what gets louder

[SiReZ]

just a question because i overheard 2 people arguing today but what makes a bass louder, more speakers or more wattage???

 

[thudfromafar]

more carrots

 

[greenboy]

Correct. Orange basses are very loud indeed, as are orange tuxes.

 

[RickenBoogie]

The answer is a combination of both power and speakers, whilst wearing an orange suit.

 

[billoetjen]

more carrots

Sure, what he said.

 

[RavynWolf]

Like anything, the volume knob.

 

[seamonkey]

Going from 1x10 to 9x10
Would be the same as going from 100W to 1000W
If there was any speaker that could actually handle 1000w and correctly scaled it output in reference to watts driving it.

Smaller high powered amps with relatively small speaker cabinets seems to be the current trend. Even for big concert sound systems. They seem to carry less speakers and more amps.

 

[UncleBalsamic]

It depends.

 

[dog1]

Just wondering. Is this a real thread? Sounds like a question my wife would ask. I would answer that bass gets louder when you turn the volume up.

 

[billfitzmaurice]

just a question because i overheard 2 people arguing today but what makes a bass louder, more speakers or more wattage???

To vastly oversimplify, usually more speakers. That's because every doubling of driver count doubles the efficiency of the speaker system, to a maximum of roughly 25%. Since a single driver runs on average with 1.5% efficiency that's a lot of drivers.

 

[basslinejam]

To vastly oversimplify, usually more speakers. That's because every doubling of driver count doubles the efficiency of the speaker system, to a maximum of roughly 25%. Since a single driver runs on average with 1.5% efficiency that's a lot of drivers.

I go with whatever Bill says in these matters

 

[rcarraher]

just a question because i overheard 2 people arguing today but what makes a bass louder, more speakers or more wattage???

This is kind of like asking what gets brighter, a bigger light bulb or more voltage.

 

[Dan Knowlton]

just a question because i overheard 2 people arguing today but what makes a bass louder, more speakers or more wattage???

Yes



You can thank me later.
Dan K.

 

[Jewbass]

Yes



You can thank me later.
Dan K.

+1 (yes is always the right answer)

 

[Bass_Pounder]

Tastes great

Less filling

 

[SiReZ]

i guess you guys didnt understand me, to rephrase my question. what would be heard better at a gig somebody running 2 2x12 at 200 watts(because of the amp & ohms) or 1 2x12 running at 400 watts

 

[UncleBalsamic]

We understood you, it's just that it's far more complicated then that.

 

[Billnc]

a 10 inch speaker at head level three feet away is loud at 40 watts. a 410 powered by 1,000 watts three feet away hitting you in the knees is not.

 

[Cyber Soda]

I feel the need to say "yo momma"

 

[ihixulu]

Tube or SS watts?