which one would be louder in general a 12" ported or a 15" seald of the same subwoofer type....in particular the RE SE...an how much louder would it be
they would be about equal, with the 12 you would gain approx 3 db from a ported box. and with the 15 you would gain a bit from the larger cone area. The 12 in the end, in a ported box would be louder in general
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The SE15, in a sealed box at specs shown at the
RE website, has a steep drop off of 3 db from 60 Hz to 40 Hz. So I don't like its low end extension unless you build a massive enclosure for it. The SE12, at the RE box specs for vented, gives you a peak in freqs centered at 45 Hz with fairly steep drop offs on either side....very much like using a bass boost centered at 45 Hz at 3 db. The SPL of each, when used
in those given enclosures, are about the same at 89 db. Otherwise, the 15 is more efficient by 2 db (88 db as compared to 86 db for the 12).
Trust in that man i will(yoda) STEV..has the number's in his head on on a peice of paper in front of him. I think if you pushed them to the end the 15 would hit the higher number although i think you would enjoy that twelve RE GETTING SICK IN YOU'RE RIDE MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE..=) (ON THE DAILY) iF YOU POPED A 15 RE SE 1 METER AWAY FROM A MIC IT WOULD BE LOUDER THAN THE 12 (my opinion)!
Fun talking with ya'll. thad.