10" or 12" sub?

[fUbAr]

What are the main audible differences between a 10" and 12" sub.

Will I just get more bass with a 12", or are there more differences?

Im inclined to get a better quality 10" for the money of an average 12".

 

[d4ve86]

get a vibe 10 inch active, 12 inch is a deeper bass. go on the vibe web site they give you the charatisterics (sp) of there subs in the different enclousers. I had 1 10inch then 2 10 inch then 1 10 inch. as it sounded better, mates got 2 twelves and its just so loud when he turns it up.

does your avatar still wink?

 

[fUbAr]

I will only be running 1 sub from a seperate amp, so would you recommend a 12"?

 

[biojo]

id go for 10s as well , but then again depends on yer kind of muisc , slower bass usually sounds better on bigger subs, dancy tunes are better on 10s

 

[fUbAr]

Im a big Rock fan, and i certainly wont be listening to dance music. heh.

 

[Dink]

i think it does depend on the quality of an amp when playing bass notes.

a 12 on a good amp can sound alot better than a 10 on a crap amp.

imo a 12 sealed up tighter than nuclear waste is the best option

 

[biojo]

ye , ud need to get a set up wich suits u, obv like dinks saying no point spendin money on a good sub n crap amp or visa versa

i think when u get a sub say 100 watts rms u def need a amp 100watts rms +10% u think

best thing to do would be to ask some one on caraudiodirect, used to be a fella on there called efmax i believe that made sub box`s for a living and did it to yer style of music

 

[Dink]

damping factor is a good one to look for when buying an amp for a sub

the higher the better

 

[Ads_172]

If you're into rock then you probably want a decent 10" sub mate, much punchier bass, which will pick up the strong rhythm better than the 12", which is a more 'boomier' bass that will drone on...

A decent sub of any size will manage all bass levels well though.

 

[d4ve86]

whats the RMS value of the AMP?

 

[fUbAr]

Im probably getting the Alpine MRV-F345 amp to power both my components and also the sub.

AMP CLICKY

from that is says its 75w RMS per channel, so with channels 3+4 bridged, the sub will be receiving 150wRMS.

 

[The Bear]

I read on here a short time ago about the 8" subs you can get. People said they sounded really good with defined bass but not too boomy.

 

[Dink]

looks like you will get 300w from the rear channels bridged if you don't bridge the front ones

 

[fUbAr]

will I? lol

how did you work that out then, im all confused now

 

[Dink]

i aint got a clue lol
but i looked it up in the manual and it seems to be true

 

[d4ve86]

ture does say 300 rms bridging those channels, seams strange,

and FUBAR - http://www.chargrilled.co.uk/v~2/proddetail.asp?prod=m0fubar&cat=50