Sixstring said:First off your moving more air with a pair of speakers so logic dictates if you take half of the air away you will have less volume.
Another good question is if I had 100 speakers in a room and only feed them 1 watt each would it be the equivalent of 1 speaker being powered with 100 watts?
Doubling the speakers does not double the output power. Presumably, you're setting your amp's output impedance to match the speaker load to get maximum (and the same) power output into either 2 or 4 speakers?vinnieRice said:Since you are doubling the output power there will be 3dB rise in output... all things being equal... in theory...
GM Arts said:Doubling the speakers does not double the output power. Presumably, you're setting your amp's output impedance to match the speaker load to get maximum (and the same) power output into either 2 or 4 speakers?vinnieRice said:Since you are doubling the output power there will be 3dB rise in output... all things being equal... in theory...
Yes, if you use a second amp to power the additional speakers with the same power as the original speakers, then there will be a 3dB increase.
Thanks Vinnie - I overlooked that. I stand by what I wrote, including: Yes, if you use a second amp to power the additional speakers with the same power as the original speakers, then there will be a 3dB increase.vinnieRice said:GM Arts said:Doubling the speakers does not double the output power. Presumably, you're setting your amp's output impedance to match the speaker load to get maximum (and the same) power output into either 2 or 4 speakers?vinnieRice said:Since you are doubling the output power there will be 3dB rise in output... all things being equal... in theory...
Yes, if you use a second amp to power the additional speakers with the same power as the original speakers, then there will be a 3dB increase.
Did you read the original post? "2 4x12 receiving 100 watts each"....