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<blockquote data-quote="geolemon" data-source="post: 482928" data-attributes="member: 547749">Who cares how many watts any subwoofer can take?If I&#039;ve got a sub that can &quot;take&quot; 20,000 watts continuous... and it&#039;s only just as loud as anything else out there, I&#039;m going to feel like a bit of a sucker....On the other hand, how fun is it to build a system that creates roof flex and turns the rear window into mild jello with just 400w?IMO, it&#039;s not about power (needing power, and wanting power are two different things... the former sucks, but you&#039;ve got reasons at least).. it&#039;s about output... dB.. SPL.&nbsp;&nbsp; :boobies:And IMO, power is the wrong place to look - at least first - if you are looking for ways to improve output.&nbsp; Even in the most idealistic sense, the relation of power to output isn&#039;t proportional... it takes a 4x increase in power to effect only a 2x increase in output - and in reality, it&#039;s worse, when you factor in things like heat and power compression.And let&#039;s not forget all the additional money you&#039;ll need to spend to actually get the car to be able to produce the current that the amps need to make that much power!&nbsp; //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gifIMO, I wouldn&#039;t look to change my power level until after I&#039;ve exhausted my other, more efficient variables.&nbsp; (keyword: efficient... efficiency... hint hint //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif )</blockquote>

[QUOTE="geolemon, post: 482928, member: 547749"] Who cares how many watts any subwoofer can [B]take[/B]? If I've got a sub that can "take" 20,000 watts continuous... and it's only just as loud as anything else out there, I'm going to feel like a bit of a sucker.... On the other hand, how fun is it to build a system that creates roof flex and turns the rear window into mild jello with just 400w? IMO, it's not about power ([I]needing[/I] power, and [I]wanting[/I] power are two different things... the former sucks, but you've got reasons at least).. it's about output... dB.. SPL. :boobies: And IMO, power is the wrong place to look - at least [I]first[/I] - if you are looking for ways to improve output. Even in the most idealistic sense, the relation of power to output isn't proportional... it takes a 4x increase in power to effect only a 2x increase in output - and in reality, it's worse, when you factor in things like heat and power compression. And let's not forget all the additional money you'll need to spend to actually get the car to be able to produce the current that the amps need to make that much power! [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] IMO, I wouldn't look to change my power level until after I've exhausted my other, more efficient variables. (keyword: efficient... efficiency... hint hint [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] ) [/QUOTE]

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