There is so much mis-information on this threat it HURTS
Originally Posted by RBailie81
Well, your best bet on the music you want to listen to is to go with a couple of 10"s. They will give you the tightest "thump" and is usually best for rock. If you go with bigger subs the wave length of the sound will be deeper, therefore softer but louder deep bass, as in a 15". You could go with 12" and be safe as well. 12"s give a good all around sound if you get a quality sub. With 10"s you can usually spend less and still get a good hit.
no no and no - 15's can sound just as good or "tight" as 10's - this is a total misunderstanding and myth in car audio.
The wavelength you play is determined by the source - not the driver. A 10 or a 15 playing the same audio signal will play the same frequence, hence the same wavelength!!!!
Now your amp, not trying to insult or anything, but the amp you have is not going to be good to push subs. The Max rating on the amp is 300w. Orion is not a great brand when it comes to subs and amps.
wrong again
Even though the amp says 300w max you really will only get around 200w before distortion hits the speakers. By the way, Distortion = Death to speakers.
WAAAYYY wrong again - distortion doesn't kill speakers - do some research and find out why!!!!
Subs will try and draw out as much power the amp can give. If you are running two subs on a small amp, a couple of things will happen.
Power is determined by impedance and imput voltage (assuming a loosely regulated design...)
1. The gain on the amp will have to be set high to give the subs power enough to actually hit, consequently the subs will blow from the high distortion rate.
gain is set only to match the ouput voltage of the headunit - distortion doesn't blow subs - try again...
[quote2. The subs will try and draw power from the amp that it can't handle and you will burn out the amp and possibly damage the voice coils in the subs. [/quote]
again, you are wrong....
3. You leave the amps gain down, but now you can barley power the subs or even hear them, so it was a big waste of time. (I know you don't want alot of pounding, but trust me you won't be able to hear much at all.)
300W is plenty for one sub.....or even a pair - ask me how I know
