Sub differences.

Anthony New member Username: Jaguar600 Post Number: 3 Registered: Jul-05	Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 05:13 GMT Hey guys I was just wondering if you could explain how a 15 inch would sound. I never heard a 15 before how does it compare to say 2 12's or 10's?
Subfanatic Gold Member Username: Subfanatic Ky Post Number: 4594 Registered: Dec-04	Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 05:16 GMT 10's hit fast, 15s hit deep and low, 12s are pretty much in the middle.
Quick Shot Silver Member Username: Dominirica012 Charlotte, North Carolina US Post Number: 584 Registered: May-05	Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 05:17 GMT 15" have a deeper bass but a slower response because their bigger...their deeper and louder but their slower than smaller sizes
Anthony New member Username: Jaguar600 Post Number: 4 Registered: Jul-05	Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 05:17 GMT Thanks
Anthony New member Username: Jaguar600 Post Number: 5 Registered: Jul-05	Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 05:19 GMT So I guess you would feel a 15 more then?
Justin Silver Member Username: Subzer0 Richmond, KY USA Post Number: 341 Registered: May-05	Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 05:25 GMT .. mm get 2 12s of whatever it is.. lol you'd feel them more..
Richard Hassler Silver Member Username: Rhassler Gilford, NH Post Number: 341 Registered: Dec-04	Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 05:25 GMT most likely
GlassWolf Gold Member Username: Glasswolf Wisteria, Lane USA Post Number: 8515 Registered: Dec-03	Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 05:32 GMT no way to explain it. every sub sounds different. diameter has nothing to do with how fast the sub is in reality. what does affect how tight or responsive the sub is, would be it's BL, or motor control. fifteens are generally louder just because they have more surface area, and usually more excursion. they also tend to use enclosures tuned lower, due to the lower Fs from teh increased moving mass of the cone, so they may sound "deeper" due to the spiked response at lower frequencies from box design.
GlassWolf Gold Member Username: Glasswolf Wisteria, Lane USA Post Number: 8516 Registered: Dec-03	Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 05:33 GMT right after I work out explaining how a sub sounds on the internet, I'm going to go work on explaining the refractive light spectrum to stevie wonder. wish me luck

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