More subs or more power

One powerful sub vs multiple lower power subs? : r/CarAV - Reddit

My question here is , will a big sub like this be too much for a daily listening? I feel like the big 2000+ RMS subs are more geared for SPL competitions and ...

More subs less power vs a single sub - Audioholics Forums

at the max rated power. The larger sub is more likely to have higher efficiency if ported and actually have more output than the 100 watts subs.

More subs or more power - ProSoundWeb Community

The short question is more subs or more power? Based on what I have on hand, Buying one more larger amp that provides 2500 watts a channel is cheaper than ...

Less subs/more power vs more subs/less power?

The question is, which setup would have more as far as output and low end? Less subs and more power per sub or more subs and less power per sub?

high power sub vs multiple low power subs - the12volt.com

So basically in order to make my existing setup twice as loud I would have to more than triple the total power. Therefore if I have 4 subwoofers ...

Should subwoofer wattage be higher than amp? - Quora

Short answer: Buy an amp that can handle between 1.5 and 2.5x the power of your subwoofers *RMS* rating. Long answer: Technically you can ...

Pros and Cons to under powering subs, and other design info

Underpowering subs just doesn't make sense to me. Higher power subs are more expensive. The higher power subs won't be as loud if not driven to ...

Are Subwoofers with Higher Power Ratings Always Louder?

This graph shows a bit flatter response, but the output at 70 Hz is down at 112.3 dB SPL when driven with 250 watts. Based purely on math and ...

1 sub or 2 subs...help with understanding...

Multiple subs get louder, with less travel and less distortion than single subs with the same power. Honestly though, with 1000 watts to use, you're gonna ...

Is it better to overpower or underpower a subwoofer? - Quora

If by overpower/underpower you mean connect it to an amp capable of providing more power than the subwoofer needs in comparison to connecting to ...

better to go over subs rms rating or under it?

if you over power, by just a few hundred watts, i think that the MAX POWER of the sub is usually around double the RMS. ... so run ~1500w constant ...

Why do subs require more power? - diyAudio

The reason is this: SPL is proportional to the peak acceleration of the diaphragm. ie, constant acceleration vs frequency = flat frequency response.

Multiple Powered Identical subs vs 1 sub power draw question.

I was trying to use this chart as an example of 1 powered sub vs 2 and 4 of the identical powered subs and how 4 subs use less electricity for the same output ...

Thread: Over powering a subwoofer, can you and by how much if so?

Most quality subs will handle around double their rms power rating, when playing music, hence the fairly common "max power" or "program ...

1 sub, more power or 2 subs, less power ? What's better

In your case the 2 subs/less power may be slightly louder... if the subs are compairable the pair with less power will also suffer less power ...

2 subs vs 1 - General Audio - Steve Meade Designs

The human ear generally hears a 10 to 11 db increase to be "twice as loud". All things being equal, generally adding a sub on the same amount of ...

[CAR AUDIO] Amplifier Vs Subwoofer. Which needs to be more ...

You can get away with a slightly over-powered amp feeding a sub because you'll almost never be feeding full power anyway. I wouldn't put 2000W ...

Understanding Subwoofer Power Handling: RMS vs Peak - Fluance

Think about it like this - because RMS measures the amount of power your subwoofer can handle without damage on an ongoing basis, it's actually a lot more ...

Sub has more watts than amp - ecoustics.com

you WANT to have a lower amplifier output than your speakers' power handling. the amplifier RMS power rating is actually how much power the ...

Does higher wattage subs mean lot of power. - Tampa Racing

There is a whole lot more to it than wattage ratings. The idea is to match your amplifiers with your subwoofers to get good quality sound.