How far can a total of 12 Watts RMS go when I'm outside?

Question

My firends and I play football all the time and I'm wondering how far the sound output would reach for a 12 Watts RMS Output.

Answer 1

Watts gives you no indication of how far a sound will carry. You are looking at other specifications and factors to determine that. For example at 10 watts a speaker with a 100 Decibel sensitivity rating is the same volume as 100 watts driving a speaker with a 90 Decibel sensitivity because you need 10 time the power to drive a speaker 10 db louder and a speakers sensitivity rating is how loud it plays with 1 Watt at 1 meter. Then you have other factors like air pressure, humidity and wind that will affect how far the sound carries. Sorry I wish I could help you but you will have to test it out for yourself.

Answer 2

There is no great answer

How loud is the yard and how deaf are your friends?

In some cases a larger speaker is louder because it is physically moving more air.  Some stores sometimes hook up a big speaker to a little pocket radio to show how little power it takes.  

other times a poor speaker just doesn't sound well at all