Two 10's vs One 12

FuszNissan · 09-10-2009, 07:19 PM

I always went with 10's for better bass and tighter sound. Didn't wan't a lot of distortion. I was going for clean sound. Some people don't really care though. They just want something loud. It really depends on what you are trying to accomplish. I rocked 3 10's in my 350Z

2fast4thelaw · 09-10-2009, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by FuszNissan

I always went with 10's for better bass and tighter sound. Didn't wan't a lot of distortion. I was going for clean sound. Some people don't really care though. They just want something loud. It really depends on what you are trying to accomplish. I rocked 3 10's in my 350Z

(3) 10's will triple your distortion because your pushing (3) cones on one amp, especially if your amp is running 2 ohms or lower!

Plus 1 on the single 12!! Trust me you will have all the bass you can stand with a single 12 and it is capable of creating pain in your ears. Just use a "sealed" 1.2 to 1.5 cu ft box so the cone can travel its full X-Max efficiently. Just push it with a good clean amp of at least 250 watts.

You might get equivilent output with a pair of 10's and they will hit hard, but they wont drop as low as a single 12. I have always gotten the best SQ from a single sub. Running a single sub at 4 ohms will give you the lowest distortion. Plus a single 12 is cheaper than a pair of equivelent 10's and your amp will have to work much harder to drive the pair.

In the right box/amp/sub combination a 12 is NOT sluggish in the least! Especially in such a small car.

speedoflife · 09-11-2009, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by 2fast4thelaw

(3) 10's will triple your distortion because your pushing (3) cones on one amp, especially if your amp is running 2 ohms or lower!

In the right box/amp/sub combination a 12 is NOT sluggish in the least! Especially in such a small car.

Distortion has nothing to do with number of subs. It can be created if you are running the amp at a lower impedance that it is designed, but even then you would have to run the amp past its capabilities to run into harmonic distortion. Your ear cannot hear the distortion that is created by merely lowering the impedance. 3 10's will lend to just as much "distortion" (aka voltage 'jumping' between the output rails of an amplifier or static distortion caused by poor internals) as 1 12 will

You are correct in saying that, but the 'sluggishness' has nothing to do with the car. Alignment and compression does have to do with car size though!

FuszNissan · 09-11-2009, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by 2fast4thelaw

(3) 10's will triple your distortion because your pushing (3) cones on one amp, especially if your amp is running 2 ohms or lower!

Plus 1 on the single 12!! Trust me you will have all the bass you can stand with a single 12 and it is capable of creating pain in your ears. Just use a "sealed" 1.2 to 1.5 cu ft box so the cone can travel its full X-Max efficiently. Just push it with a good clean amp of at least 250 watts.

You might get equivilent output with a pair of 10's and they will hit hard, but they wont drop as low as a single 12. I have always gotten the best SQ from a single sub. Running a single sub at 4 ohms will give you the lowest distortion. Plus a single 12 is cheaper than a pair of equivelent 10's and your amp will have to work much harder to drive the pair.

In the right box/amp/sub combination a 12 is NOT sluggish in the least! Especially in such a small car.

I ran 2 JL 1 1000 amps. There was no distortion. 3 JL 10wv2's It would take the breath right out of you, tight and hard

bigaudiofanat · 09-11-2009, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by 2fast4thelaw

(3) 10's will triple your distortion because your pushing (3) cones on one amp, especially if your amp is running 2 ohms or lower!

Plus 1 on the single 12!! Trust me you will have all the bass you can stand with a single 12 and it is capable of creating pain in your ears. Just use a "sealed" 1.2 to 1.5 cu ft box so the cone can travel its full X-Max efficiently. Just push it with a good clean amp of at least 250 watts.

You might get equivilent output with a pair of 10's and they will hit hard, but they wont drop as low as a single 12. I have always gotten the best SQ from a single sub. Running a single sub at 4 ohms will give you the lowest distortion. Plus a single 12 is cheaper than a pair of equivelent 10's and your amp will have to work much harder to drive the pair.

In the right box/amp/sub combination a 12 is NOT sluggish in the least! Especially in such a small car.

I am going to call BS on that one. You can run as many subs as you want on a amp as long as the amp can handle the ohms and put out clean power to them.

FuszNissan · 09-11-2009, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by bigaudiofanat

I am going to call BS on that one. You can run as many subs as you want on a amp as long as the amp can handle the ohms and put out clean power to them.

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