looks better IMO.But that&#039;s just my two cents worth.&nbsp; I guess it comes along with dealing with big, deep, subwoofers for eight years.&nbsp; //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gifBut hey, aren&#039;t we talking about SQ here? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif How did SQ and 2400 watts end up in the same thread anyway?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Electrodynamic, post: 4505622, member: 548723"] If space is a concern, I would try to stick to a trio of 12's or dual 12's. Going to 4 12's isn't going to gain you much. So you've got 2400 watts, and if that doesn't change (lets just assume that your amp does the same output into any Ohm load) you're looking at 1440 cm^2 of surface area with 3 12" subs. With 4 12's you're looking at 1920 cm^2 of surface area. 4 12's has 1.3 times more surface area compared to a trio of 12's, which is good for about another dB and a half which is barely noticable. I would stick to 3 12's. Also take into consideration mounting depth. If you think about it, that's the one factor that takes up the most room in your install. Deep subwoofers do look really cool (I'll admit - I've owned a LOT of them), but they're a pain in the butt when you try to squeeze them into a vehicle. Since an enclosure is going to be a box (more-than-likely), the factor of cubes works well in your favor for increasing enclosure size. Sure you can make the argument that deep subs offer deep enclosure sizes, so that gains you the ft^3 that you need. That's certainly true. But now you've got 1/2 your trunk taken up (it's all about ft^2 when it comes to cargo space in a trunk) because you've got an enclosure that's 12" deep. If you had an enclosure that was 6" deep, you have double the ft^2 available to haul stuff around. Not to mention it looks better IMO. But that's just my two cents worth. I guess it comes along with dealing with big, deep, subwoofers for eight years. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] But hey, aren't we talking about SQ here? [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] How did SQ and 2400 watts end up in the same thread anyway? [/QUOTE]

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