Sub Sizing

Systems
Systems Posts: 14,873
edited September 2004 in Car Audio & Electronics
would a 12" inch sub have any advantage over a 10" sub, even when both of them were from the same manufacturer, same model, and have identical resistance/coil design, and identical factory rated RMS and peak power?
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited September 2004
    itll be louder due to more displacement
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  • neomagus00
    neomagus00 Posts: 3,899
    edited September 2004
    yep, the 12 will be a bit louder and a bit deeper, but sometimes the bigger sub (with the same specs) will sound a bit looser than the 10. and it takes up more room.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited September 2004
    My general rule is to go with the biggest sub that is practical. The biggest considerations are size. A 12 will usually need a box in the neighborhood of 1 cubic foot where a 10 can be perfectly happy in a .5
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  • LittleCar_w/12s
    LittleCar_w/12s Posts: 568
    edited September 2004
    the 12" has 113.4"sq. and the 10" has 78.5"sq. of surface area. this translates into a HUGE displacement difference, also the design of a 12" cone inevitably makes it weaker, so it needs a bit less pressure behind it to be safe, which is why the box must be larger. However you get a good increase in ability to reproduce lower freq's and get a better sensitivity output.
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