? about inverted subs

[Mass Car Audio 10+ year member]

This really depends on the method of cooling the manufacturer uses. But most of the time outside the box, the cooling vents are drawing cooler air than they would in an enclosure. A lot bigger volume of air outside the enclosure than in.


Not true at all , I have personally heard mechanical noise from some of the most sought after subwoofers in the business. All though the mechanical noise was slight on most of them. It was still there, and they were bnib. Coils checked out fine. No physical scraping or touching at all. 3 of the same prominent drivers all made the same exact noise. 2 of the same drivers from a different company....... noise. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

ok I did not know that.

 

[Onebadsrt 10+ year member]

wow, i started a drama thread but as for mechanical noise. i can vouch that it happens. a good friend of mine had 2 l7s that were made in a custom box where the center console used to be and they were inverted and had a good bit of motor noise untill you got over 3 ft away. and he turned them around. no more noise! but it was just as loud or louder inverted!