Subwoofer cooling inside vs outside of box?

[Jonnyswboy]

Will cooling be significantly impacted having the sub inside vs outside of the enclosure?

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[dragon.breath 10+ year member]

If you are running a super small sealed box with a huge amount of power, it MIGHT make a small difference. Other than that I don’t think it would make any noticeable difference.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

And if your box is ported, I wouldn’t worry about it, unless you have AC vents blowing directly into the subs or something.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

The only time I invert subs for cooling is with sealed boxes, usually in high powered 4th order bandpasses.

 

[Jonnyswboy]

If you are running a super small sealed box with a huge amount of power, it MIGHT make a small difference. Other than that I don’t think it would make any noticeable difference.

And if your box is ported, I wouldn’t worry about it, unless you have AC vents blowing directly into the subs or something.

The only time I invert subs for cooling is with sealed boxes, usually in high powered 4th order bandpasses.

Thanks guys. 90% of the reason I want to invert is because the Nsv5 motors are so damn sexy. And the other 10% is because ease of wiring.

 

[Popwarhomie 5,000+ posts]

Do a nice window in the box. Only time I invert is in 4th orders to smell when they stank.

 

[metalheadjoe 10+ year member]

Thanks guys. 90% of the reason I want to invert is because the Nsv5 motors are so damn sexy. And the other 10% is because ease of wiring.

Ease of wiring but ugliness of wiring. I agree about aesthetics: cones just don't tell the whole story.