wattage vs cone area

here is my question

alright if you have 1 5000 watt sub how is it gonna sound compared to 2 2500 watt subs vs 4 1250 watt subs?

im just thinking one 5000 watt sub should be significantly louder because 4 1250 watt subs are not 5000 watts they are 4x1250

No.  One speaker receving 5000 watts (assuming there was a speaker that could handle 5000 watts) would theoretically produce the exact same dbSPL as four of those speakers receiving 1250 watts each. 

Double power = +3db.  Double cone area = +3db.  If one speaker @ 1250 watts = 100db, then 4 speakers @ 1250 watts = 106db, or one speaker @ 5000 watts = 106db.

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so triple the cone area will be another 1.5db over double the cone area?

I have to Kicker CVX 12's and im thinking about switching to 2 soundsplinter rl-p12's vs 1 sound splinter rl-s15, i want something that has some soundquality but at the same point i want spl to

with 5000 watts going to one speaker..I'd say the four speakers would be louder...less power compression with four coils splitting the power vs. one.

dangerous10k wrote:

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I have to Kicker CVX 12's and im thinking about switching to 2 soundsplinter rl-p12's vs 1 sound splinter rl-s15, i want something that has some soundquality but at the same point i want spl to

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Kicker? Soundsplinter? SQ doesn't belong in the same paragraph with those brands... There are MANY other woofers out there that will do SQ first and still split your head open with adequate power!

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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

Wouldent it also depend on the sensitivity of the woofers..  for example if the single 5000 watt speaker had a sensitivity of 84 db and the 4 speakers receiving 1250 watts was lets say 90 db, wouldent the 4 speakers be louder because of a higher sensivity rating?  Im not sure if this is right ,clear me up if i am wrong i was just pondering on this idea after reading the question earlier in the day...

All sensitivities being equal to begin with... Otherwise, yes, you are correct.

I believe that DYohn actually used in his example the same woofer, but one in a 5000 watt install or four in a 1250 X 4 installation.

Same sensitivity, 1 X 5000 will be the same output as four of the same woofer in a 4 X 1250 configuration.

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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

I have kicker i realize they have crappy sound quality what is a sub that does have good sound quality? someone was saying tc sounds in another thread but where do you buy tc sounds subs?

i have a jbl gto 14001 which is rated at 1200 rms @ 4 ohms i believe, (probally aint true according to you're amp selection thread) it has 4 40amp fuses, its in a 04 mustang gt which i believe has a 120 amp altenator, i have 0 gauge power wire going into a distrubtion block with 4 gauge to the amp and 8 gauge to the 4ch

I want spl and sound quality,or at least something that has better sound quality than my two 12" kicker cvx's

Parts Express. On the left, click the drop-down shop-by-brand menu, and select "Audiopulse". Audiopulse is what TC became.

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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

thanks for the link i gotta another question here trust me ive already looked at the enclosure link but does a sealed box hit lower than a ported cause i got a ported box, and my friend has a sealed box with 2 15" kove audio subs and only like 600 rms and his hits lower than my 2 12's with 1500 rms in a ported, he has a rockford fosgate amp i got a jbl is it my subs the box or the amp why does his hit lower notes just because he has 15s you can really here the difference on bass i love you, i would say mine diffenetly has better sound quality and is louder but has less spl

Your friend has about double the cone area

This is probably a case of "there is no replacement for displacement"

size wise how big is a boston acoustins 555 a 15?