4 10's sealed box or 2 12's ported?

[mscott1979 10+ year member]

which do u guys think would have more output with about 950 rms? The 12's in a superbass probox or the 4 10's in a sealed box w/ about 1.13 of cubic ft per hole chambered off? Lets say the two setups have the same brand of subs if that makes it easier

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[dye4metal 10+ year member]

i got 4 RE 10s ill sell ya.

 

[mscott1979 10+ year member]

i got 4 RE 10s ill sell ya.

but that's not answering my question lol...everybody's got sumthin to sell, we're in a recession

 

[mscott1979 10+ year member]

re's are sum nice ass subs tho...wat model?

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

:facepalm:

This is such a generic question. You aren't stating what power you plan on giving the subs nor what brand. Different subs work better in sealed boxes, some work better with ported boxes.

 

[duro78 10+ year member]

Your question is a little too general, and also what kind of sound are you looking for? In the proper setup a dual setup can have as much output as multiple setup

 

[kr15 5,000+ posts]

Well, 2 12s have almost the cone area as 3 10s i believe...So Im gonna say that in an optimal ported box, the 2 12s will have equal or greater output...thats if all other variables are equal (power, brand etc.)

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

dont waste your money on proboxes. You can build one thats tuned lower and will get louder for 1/4 of the price.

 

[mscott1979 10+ year member]

:facepalm:
This is such a generic question. You aren't stating what power you plan on giving the subs nor what brand. Different subs work better in sealed boxes, some work better with ported boxes.

i plan on giving the subs 950rms and that the 10's are going to be in a 1.13 cu ft sealed enclosure....i think that u were in such a hurry to correct me that u really didnt read my post. No i didnt tell wat brand really did it for a reason but if it helps i currently have Diamond Audio D3's in a probox thinking about either changing them out to RF P3's in 12" or 4 RF P1's in 10's. The Diamonds have been great subs don't get me wrong their kinda worn out...one has a cut in the cone and a broken binding post, and it's time to change up a lil bit i've had them for 2 years now.

 

[mscott1979 10+ year member]

i have a rockford fosgate power1000 5 channel running everything, a set of diamond audio D3 components in qlogic kick panels, D3 coax's in the doors and a set of diamond d3 dtk tweet's in the doors also with diamond audio D3 6x9 coax in the rear deck. Amp has1/0 gauge power and ground, big 3 upgrade and i have two optima batteries red up front and yellow top in back if that's helps any

 

[mscott1979 10+ year member]

Well, 2 12s have almost the cone area as 3 10s i believe...So Im gonna say that in an optimal ported box, the 2 12s will have equal or greater output...thats if all other variables are equal (power, brand etc.)[/quote
wat about 4 10s tho? They would have more cone area than the 2 12's thus with the same power, efficient enclosure,etc... the 10s should have more output right?

 

[mscott1979 10+ year member]

by the way i want it LOUD as possible

 

[truckramrod 10+ year member]

those RE10s need 1 ft ported each and are 175watts rms, so you could do 4 10s ported.

 

[mscott1979 10+ year member]

so technically 4 10s will get louder than 2 12s right?

 

[CHEMMINS 10+ year member]

Technically it all depends on the box. 2 12's in a bandpass will be louder (at certain freq's) than 10's sealed with the same power. Personally I would rather put 1000 to 2 12's in a 4.5 cube box tuned to you vehicles resonant freq, than 1000 to 4-10's sealed.