Multiple subs vs single large sub

[SAbass15 10+ year member]

Yep. Mostly the box though because if you have a box tuned to the high 30's or in the 40's good luck getting those low low notes lol

The sub has a role in sound quality and loudness and performance that someone wants as well right?

 

[GreekBrotha8 10+ year member]

The sub has a role in sound quality and loudness and performance that someone wants as well right?

Definitely.

 

[JoeK 10+ year member]

You know, im going to say what hasnt been said yet. Lows? DAD BD 12s....

I havent heard a pair of 12s as nasty as 2 DAD BD on 2k. 2 of them in 5 cubes did a 136db @ 17hz, and a 146.9 @ 40

 

[Vincer77 10+ year member]

First time poster here and a noob audiophile. As an extension to this question, can I get similar bass response out of say 4 6" speakers as a single 12". Surface area is the same. I'd like to build a false floor in the back of a 4runner and the shorter depth of the 6's is attractive.

Looking forward to your responses.

Cheers,

Vince

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

powerhandling won't be the same on 4 6's and neither will excursion. four 6inch drivers can probably match a low end 12, but a higher end 12 is likely to have more overall SPL by a fair margin.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

And my trunk is jimmy rigged to close and doesn't even seal properly?

I would like to see that.

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

First time poster here and a noob audiophile. As an extension to this question, can I get similar bass response out of say 4 6" speakers as a single 12". Surface area is the same. I'd like to build a false floor in the back of a 4runner and the shorter depth of the 6's is attractive.
Looking forward to your responses.

Cheers,

Vince

no

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

The sub has a role in sound quality and loudness and performance that someone wants as well right?

Correct, but the silly myth that sub-par audio shops keep telling people about how they think a 10" sub sounds better then an 18" sub as if the size of the cone has direct bearing on the sound quality or that the 10" sub plays higher and tighter etc.

 

[RangerDangerV2 5,000+ posts]

Ok for one sealed should be out the window....and ur not squeezing 6 10.s or 4 12.s in ur impala trust me ..not in a decent box anyway..what are you.re goals ?? howbeill they be powered? too many variables

you can easily do 4 12s. Ive seen 2 18s..

 

[dhall615 10+ year member]

that 05 has 18.6 cu ft in the trunk... Plenty of space if you want to use the entire thing... my 2 12's take up about half of my trunk (02 impala). your goal SQ or raw SPL?

 

[IndyStreetRacer 10+ year member]

I like reading all of this since I have a 2004 Impala SS and am making changes to my current setup. I have been running my 2 OA 12's in a sealed box and like the way they sound currently. I'm having a ported enclosure built with about 3.5 cf of space. Just going to up the power.

 

[alec14 10+ year member]

I hit 179.3db with a single DD 99z18.

On what power and electrical? You must've had that thing in a massive box. And i'd like to see it.

 

[alec14 10+ year member]

Single 12" in proper enclosure with proper power and electrical that does 144.7db here.

you hit that with a T1, on 1000 watts?

 

[FamousMassacre 10+ year member]

On what power and electrical? You must've had that thing in a massive box. And i'd like to see it.

Four DD Z2 Amps.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

looks like dante's volvo wagon....