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Is there any PHYSICAL difference between a Woofer & a Sub-woofer? If yes, What is it?

What is the difference between a woofer and a subwoofer??

I am trying to learn about loudspeakers.

I want to know what is the physical difference between a woofer and a subwoofer.

Is its frame, voice coil, magnet, cap, diaphragm and/or spider is different?

I have tried answers.com, but I am not satisfied yet.

Please help. Thank you.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    ha! there really is no physical difference to the things besides the fact a subwoofer is usually placed alone not with a midrange and tweeter in the same box. A subwoofer is by itself and all it requires is a signal going into it. it is self powered and it does not rely on the reciever or amplifier, and a woofer on the other hand usually is more useful if you don't want to blow the hell out of the people's eardrums in a concert. but all in all, the difference is the speaker itself, the subwoofer adds more rumble to the sound and the woofer is good for volume.

  • Paul G
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    I just got done eating so this one is eay!!!

    I had a Pizza sub and I woofered it downed LOL

    actually it produces the punch and the bass drum or a low rock solid bass picture a person playing a bass in the room it can reproduce that very easy.

    sub woofer and woofer aer the same ask any pet sroe hahahaha ok (joke there) ask any music store I love powered woofer for the fact that they amp the signal nore then non powered the stereo has to do it and it does not work so good.

  • 1 decade ago

    sub's give off the deeper sound-the low end sound.

    woofer just goes woof woof.

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