Sub Sizing

[Boom]

would a 12" inch sub have any advantage over a 10" sub, even when both of them were from the same manufacturer, same model, and have identical resistance/coil design, and identical factory rated RMS and peak power?

[cody@college]

itll be louder due to more displacement

[neomagus00]

yep, the 12 will be a bit louder and a bit deeper, but sometimes the bigger sub (with the same specs) will sound a bit looser than the 10. and it takes up more room.

[MacLeod]

My general rule is to go with the biggest sub that is practical. The biggest considerations are size. A 12 will usually need a box in the neighborhood of 1 cubic foot where a 10 can be perfectly happy in a .5

[LittleCar_w/12s]

the 12" has 113.4"sq. and the 10" has 78.5"sq. of surface area. this translates into a HUGE displacement difference, also the design of a 12" cone inevitably makes it weaker, so it needs a bit less pressure behind it to be safe, which is why the box must be larger. However you get a good increase in ability to reproduce lower freq's and get a better sensitivity output.