One sub or two

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Originally Posted by MatrixS2000

No they won't...if they did they would be producing different frequencies which is impossible. If fed a 50 Hz signal both will be producing a 50Hz signal.

Different woofer materials are used to produce a stiffer cone. The more rigid the cone the less distortion it will produce.

Right, but an aluminum cone takes longer to start producing that 50Hz signal than a paper cone would because of the difference in mass. That is also why an aluminum woofer can create louder low notes, it will not flex and distort as much at higher volumes. It is a trade off and would be very hard to seemlessly match two different woofers. The difference here is pretty minimal, but these little details can affect performance. It is really best to have two identical subs, or one beast of a sub.