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Originally Posted by vasyachkin /forum/post/16940168
SILENCE INFIDEL !
the difference between a 21" eighteen sound and a 12" TC Sounds is that while both have about the same linear displacement on one of them you can reliably use 100% of that displacement 100% of the time ( eighteen sound ) and on another one as soon as you exceed the limit IT BLOWS UP !
you probably need less than half the power to reach the same LF output using 18 sound as compared to TC sounds yet 18 sound will probably handle 2 if not 4 times the power on a transient before damage.
in that sense TC Sounds is like dodge viper. you get a lot of grip but once you exceed the limit by even 1% you're dead. eighteen sound is more like Nissan GTR meaning it may be just a little slower but it's looking out for your a$$ rather than trying to kill you.
I do not have 12" subwoofers in my different rooms
its not even the driver I used as an example in this thread.
but since you are using the TC sounds I will say that the Xmech is damn good too and its more then 1% before it blows up. TC Sounds HAD a great rep for building drivers that can be punished.
Of course your opinion had nothing to do with the specific discussion.
They say displacement is more then just an equation. Its not its simply a formula and that 21" woofer has less then 1/3 the xmax of many of the popular subwoofers that actually do perform down to 15Hz.
Is it a nice woofer for full range mains? Im sure it is, but its not a SUBwoofer!
btw, you should spend less time ranting and more time spending money and building but I guess when you can not do one you only have the other