More watts, more power?

[Tear 10+ year member]

Does pushing more watts mean it will hit louder? Like say you have the same two subs, same setup and everything, but one is pushing 1500 while the other only 1000. Will the 1500 beat harder?

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[EarDrummin. 10+ year member]

Uh.. I don't see why that would happen, or why you would want that to happen.

Would they be sharing the same chamber?

 

[Tear 10+ year member]

No, I mean two seperate 12's. One set in one truck, and the other in a different. One set is just receiving more watts.

 

[EarDrummin. 10+ year member]

So your Q is, "With the same setup, will one sub hit harder than the other if it receives more power?"

If this is your question, I think the answer is fairly obvious, don't you?

 

[kingpin_jeffie 10+ year member]

So your Q is, "With the same setup, will one sub hit harder than the other if it receives more power?"If this is your question, I think the answer is fairly obvious, don't you?

You must take into account the efficiency of the subs. The sub with 1500 wrms could terribly inefficient while the sub with 1000 is efficient as all get out. So actually the sub with 1000 could be louder. just something to think about.

 

[smokeoff 10+ year member]

I think he is looking at it this way. 2 cars exactly the same. Both have the same box with the same sub in it, every thing the same exept the watts. 1 is running 1000watts the other is running 1500watts.

If this is what he is asking i believe the answer is yes 1500 would push harder than 1000. If then sub is built to handle it.

 

[nweibley 10+ year member]

That is also to say if the sub can handle that amount of power without decreasing it's undistorted linear output too much. If a sub is already about to bottom out at 1,000 watts in box X, adding 500w is just going to make it bottom out more often and it will sound like crap. The sub is already reaching its maximum undistorted output level in that box with 1000w. That is the entire reason you don't need to push a sub to its thermal limits in every single box.

The long of the short of it is, as always, it depends. In a sealed box, it is more likely that the woofer can handle the power, but it may also help in a ported box with an extremly long throw woofer too, or one that has a very stiff suspension.

 

[Tear 10+ year member]

Yes, like saying both can handle 2500 watts but one is pushing 1500 and the other 1000.

 

[frozenfire89 10+ year member]

Why do you not create a real life simulation of this.

First you take one six-pack of the 15" 2,000 watt Funky pups.

Then you take one 10" 150 watt eDkx.

Within seconds you will turn off the scrambled static sounding noise that is being emitted from the funky pups, and so you can hear the sweet harmonic vocals of that tiny edkx. so pretty indeed.

I rest my case.

Watts do not matter. Size do not matter. What matters? It doesnt matter, you shouldnt be posting here in the first place, now get me my coffee.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Yes, like saying both can handle 2500 watts but one is pushing 1500 and the other 1000.

yeah...IT'S NOT "PUSHING"!! ok...subs don't "push" watts. Subs can handle a certain amount of power...this is their RMS power handling or the recommended continuous power to give it. So, the sub my be powered by a 1000 watt amp or a 1500 watt amp. AND OBVIOUSLY, if EVERYTHING is the same except for the amount of power...then the sub getting 1500 watts will perform better as long as 1500 is w/ in it's power handling limits. peace

NG

 

[Tear 10+ year member]

****..sorry.. Although, the point was not to listen to the sweet harmonic vocals but see which one beats harder.

 

[kingpin_jeffie 10+ year member]

mmmmmmmm playing semantics make me feel all warm and tingly inside.

 

[happe626 10+ year member]

answer is simply yes.. omg didn't think it would take this many people to answer a simple question..how to test this?

well i just upgraded amp..+50-75rms.. .and yes its better and cleaner!

as for the people who are thinking about 2x the subs 2x the box and 2x the car.. ha you are over thinking this=p

 

[happe626 10+ year member]

o yea... something i just thought of..

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[Bumpin_Ack 10+ year member]

Watts and db are exponential. 10X the watts=+6db= 2x louder. So the difference between 10>100 watts doubles the sound you hear and from 100>1000 watts does the exact same, even though it is 900 watts difference vs 90. Sooo....

Yes, in theory there will be a difference, but not one you are likely to notice //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif