I took my 12" xxx to a local shop and....

[gellis4 10+ year member]

no, it's not going to be that loud. I think that the sub moving freeair cancels itself out somewhat. It's just fun to see the f*cking thing have coniptions and shake the piss out of your car before it's even in a box. haha.

 

[454Casull 10+ year member]

oh and yesterday i hooked up my XXX to my amp free air... its not supposed to sound good or loud in free air right? i hope not because it didn't i just wanted to see it move a little

You're not supposed to hear anything except maybe a bit of chuffing from the pole piece vent, because the front and rear waves sum to zero (bass wavelengths are long enough).

 

[WarDrumz 10+ year member]

You're not supposed to hear anything except maybe a bit of chuffing from the pole piece vent, because the front and rear waves sum to zero (bass wavelengths are long enough).

I played around with my Crystal subs in free air before installing one, and I heard EVERYTHING, just fine. I used a Bass Mekanik Cd. Sounded just like it did in an enclosure, just not as loud. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif