Direction of subs in a trunk.

[miker 5,000+ posts]

I will have my subs in the trunk of my car. It is a small car (not sure if that makes any difference...) and I was just wondering if I want my subs facing the towards the front of the car, the rear of the car or up towards the roof.

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[goodstuff 10+ year member]

I still don't understand why...but my sub is louder when facing out...I put it about 2 inch's away from the trunk lid.

edit: I have a trunk car and the rear seat folds down...fyi.

 

[TC2k15x2 10+ year member]

What type of car and do your seats fold down?

 

[Kold_Killa 10+ year member]

rear.

 

[stuckinok 5,000+ posts]

rear

 

[Frijoles24 10+ year member]

its cvause it takes about 15 ft for the waves to fully develop. so if its faced towards the back, then the distance of it traveling from the sub to the back of the car and boucning to the front is greater than if the subs facing forwards. =]

 

[goodstuff 10+ year member]

its cvause it takes about 15 ft for the waves to fully develop. so if its faced towards the back, then the distance of it traveling from the sub to the back of the car and boucning to the front is greater than if the subs facing forwards. =]

what? Yeah, I've heard it has to do with the wavelength size but it still makes no sense how facing away is louder...

 

[Frijoles24 10+ year member]

what? Yeah, I've heard it has to do with the wavelength size but it still makes no sense how facing away is louder...

bounces from the back of the trunk.. my friend put a boogie board there to make it more dense to have it bounce back..ig uess more effectively? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

What type of car and do your seats fold down?

Seats do not fold down. It is a BMW 325s

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

its cvause it takes about 15 ft for the waves to fully develop.

That's bullshit all day but a nice try.

It has much more to do with corner loading and reflections along with how the transfer function of the vehicle works.

 

[Frijoles24 10+ year member]

That's bullshit all day but a nice try.
It has much more to do with corner loading and reflections along with how the transfer function of the vehicle works.

haha its not bull. and more to do with corner loading and reflections? thats basically saying the more bouncing inside the car.. the louder.. hence the development of the wavelength

 

[PwnMaster]

Foward is louder in some cars, and rear is louder in others.

Hard to say, without actually testing teh car.

I have no idea who got all technical about this shit but you seems like a dumbass.

 

[Frijoles24 10+ year member]

wats wityh all these people being *****. i was just tryin to help. n u do need to be technical.. just like building a box. -_-

 

[mile098 10+ year member]

u ever heard of the doppler effect..the sound bounces under the same angle in which it came in only the other direction....higher frequencies are more focused the the low ones and which spread like a bowl in all directions...so yes i would agree with who ever said that its more to do with the corner and reflection

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

haha its not bull. and more to do with corner loading and reflections? thats basically saying the more bouncing inside the car.. the louder.. hence the development of the wavelength

Please show me some articles by some educated people where they mention bass frequencies taking 15 feet to mature. That is complete and utter bullshit.

You're basically saying that if I took a sub in a purely anechoic chamber (no reflections at all) that I would not hear it unless I was standing over 15 feet away. Lawl all day at that.