8's vs 15
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Bronze Member Username: TimbucPost Number: 19 Registered: Dec-06 | Same brand. Which will be louder (3) 8 vs (1) 15? |
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Gold Member Username: 04redmach1Columbus, GA USA Post Number: 1913 Registered: Mar-06 | Depends. Which subs are you looking at? Same power? For daily or a f@rt machine? Kevin PS: I can't believe we can't use the word -F A R T- WTF? |
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Gold Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 9230 Registered: Jun-04 | one 15 is more cone area...and probably cheaper than three 8's if all the subs considered are the same brand and line but are you planning on competing |
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Gold Member Username: CblazeRock island, Tenesssee Us Post Number: 2098 Registered: Sep-07 | 1 15 will be louder |
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Gold Member Username: HdubbTeam Revolution Post Number: 3685 Registered: Nov-04 | id go a 15 imo or 3 10s |
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Silver Member Username: DeadrabitPost Number: 389 Registered: Jun-07 | if each sub has the same amount of power.. then the 8s would have 3 times the power... ? |
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Gold Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Or Post Number: 3612 Registered: Jun-06 | 1 15" sub has more cone area than 3 8's. So if all variables (power, tuning, etc..) are the same, in theory, the 15" should be louder. |
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Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 16649 Registered: Jun-06 | To me, why would anyone use multiple drivers if one suits the purpose? Amp, wiring, box, ect..... The K.I.S.S. theory rules this one.  |
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Silver Member Username: Mark8722 Type X 12s, Hughes S..., Texas Post Number: 292 Registered: Jul-07 | How do yall figure that one 15 has more cone area then 3 8s? Not being an azz..just want to know. cuz i would have just thought that 3 x 8 = 24. 24>15. |
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Gold Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Or Post Number: 3615 Registered: Jun-06 | http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3394881#post3394881 http://208.110.132.9/classes/idbl/conversion_chart.php |
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Bronze Member Username: TimbucPost Number: 20 Registered: Dec-06 | Thanks for the response guys, Ok here is my option (3) 8w7 vs (1) 13w7. I know, I know JL ;-). Both set up will being feed by a 1000/1. By the way the way both will be ported. I am going for a daily application, also if this would help I have Boston Z5 in the dash, and Boston Pro 4's in the kicks and in the rear powered by a 300/4. Many thanks guys. |
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Gold Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 9231 Registered: Jun-04 | "To me, why would anyone use multiple drivers if one suits the purpose? Amp, wiring, box, ect..... The K.I.S.S. theory rules this one." depends if he wants to compete and that can limit your cone area...and if he competes in say iasca he would be limited to three eights or two 10's...(tens being more cone area) in the 160 square inch class |
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Bronze Member Username: TimbucPost Number: 21 Registered: Dec-06 | Hey Sean, I am not competing. Just looking at options. So from your view being I am little green in this area. If you throw out the K.I.S.S theory. What would you do. So teach me something here. 3*8= 24"vs 15" am I am missing something here   |
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Gold Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 9233 Registered: Jun-04 | ok what you would do is take the woofer size cut it in half and multiply by itself twice and multiply it by 3.14 and you get the square inches of the speaker...so one 8 would be 4 x 4 x 3.14= 50.24...so three eights would be 150.72 and one 15 would be 7.5 x 7.5 x 3.14= 176.625...or as iasca calls it 176.63 |
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Bronze Member Username: TimbucPost Number: 22 Registered: Dec-06 | http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3394881#post3394881 http://208.110.132.9/classes/idbl/conversion_chart.php Just read up on it. Thanks |
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Gold Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 9234 Registered: Jun-04 | yw |
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Silver Member Username: Mark8722 Type X 12s, Hughes S..., Texas Post Number: 293 Registered: Jul-07 | So that means that 2 8s would be 100.50 and a 15 is 176.63. So one 15 would almost be twice as loud as 2 8s?? |
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Platinum Member Username: Rovin1 15 = 149.1DBsTrinidad & T... Post Number: 13768 Registered: Jul-05 | if u have space for 1 15 then u can also do 2 10s or even 2 12s ... |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Northwest PA Post Number: 7519 Registered: Jul-06 | Haha you fail at math. |
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