4 speakers vs 8 speakers

[talnlnky]

Originally Posted by PatrickJohnson

I should point out that even though you are only going to get 3db, +3db is actually doubling volume. having said that, unless youare going to run more power to the extra speakers, you won't even notice THAT much volume...

thats theoretical...
+3dB if you double cone area
+ 6 dB if you double cone area & rms

Human brain/ears perceive 6-10dB (different for each person) as a doubling in sound, not 3dB.

What I've left out so far tho is that for tones above 200hz you start to have issues with cancellation of the sound waves when you run more than 1 speaker. The more speakers you put in the car, the more convoluted the situation becomes.

So... if you need a way to throw some money away... yeah... you will get some gain, just not the gain you'd want.