what does 1000 watt subwoofer sound like vs a 2000 watt subwoofer?

Question

lets say 2 15" subwoofers 1000 watts rms each

vs

2 15" 2000watt rms subwoofer each

Answer 1

I am assuming that the amplifiers are matched accordingly.

the first would hit so hard that your eyes would blur and your voice will vibrate your mirrors will no longer be usable and your high's will probably be drown out from all of the bass.

the second would be about twice that bad.

Answer 2

1000 Watt Subwoofer

Answer 3

Almost twice as loud...

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Oh and DJ_Beatz knows nothing of power or speaker constructiuon.

A speaker doesn't have to catch fire or blow up for the coil to blow. The coil of a speaker is wire. If this wire burns in two anywhere, the speaker is blown. The smell will also give it away.

A good way to think is to have 1/4 more power in your speaker than your amp will produce to limit the damage of clipping if you have your gains set wrong.

Having the gains set right then ALWAYS match the RMS watts of sub and amp (per channel).

Even clipping (mechanical limits) can cause enough damage to the coils to break them.

You CAN over power a sub!! This is called THERMAL limits. This is why amps and subs have RATINGS!!!!

You can NEVER under power a sub.

If this were true, then EVERY sub in the world would be blown by now. Every time you turn your volume down, you're actually under powering the sub. Low volume, low power.

Hey DJ_Beatz, take some basic electronics courses, you might learn something. These sites are also a good starting point for learning:

http://www.bcae1.com
http://spkrbox1.spaces.live.com

Answer 4

You have to first check the amp load of your speakers. There is no such thing as overpowering your subs. When people say they blew their subs because of too much power, ask them....well did they catch on fire? did they blow up? they say no, then that means that there isnt too much power to them. A good way to think is to have 1/4 more power in your amps than your speaker will hold. Ex. if you have 400 watt speaker, put a 500 watt amp on them, so you dont run into the problem of "underpowering your speakers". On the other hand, a 1000 watt difference is substantial, and you could actually run into the problem of overpowering your speakers. Check your subs and do the "1/4" test and that will tell you exactly what you need to run.

Answer 5

YEEHAW!!! ok, well buy earplugs. haha........i'm not kidding.

for a detalied explanation, go here.. http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/dB.html

it explains the physics behind the decibal.

short and simple version.....

double the watts, 3 db louder (perceived as a little bit louder)
10 times the watts, 10 db louder (perceived as twice as loud)


so in this case..........
first you have 2000 watts
then you have 4000 watts.
you doubled the power, so it's 3 db louder, so it's a little bit louder.

now let's say they have a sensitivity of, oh, 90 db. a nice even number. using this website: http://www.myhometheater.homestead.com/splcalculator.html
we find that you go from 130 db to about 133. EUREKA!!!! as you can tell, big noise equals bigger power equals even bigger bucks to spend.

Answer 6

I don't believe there is a proper answer to that because there are so many factors to consider. Considering that everything is matched from the head unit all the way to the amps. The crossover frequencies are alike as well, You will have a little punchier bass.

Answer 7

this does depend on the manufacturers. from my experience when you reach a certain wattage or loudness it takes considerable power to outdo it. such as if you have 1000 watts it is fairly loud. to double this you almost need to go to 3000 watts. the watts to loudness ratio is not linear.

Answer 8

first it depends on alot on the brand of subwoofer, and higher wattage doesnt always mean better or bigger bass. it also depends on the amp, to many variable to just give this question a straight answer.

Answer 9

Depends how much hearing loss you can endure. Yes you will loose your hearing. And hearing aids will not help you in your old age. I thought I could listen to lould music too! Be carefull if you cannot scream and be heard you are dammaging your ears.