Best Direction To Face Subwoofers

[njknittle 10+ year member]

I currently have the two subs facing the rear with the port facing the rear as well. Now ive seen quite a handful of people take the subs and face them towards the front. Which is better?

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[wenn_du_weinst 10+ year member]

depends on your car and what you need them to do.

 

[njknittle 10+ year member]

2011 Ford Fiesta Sedan, and i want SPL

 

[wenn_du_weinst 10+ year member]

I doubt you want spl

spl is playing one tone as loud as you can and no music

I would fire them backwards as long as the box doesn't block all air flow around it. if it does fire them forward.

firing back should sound louder windows up, while forward will more than likely be louder with windows down

 

[njknittle 10+ year member]

Well it takes up a good percentage of my trunk.

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

I wonder how many times this is gunna get asked before it gets stickied

 

[05trailblazer 10+ year member]

you should try both way to your preference

 

[jtomsic 5,000+ posts]

approx. 232323x

 

[sjedwards1984 10+ year member]

I have a 2004 Yukon, lots of trunk space

Face them up? back? or front?

 

[sjedwards1984 10+ year member]

I have a 2004 Yukon, lots of trunk space

Face them up? back? or front?

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

Experimentation is how to determine this. Some math and an understanding of phase interference can help narrow down options.

In sedans or coupes I like firing subs into the cabin and sealing off the trunk completely. In hatchbacks and SUV's I like rear corner or off the rear of the vehicle facing back. I want to eliminate phase interference that happens when the reflected wave is out of phase with the direct wave. This matters for both SQ and SPL.