hzsogood Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Obviously more cone area , moves more air, But as far as the spl part of it, In general how much louder are 12s gonna be over 10s with the same power.. Everyone including myself, has always said, if you can fit bigger, go bigger.. But Im debating new subs now to replace my lvl3s but my trunk is pretty small.. So I cannot put a larger box in there than what I already have for my 2 12s which is 15Hx18Dx33L , Port is 3"x23" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorshammer Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 10s vs 12s all things being equal the 12's should be louder. As far as sound...its all in the box. 10's will get just as low and loud as 12's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarioB Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 what about a round 12 vs. a square 10? Quote 12- DC Audio m2Lvl3 12's1- Hertz HSK3 way2- DC5K's2- ZX350.42- Stinger SP1500D batteries in rear3- runs of 1/0ga. to the rearTeam DC Audiodcsoundlab.com Quality is all in how you take pictures I have plenty of projects that look WAY better on camera then in person crazy to fit so many in so little. Reminds me of some of the porns I've seen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hzsogood Posted August 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 10s vs 12s all things being equal the 12's should be louder. As far as sound...its all in the box. 10's will get just as low and loud as 12's. Im on my cell, and trying to get the size ( net ) and tuning of my box that I have right now figured out, but I cant get a calculator to work on here.. I THINK the dimensions I gave above puts my current box around 3.5 cf after sub and port displacement is that enough for lvl 4 or XL 12s? amd also , is there an advantage to having a larger box? Generall asking because if I get 12s they will only be able to get around 3 cf , but If I go with 10s, 3 cf would give me about 1 CF more than I need.. I hope that made sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwright27 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 (edited) A larger box will be more effecient if you're running low power. If you're running say 3x rated Rms then a smaller box would be good to keep the sub under control and from unloading if that makes sense to you. Edited August 23, 2010 by dwright27 Quote 2006 F-150 4 DC XL M2 18's Walled Daily Driver XS Power 4 DC 3.5kw Team DC Team S.P.L. Lot of Audio Technix and 1/0 DC Audio Dealer American Bass Dealer XS Power Dealer Audio Technix Dealer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hzsogood Posted August 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 A larger box will be more effecient if you're running low power. If you're running say 3x rated Rms then a smaller box would be good to keep the sub under control and from unloading if that makes sense to you. Yessir, TY.. Been a while since Ive been in the game, so just doing a little refresher course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorshammer Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 With those dimensions 12's would be a great fit. However if you need some space the 10's can go in .8-1cu ea. after displacements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwright27 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 With those dimensions 12's would be a great fit. However if you need some space the 10's can go in .8-1cu ea. after displacements. listen to this guy Quote 2006 F-150 4 DC XL M2 18's Walled Daily Driver XS Power 4 DC 3.5kw Team DC Team S.P.L. Lot of Audio Technix and 1/0 DC Audio Dealer American Bass Dealer XS Power Dealer Audio Technix Dealer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hzsogood Posted August 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 listen to this guy Haha SO ive been told Thanks you guys.. The dimensions I gave you were for my current box for my 2 lvl 3s I have now.. I just didnt know If that was big enough for lvl 4s, or if the 4s used a little bit more enclosure.. That is pretty close to the absolute max, LxWxD, because of how I have to slide it in my truck, due to the rear seat upper and lower braces.. What the best enclosure calc to use.. Im trying to find exactly what the one I have now is, and then will be taking size/tuning suggestions .. More than likely will being going with 2 lvl 4 12s and a RF T1500-1 bdcp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwright27 Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 I'd tune kinda low. Fs on the level 4s are super low Quote 2006 F-150 4 DC XL M2 18's Walled Daily Driver XS Power 4 DC 3.5kw Team DC Team S.P.L. Lot of Audio Technix and 1/0 DC Audio Dealer American Bass Dealer XS Power Dealer Audio Technix Dealer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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