10, 12, or 15?
10-23-2004, 06:26 PM
#7
500 Watt CAFz'r
Join Date: Dec 2000
Posts: 952
For me it would depend on the following criteria;
what is the next size speaker up, for mid/bass, mid-range and treble?
How much air space are we trying to fill?
How much room can be alotted to the cabinet?
What kind of sound are you looking for?
The bigger, the more power it needs, as well as bigger box, it will go down lower in frequency naturally, but it will need the power to do it, transient response will suffer somewhat.
The smaller, the faster the transient response, and smaller box, less power.
So.., what are you looking for in your bass?
One is not BETTER than another, just different.
[ October 23, 2004, 07:28 PM: Message edited by: Eli47 ]
what is the next size speaker up, for mid/bass, mid-range and treble?
How much air space are we trying to fill?
How much room can be alotted to the cabinet?
What kind of sound are you looking for?
The bigger, the more power it needs, as well as bigger box, it will go down lower in frequency naturally, but it will need the power to do it, transient response will suffer somewhat.
The smaller, the faster the transient response, and smaller box, less power.
So.., what are you looking for in your bass?
One is not BETTER than another, just different.
[ October 23, 2004, 07:28 PM: Message edited by: Eli47 ]
10-23-2004, 07:24 PM
#8
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The size of the sub should not affect how low it goes or it's transient response, unless there is a design flaw. A JL 10w7 will play just as low as a 13w7 and a 13w7 will have as good response as the ten IN THEIR OPTIMAL ENCLOSURES WITH OPTIMAL SIGNAL. The only difference if the systems are optimized should be overall output.
10-24-2004, 09:35 AM
#10
50 Watt CAFz'r
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 237
The bigger, the better.
A good-quality 15" sub should sound just as nice, and a hell of a lot louder, than the equivalent 10" variety.
But when it comes right down to it, a sub is a sub. They all make bass. In the right enclosure, they all sound good. If you have enough power and/or cone area, they will all get loud. These statements apply to 15s just as much as they apply to 10s.
As was mentioned before, it really comes down to money, box size, and power requirements. And what you think looks cooler, I suppose...
A good-quality 15" sub should sound just as nice, and a hell of a lot louder, than the equivalent 10" variety.
But when it comes right down to it, a sub is a sub. They all make bass. In the right enclosure, they all sound good. If you have enough power and/or cone area, they will all get loud. These statements apply to 15s just as much as they apply to 10s.
As was mentioned before, it really comes down to money, box size, and power requirements. And what you think looks cooler, I suppose...
