myths about sub sizes

[Steveopevo 10+ year member]

I've been told by most professionals that subwoofer sizes affect the type of bass you will hear. They say that smaller size woofers have faster transient response resulting in more accuracy where as larger woofers get louder and lower but will lose accuracy with metal/hard rock. however, I've read some posts hear that say it's just a myth. Does it really boil down to cone material and mechanics or both?

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[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Its dependent on a bunch of things, power, box, tuning, rest of the install, etc.

 

[daboyfrumdabx 10+ year member]

Enclosure.

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

In some loose sense that is correct due to more moving mass... However that has very little affect what really matters is the Box...

 

[Steveopevo 10+ year member]

Enclosure.

My next install will be a sealed enclosure, and I'm toggling back and forth between 10's or 12's

 

[JoshC 10+ year member]

I was told that by shops when i was a 16-17 with my first car. But ive heard 10s that sound sloppy from oversized enclosures so i think its a myth. My 12s box will be done today or tomorrow so well see if its muddyer with double bass then the kicker 8 thats in there

 

[Steveopevo 10+ year member]

I was told that by shops when i was a 16-17 with my first car. But ive heard 10s that sound sloppy from oversized enclosures so i think its a myth. My 12s box will be done today or tomorrow so well see if its muddyer with double bass then the kicker 8 thats in there

the subs I'm looking at recommend .66 sealed and the box I'm trying to match it with is .76 per chamber plus have poly fiber fill. Do you think this would cause a problem?

 

[skitzafit 10+ year member]

http://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/car-audio/599946.html

 

[TheUnderFighter 10+ year member]

the subs I'm looking at recommend .66 sealed and the box I'm trying to match it with is .76 per chamber plus have poly fiber fill. Do you think this would cause a problem?

No. Because with driver displacement you'll probably be right around .66 sealed anyways.

And as others said, it's more to do with the overall install than the particular driver. Especially the enclosure design.

 

[Steveopevo 10+ year member]

http://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/car-audio/599946.html

Very informative read up. What made me curious is when he said a ported box can sound as good as a sealed box. the result is lower distortion because of the added spl from the port thus allowing you not to have run your subs as hard. Also sealed boxes cause non linear excursion. So besides space saving what are sealed boxes good for because I always heard they were better for sound quality?

 

[05trailblazer 10+ year member]

ive never like the way sealed sounded but if you like the way it sounds and dont have the room for it then go for it buddy

 

[globalminds_ent 10+ year member]

it depends on if the woofer is made for sealed or not. I've heard some sealed setups that sound like ported.

 

[psychoacoustics 10+ year member]

I've been told by most professionals that subwoofer sizes affect the type of bass you will hear. They say that smaller size woofers have faster transient response resulting in more accuracy where as larger woofers get louder and lower but will lose accuracy with metal/hard rock. however, I've read some posts hear that say it's just a myth. Does it really boil down to cone material and mechanics or both?

please tell ......what professionals the local car audio shop ?

 

[Steveopevo 10+ year member]

please tell ......what professionals the local car audio shop ?

audio express(local here in phoenix), sonic electronix, and crutchfield to name a few.

 

[Steveopevo 10+ year member]

I think someone also said smaller subs resonate at higher frequencies better than large ones.