Inverted?

[NewToTheGrounds 10+ year member]

does it matter what way u put the sub in a box like normally or inverted with the magnet out or do any specs chamge when u do this or does anything hav to be done to the box to do this?

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[Jameseypoo 5,000+ posts]

It doesn't really matter, inverted will give your sub more airspace though

 

[bybliz 10+ year member]

it doesn't matter if you're using 1 sub, but if you are using more than 1, they all have to be facing the same way or you'll have to change the polarities of either one to match the phase of the other.

 

[BoomCrew 10+ year member]

but when u have the one sub inverted does it matter what the polarity is?

 

[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

you must switch polarity once a sub is inverted

if you have vented enclosure your tuning might go down a hair

people do this to show off the sub's backside or because the want to give the sub more space

 

[ssj2xxgotenxx 10+ year member]

The sub doesn't displace the interal volume of the enclosure, and if your subs got a nice booty... you can show it off.

 

[Bolognablake 10+ year member]

you must switch polarity once a sub is inverted

Didn't know that.

I hate being a n00b. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[bybliz 10+ year member]

u do not have to change the polarity if you're using only 1 sub inverted. you only have to change polarity if you are using more than 1 sub where there is a mixing of inverted with non-inverted ones.

 

[BoomCrew 10+ year member]

alright, i think i am going to do that with my premiere cause it dont have much air space and it seems like it laks

 

[pwnt by pat 10+ year member]

If you don't change the polarity then the sub may fire out of phase which may or may not cause problems with the rest of your system.

 

[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

u do not have to change the polarity if you're using only 1 sub inverted. you only have to change polarity if you are using more than 1 sub where there is a mixing of inverted with non-inverted ones.

now Im confused LOL

 

[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

you run the + wire to the - terminal and vice versa

 

[GemaRastem 10+ year member]

switching the phase when inverting 1 sub depends on your system and placement, sometimes switching phase helps, sometimes it doesn't.

 

[bybliz 10+ year member]

please read these two threads....

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123617

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=142243

 

[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

hmmmm...

I guess it depends on your install, I read differently.....

http://forum.elitecaraudio.com/showthread.php?threadid=113925

http://forum.elitecaraudio.com/showthread.php?threadid=72553

http://forum.elitecaraudio.com/showthread.php?threadid=100662

http://forum.elitecaraudio.com/showthread.php?threadid=28208

http://forum.elitecaraudio.com/showthread.php?threadid=91346

http://forum.elitecaraudio.com/showthread.php?threadid=42063

"With only one sub you can wire it in or out of phase. Theoretically, if you wire an inverted sub in phase, it is out of phase. In car stereo it doesn't matter much because we wire subs out of phase alot of the time anyways. Just remember this, if your sub is inverted its cone is moving the opposite direction it would normally be moving. So if you do mount one inverted and one normal they have to be 180 degrees out of phase with each other"

great quote by Jimi77