two amps or three subs
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Topic: two amps or three subs
Posted By: vandal337
Subject: two amps or three subs
Date Posted: March 20, 2008 at 2:49 AM
hello all, this is my first post. well more of a question.
I have two pioneer premier ts-w3001d4's powered by one m.a. audio hk2000d amp. I was wondering what would be better adding one more sub or adding another amp? Thanks for your input.
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Vandal337
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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: March 20, 2008 at 9:46 AM
Better for what? Are you just trying to get louder? If so, doubling your power will net approx. +3db assuming your woofers can handle the power. Adding a third woofer will net about +1.5db. ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: vandal337
Date Posted: March 20, 2008 at 4:05 PM
I am just looking for recommendations mainly. i mean its pretty nice i just want a lil more bass really.
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Vandal337
Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: March 20, 2008 at 6:13 PM
As mentioned before, adding 1 more driver will only add +/-1Db. This will not be noticable. Adding another amp (assuming it would total twice the power of the current setup) will add 3Db. This is hardly noticeable. You need 10 times the power (or subs) for it to be twice as loud. Your best (and least expensive) bet would be to properly design (and build -just as important) a ported box for more ouput. *What enclosure are the subs in now? ------------- 2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001
Posted By: vandal337
Date Posted: March 20, 2008 at 9:21 PM
the subs are in single sealed enclosures that i built. they are 1.5 inch
thick (double thick 3/4" mdf) all the way around. I am also running 0/1 ga. power wire w/ a 1 mf cap (for power conditioning).
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Vandal337
Posted By: tubbs04
Date Posted: March 20, 2008 at 10:06 PM
I would build an enclosure 1.5-1.75 cuft per driver tuned to 35-45 hertz depending on how how you want it to sound.... just a rough estimate IMO...
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Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: March 20, 2008 at 10:12 PM
vandal337 wrote:
the subs are in single sealed enclosures that i built. they are 1.5 inch
thick (double thick 3/4" mdf) all the way around. I am also running 0/1 ga. power wire w/ a 1 mf cap (for power conditioning).
What are the dimensions of each enclosure (so we can figure out the internal volume)? I agree with tubbs04, a (properly designed and built) ported enclosure will surely give you the extra bass you want. ------------- 2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001
Posted By: vandal337
Date Posted: March 21, 2008 at 1:25 AM
I built it to the recommended specs for a sealed enclosure from pioneer
@ .8 cu. ft.
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Vandal337
Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: March 21, 2008 at 3:35 AM
vandal337 wrote:
I built it to the recommended specs for a sealed enclosure from pioneer
@ .8 cu. ft.
.8cu' sealed or ported?! If you built a sealed box, then you're not going to get any more output. If ported, that is way too small. ------------- 2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001
Posted By: vandal337
Date Posted: March 21, 2008 at 11:46 AM
jmelton86 wrote:
vandal337 wrote:
I built it to the recommended specs for a sealed enclosure from pioneer
@ .8 cu. ft.
.8cu' sealed or ported?! If you built a sealed box, then you're not going to get any more output. If ported, that is way too small.
sorry you may have missed that post it is a sealed enclosure.
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Posted By: vandal337
Date Posted: March 22, 2008 at 6:24 PM
Thanks all for your insight. I definitely take your thoughts into consideration.
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Vandal337
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