4 speakers vs 8 speakers

[pennyracer]

someone help me understand this thread ? so are we talking 2 way coaxil speakers or two seperates for highes ? it seems from what ive looked into the power rating on a two way or three way speakers are not super high so my thaught was ad a few more speakers to break the power up so you not working the hell out of two speakers rather than three speakers or more im not here to argue i like to just get the info so i understand things better for some who knows what works and maybe have done it also i have looked up some spendy speaker sets for thousands of dollors and they all seem to peak out at 200 rms thats seems way low maybe im missing something here im still trying to decide how money to invest in the rear highes on my liftback i only run 5 1/4" 2 way arc audio speakers for rear fill right now i will match brands so it will have to be focal speakers just not sure if i will take the time and money to go seperates or coaxil in the rears i am thing about running focal 8" two ways they sell and make a full speaker ecloser built whithin the real quarter panels just depends on the gain for for the time and money invested to do such a job

[talnlnky]

Originally Posted by pennyracer

someone help me understand this thread ? so are we talking 2 way coaxil speakers or two seperates for highes ? it seems from what ive looked into the power rating on a two way or three way speakers are not super high so my thaught was ad a few more speakers to break the power up so you not working the hell out of two speakers rather than three speakers or more im not here to argue i like to just get the info so i understand things better for some who knows what works and maybe have done it also i have looked up some spendy speaker sets for thousands of dollors and they all seem to peak out at 200 rms thats seems way low maybe im missing something here im still trying to decide how money to invest in the rear highes on my liftback i only run 5 1/4" 2 way arc audio speakers for rear fill right now i will match brands so it will have to be focal speakers just not sure if i will take the time and money to go seperates or coaxil in the rears i am thing about running focal 8" two ways they sell and make a full speaker ecloser built whithin the real quarter panels just depends on the gain for for the time and money invested to do such a job

I was under the impression that the OP was talking about co-axial speakers.... but even if he wasn't, I generally consider mids & Tweet in a component set at 1 speaker as it is doing the work of 1 coaxial unit... and they play different frequencies.

splitting up power between speakers might prolong life.... but only if you run them on different amp channels, or you turn the volume down. If you run them on the same amp channel you'll just drop the ohm load and (most likely) will double the power. Therefore running the amp hotter, and making it work harder.

Point remains... the more speakers you add, the more complicated the install gets... complications in stereos are generally not a good thing.


Also... just about any speaker setup with 100rms will get crazy loud on the mids & highs.... there's not really any market for a set that can take 200+ rms.... Keep in mind, the voice coil size on most door speakers is around 1" in diameter.... compared to subs which are 2, 3, or sometimes even 4". The thermal handling of a 1" or smaller voice coil isn't very high, and to make it take more power would require a longer, thus adding weight, which reduces the efficiency and makes it play lower (which isn't always desired in door speakers)... So, its possible that a 100w speaker could get just as loud as a speaker that is 200w rms. There's really a lot of variables.

If you want to go real crazy and be really loud.... look into Horns... aka HLCD's or Compression drivers.... basically, the tweeter setup you see on DANCE CLUB speakers. Their frequency range is generally 800hz - 18,000hz. You basically just need a good midrange, something like a 6.5 or 7" speaker that can really belt out the 60-2000hz tones is what you'd want.


Another option, tho it'd require new pods to be built would be to put your midrange in a sealed box, and your midbass in a sealed or even better, a ported box. That will help get you a few more dB's... but like I said.... it complicates the install, and will bring up new problems.