Two medium size woofers Vs One big size woofer


Hi,

Wondering what are your thoughts on the differences between a full range 3-way speaker with -let's say- two 5" woofers versus a 3-way with just one single 10" woofer? Which one would provide better bass response and more accurate bass?
*Assuming both are the same make, same quality drivers and cone materials.

Best
mamifero76

Showing 1 response by hifiman5

I have two Vandersteen 2wq subwoofers. Each has three 8 inch drivers driven by a 300 watt internal amp. They have a "Q" control on the cabinet back to increase or decrease the tautness of the sub response. The three 8" drivers with the "Q" set low provide amazingly tight bass. If you want it to boom, for home theater movie reproduction you just turn that dial up.
I just bought a new disc player and power cord for my system amplifier. The disc player is rendering a tighter bass profile and the power cord (7 gauge) has really given heft and gestalt to the bass and system sound overall.
On the other hand, one large driver can do a nice job especially if it is used in a servo controlled system.