Wich setup would be louder and why?

[Evil Purple 10+ year member]

Hi i was wondering which of the 2 setups i am about to post would be the loudest all conditions beig the same IE (Box size and tuning and vehicle ect.....)

System (1) is 4 12s and 2 1000 watt amps. 2 12s wired in parallel per amp each 12 has an rms of 1000 watts.

System (2) 2 12 4 12s and 1 1000 watt amp. all 4 12s wired in parallel to one 1000 watt amp each 12 has a rms of 1000 watts.

so what i am thinking is that in each case all 12s will be receiving 1000 watts because they are wired in paralled and the power should be the same to each 12 in parallel. wo woulndt it be smarter to get 1 1000 watt amp? If not could someone please explain it to me?

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[chris96camaro 10+ year member]

It depends on your install....and BTW, a box for 2 12's and 4 12's wont be the same size....

 

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

lol

look at your pic ..... u have the answer rite in front of u

80

 

[Evil Purple 10+ year member]

It depends on your install....and BTW, a box for 2 12's and 4 12's wont be the same size....

all 4 12s will be in the same box just wired different. in the first pic it would be 4 12s in 1 box but wired in sets of 2 and in the second pic still same box and all the same 4 12s in it but all are wired together.

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

so what i am thinking is that in each case all 12s will be receiving 1000 watts because they are wired in paralled and the power should be the same to each 12 in parallel. wo woulndt it be smarter to get 1 1000 watt amp? If not could someone please explain it to me?

just stop right there.

Say you get a 1000 watt amp. Just because you hook up 4 subs in parallel doesnt mean each sub will get 1000 watts. It will be split amongst the subs, if hooked up at its lowest stable impedance, each one will recieve 250 watts.

 

[Evil Purple 10+ year member]

lollook at your pic ..... u have the answer rite in front of u

80

what does that mean? how i am looking at it looks to mea like in pic 1 each sub is receiving 1000 watts and in pic 2 each sub is receiving 1000 watts because in a parallel circuit power is the same anywhere in the circuit. so there really shouldnt be any difference that i can see anyways so a 2nd amp would be usless. atleast thats the way i see it and if that is incorrect i hope someone can explain to me why it is not the way i think it is.

 

[Rattlebrain 10+ year member]

just stop right there.
Say you get a 1000 watt amp. Just because you hook up 4 subs in parallel doesnt mean each sub will get 1000 watts. It will be split amongst the subs, if hooked up at its lowest stable impedance, each one will recieve 250 watts.

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[Evil Purple 10+ year member]

just stop right there.
Say you get a 1000 watt amp. Just because you hook up 4 subs in parallel doesnt mean each sub will get 1000 watts. It will be split amongst the subs, if hooked up at its lowest stable impedance, each one will recieve 250 watts.

hmm.. i though that in a parallel circuit your current has multiple paths to take and that at any given spot the power should be the same. and that in a series circuit your current only has 1 path to take meaning that the power would decrease as it goes down the line of your speakers meaning that your power would be divided by howmany speakers you have. but i guess that isnt true for car audio?

 

[SBLAZER]

do the 2 12s and 2 1000w amps. port em and wang away

 

[SBLAZER]

also wha subs and amps are they???

 

[Evil Purple 10+ year member]

also wha subs and amps are they???

it was just a forinstance type of question no brands in mind yet.

 

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

Hi i was wondering which of the 2 setups i am about to post would be the loudest all conditions beig the same IE (Box size and tuning and vehicle ect.....)

System (1) is 4 12s and 2 1000 watt amps. 2 12s wired in parallel per amp each 12 has an rms of 1000 watts.

IN THIS PIC EACH 12 WILL BE GETTING 500WATTS (2 X 1000= 2000..4 '/. 2000=500)

 

System (2) 2 12 4 12s and 1 1000 watt amp. all 4 12s wired in parallel to one 1000 watt amp each 12 has a rms of 1000 watts.

 

IN THIS PIC EACH 12 IS GETTING 250WATTS(1000'/.4 =250)

 

so what i am thinking is that in each case all 12s will be receiving 1000 watts because they are wired in paralled and the power should be the same to each 12 in parallel. wo woulndt it be smarter to get 1 1000 watt amp? If not could someone please explain it to me?

 

I REST MY CASE

 

80

 

[Evil Purple 10+ year member]

I REST MY CASE
80

Ok thanks for clearing that up then.

 

[Rattlebrain 10+ year member]

^^ Thats what I was thinking. Doesn't matter series or parallel, all that does is change the ohm load, the power is still split between the number of speakers.

Is that right or wrong???

 

[cversion7 10+ year member]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/ohsnap.gif.17c4c91be09a7a4a3995fb7145adac39.gif ^^^ right, rattlebrain. Now depending on brand and model of both subs and amps involved, the amp(s) could be bridged to provide more power for "x" ohm load if said amp is stable at that load. However, with the information provided....

80 is on the money.