Power difference to ear question

[Bobby322 10+ year member]

How much different is say 2000w to 3000w to the ear? In the same enclosure and car setup. 1000w to 2000w etc.?

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[t1990le 10+ year member]

How much different is say 2000w to 3000w to the ear? In the same enclosure and car setup. 1000w to 2000w etc.?

1000 to 2000 will have a greater increase since its 200% more. 2000 to 3000 will not be as significant since its 150%. Now 2000 to 4000 would be like the 1000 to 2000. Stupid sound law states dbs as exponential therefore its harder to get louder the higher up u are.

 

[Dak446 10+ year member]

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[marcotheclepto 10+ year member]

haha im going from about 1300 on an 18 to 4k on 2 15s and its been over 4 months since i had a system i sat in on the car for 2 12 inch lightning audio 12s i built a box for and kinda hurt my ears ive been resensitized lol.

 

[JuicyJeff 10+ year member]

its harder to gain dbzz the higher up you go

 

[Bobby322 10+ year member]

^^ thats going to wake your *** up haha.

Im going from an amp that had a fried mosfet that still worked (rated at 2400w, dunno what it was doing broken), to something like an ap3000d.

 

[t1990le 10+ year member]

lol stupid sound law?

lol

Yes if sound levels were arethmetic instead of Exponential, Best Buy would of been selling 170db sound systems by now.

haha im going from about 1300 on an 18 to 4k on 2 15s and its been over 4 months since i had a system i sat in on the car for 2 12 inch lightning audio 12s i built a box for and kinda hurt my ears ive been resensitized lol.

lol Yea I noticed a fairly big difference when I went from 2 12s on 1000watts to 2 12s in 2000.

 

[Varinabassing 10+ year member]

It is so hard for my friend to get that once you get in the 140s its harder to go up he like you only at 146 i like and i know a guy with 4 15s only doing 154 and he like man lol

 

[terra 5,000+ posts]

1000 to 2000 will have a greater increase since its 200% more. 2000 to 3000 will not be as significant since its 150%. Now 2000 to 4000 would be like the 1000 to 2000. Stupid sound law states dbs as exponential therefore its harder to get louder the higher up u are.

1000 to 2000 is a 200% increase?

 

[t1990le 10+ year member]

its harder to gain dbzz the higher up you go

^^^ My point exactly

^^ thats going to wake your *** up haha.
Im going from an amp that had a fried mosfet that still worked (rated at 2400w, dunno what it was doing broken), to something like an ap3000d.

Hmm running both at one ohm? Goin from 2400 to 3000? With all other variables stayin the same (same enclusure, same car, subs ect). Thats only a 25% gain itll put up better dbs but i dont think itll be too much of a difference to the ear

1000 to 2000 is a 200% increase?

Yes, 200% increase in wattage not dbs. Its impossible to tell exactly how much u will increase in decibels until you measure it with a TL or the like. What im getting at is a 200% increase in power is enough to be audiably noticeable

 

[Bobby322 10+ year member]

Well it wasnt doing rated, doubt it was over 2000.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Stupid sound law states dbs as exponential therefore its harder to get louder the higher up u are.

Logarithmic.

Yes if sound levels were arethmetic instead of Exponential,

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[t1990le 10+ year member]

Well it wasnt doing rated, doubt it was over 2000.

well if u go from that alphasonic to an ap3000 then it would probably be noticeable. Only one way to tell. Bring it to motorsport nationals this weekend and ill let you know lol

 

[Bobby322 10+ year member]

lol doubt I will have it by then. Wheres it at? If I go to comps it will be in the north texas area. and my box is at 32hz and I dont have a port plug for the TL so i prob. wont impress the TL

 

[t1990le 10+ year member]

Logarithmic.
Whatever it is each decibel is something like 100x louder than the one before it.

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If dbs were measured by the next db is like only 10% louder than the one before it not 100x louder

lol doubt I will have it by then. Wheres it at? If I go to comps it will be in the north texas area. and my box is at 32hz and I dont have a port plug for the TL so i prob. wont impress the TL

Its in Atlanta Ga this weekend lol