Hey, i was wondering what the answer to this question would be, because i am thinking about selling my 2 15" TDX's that i am way underpworing and going with some efficient 8's. 8 might be a little overkill, so what about 4 or 6 of them as well?
well iheard somewhere that two 8" re sound like two twelves hittin i forgot where i saw it but i think i could be possible and i believe sean hit like 140 with his tangbangs that are 6.5 or 6" sumthing like that. before i thought diamond audios were cheap my first sub ever was a diamond i dont know what model it was but it hit hard with a punch 40.2.
I am thinking about going with 4-8 RE8's. I am really curious to see how that would sound in my monte carlo. I think i could put 4 in the back part of the trunk and 2 more on each side of the trunk. I think it would look really cool as well. Plus they are only like 50 dollars apeice, so that would only be 400 for subs if i get 8 of them. My TDX's are worth well over that price, so i should be able to afford it once i can sell them. I just wanna make sure that they would sound good or not.
no it won't hit harder than 2 15" because of surface area. A 15" is like having a 12" and a 10" in one package. A 15" will outdo 8's...especially on the low end.
surface area...people don't realize how much of a difference it is...it will have better sound quality...db wise, you probably won't hit what the 2 15's could hit. but they will still be punchy with 8 speakers
Surface area is the whole reason why kicker invented the square sub. You get a ton more surface area from what they call a 12" sub (12" on each side) than you do from a round sub with a 12" diameter. 144 in^2 to 113 in^2.
It's the surface area of a cone, not just a circle...A 15"'s cone height is usually higher than an 8"...that's what makes it so much larger. Then factor in more x-max on top of that.