Subwoofer only playing bass inward

[musicdawg]

I recently got a new 12 inch sub to replace my previous 10 inch and while I wired it the same as the 10 inch when I play any frequency it pulls air in as apposed to shoving it out like it should. I tried reversing the polarity by switching the wires. And I tried changing the phase on my head unit and amp nothing has changed.

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[1aespinoza Premium Member]

I recently got a new 12 inch sub to replace my previous 10 inch and while I wired it the same as the 10 inch when I play any frequency it pulls air in as apposed to shoving it out like it should. I tried reversing the polarity by switching the wires. And I tried changing the phase on my head unit and amp nothing has changed.

Are you referring to the air in the port? It should oscillate in opposition to the cone. When the cone moves out, the port air moves inward.

 

[musicdawg]

Are you referring to the air in the port? It should oscillate in opposition to the cone. When the cone moves out, the port air moves inward.

Yes I took it out of the sub box and there is virtually no air going in the direction the the sub faces.

 

[musicdawg]

Are you referring to the air in the port? It should oscillate in opposition to the cone. When the cone moves out, the port air moves inward.

Sorry I miss understood, the sub box isn't ported and the the sub move in the same polarity no matter what I do.

 

[1aespinoza Premium Member]

Sorry I miss understood, the sub box isn't ported and the the sub move in the same polarity no matter what I do.

Try playing a 20 Hz tone. Observe when it first moves. If it moves inward, reverse the polarity and observe again.

 

[musicdawg]

Try playing a 20 Hz tone. Observe when it first moves. If it moves inward, reverse the polarity and observe again.

Okay thanks I will try this.