which is louder

Yeh my bro has been tryin to get me to put 4 l7 10's in my s-10 and i still kinda want 3 l7 12's he says the 10 will be louder and i say the 12's will be louder. can anybody help us out and settle this dispute?? The 10's wold go on two kx1200.1's 2 tens to each amp and the 12's would have a kx1200.1 to two of them adn a 600.1 to the other. The 10's would be in a 2.25 cu ft box the largest kicker recommends and the 12 would be in a 3.25 cu ft box also the largest kicker recommends. Any help that we get will help settle this once and for all. Thanks

      Wes

 I have been thinkin about that though. Wit 4 10's the cone area would be 40 inches. Wit 3 12's the cone area would be 36"??? I guess the excursion on the 12's make up or that though. WEl they are all gonna have about 600 watts goin to them because i wanna stay with kicker amps. soim gonna have a 1200 and 600 watts amp. So what about should i rewind my alternator to? I have a 96 s-10 extended cab. No power locks no power windowsits no cruise pretty much basic truck has a/c. So iwas thinkin somewhere around 250 o should i just put two alternators on it one for the truck and one for the stereo? Thanks.

    Wes

dime.. you are quick and correct

the 10's would have more cone area, there fore more air movement...

however, a 12 is still more powerful therefore the size advantage

With 1800 watts RMS you will draw approximately 140 amps max so if you went with (1) 200 amp alternator you should be fine. When you upgrade the alternator be sure to also upgrade all of your power and ground cables in between the chassis, alternator and battery.