Eclipse or Infinity

The only difference between a 10" and 12" of the same line is the air they move?That's my opinion. Take it, leave it, or correct me.

In general, yes, so a 12" woofer will produce a little more SPL at lower frequencies than a 10" all else being equal.  A 12" also tends to have a lower fs than a 10", which means it remains efficient at a slightly lower frequency.  If the fs of the 12" and the 10" are the same, I'd choose the 10" simply because it would require a smaller enclosure and it will probably be a bit more efficient.Support the12volt.com

Well thanks for all your input DYohn.  It's greatly appreciated.That's my opinion. Take it, leave it, or correct me.

Sorry for the formatting, I have read the previous posts and you would do well to be wary, some are clearly written by people with a limited understanding of physics and electrical engineering. Tom - BSEE, BS PhysicsTom

One other note. A single driver is ALWAYS better if it meets the physical performance criteria you are after. Mutiple drivers produce waves that are virtually never coincedent, such that interference occurs (a form of distortion). There are ways to minimize and deal with this both electrically and physically but these are not simple or "quick" fixes. I use single drivers in almost all my installs except where I cannot achive the level I desire within a given bandwidth. To this end, box design becomes even more complicated. Not having all of the sophisticated equipment to accuratly measure all of the important criteria, I usually leave this to the guys that make premade enclosures that match driver design to required performance.Tom

Tom, could you explain the part about the multple driver "distortion" and how it  can be "electrically" and "physically" minimized? I'm curious about this. There is no such thing as free installation!

Yea that's a really interestin concept.That's my opinion. Take it, leave it, or correct me.

i understand and now what he is talking about and will try to elaberate. the basic cosepte is to regulate the signale going to each sub so that they are esactly the same and so that there is now difference inbetween both. you need a large amout of equipment at you disposele in order to do it correctly and it is not simple. it takes a serten amount of nallege, expiriance, and equipment to do i correctly. the phisical part is to use a large amount of dampining in the area that the sub is in to blend the already modifyed signale. one other thing is that you have to put damping on the inside of the box which has to be make very carfully to keep the subs giveing of the same amount excursion and presision. but im not sure that this is the right info cuse i came across something about this like a year ago so it is kind of fussy im sure that tom can explane more deeply.hope this helps and if i got something rong fell to correct me    AaronWant to know some good equipment- JL,Adire Audio,Mcintosh,Brax,Helix,Eclipse,JBL,RE,Dimoand Audio,Zapco, pritty much anything DYhon,Forbidden recommend

On the12volt you give some info and you get in

What?  Dude, don't post BS like this and please learn to spell (or get the free Google spell checker!)  Your post is so poorly written I can't begin to respond except to say you do not seem to understand what you are talking about (which means you should not post it.)Support the12volt.com

technotom can you please explain yourself.  How can you minimize what tcss said?That's my opinion. Take it, leave it, or correct me.