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honestly the big downfall of ib in home is that like thy said, it drives the driver into mechanical into max excursion to easy. so in order to make up for that, you need raw cone area.

so basically, theres no box space, but theres 2x or more woofers than in a normal application.

 

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

I had two 15" IDW's critically damped (basically IB) and they where by far the best subs I've had. However 8cu ft of sealed box was too much for my 4runner. If I had a house I'd do IB for the fun of it.

Plus if it's out of sight it's easier on the WAF

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

Plus if it's out of sight it's easier on the WAF

The 'WAF' is the biggest complaint from DIY speaker builders.

Gotta train the spouse at an early age to accept your audio madness,

so you tell them you want to install 20 woofers in the house to precondition

them... Then later, you say that you compromised and 10 will do and she is

now happy. harr harr /joke

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

whats the frequency response like in home IB installs, compared to ported to say 20 hz in home? right now i got a 2.6 tuned to 30 in my room, its fine for music but just takes up to much room

U dont tune IB setups.

 

[acold7dusta 10+ year member]

U dont tune IB setups.

i know, im thinking about making a new box, and how the frequency response of a 20 hz ported box would compare to an IB setup. i got 240 rms plate amp and a 12" assassin to work with in a small bedroom

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Wow those are sweet.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Who's pic was added with the Fi Q18's... three of them I think... in the attic?

nG

 

[dkmesa 10+ year member]

I'm so doing that when I have a house...

 

[bibby 5,000+ posts]

Interesting cult. I may join you guys.

 

[pwuthedon 10+ year member]

hmm i bet they sound great

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Not a bad cult to join.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

I am already a member and on the map //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

honestly the big downfall of ib in home is that like thy said, it drives the driver into mechanical into max excursion to easy. so in order to make up for that, you need raw cone area.
so basically, theres no box space, but theres 2x or more woofers than in a normal application.

Correct, but you also gain great extension. A ported box would have to be REALLY big and tuned really low to obtain the same levels between 10-15hz that an IB can. I love the sound of mine. Since it is out of the way, you don't need to worry about how many driver you need to use //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif In this type of home install cheap displacement is king.

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

i know, im thinking about making a new box, and how the frequency response of a 20 hz ported box would compare to an IB setup. i got 240 rms plate amp and a 12" assassin to work with in a small bedroom

thats gonna sound like crap, you have no were near enough cone area or enough power

 

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Correct, but you also gain great extension. A ported box would have to be REALLY big and tuned really low to obtain the same levels between 10-15hz that an IB can. I love the sound of mine. Since it is out of the way, you don't need to worry about how many driver you need to use //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif In this type of home install cheap displacement is king.

my point exactly. where did that 24 pack of funky pups go?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

a great thing about ib, is the frequency response is real smooth and does not cut off harsh like bandpass or ported. you loose output, but you easily gain that back with cone area, and you dont necessarily need more power because the efficiency of the speakers is so great //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

the best part imo is the wow factor if you can hide the subs in the walls and behind grill cloth, and people say "what the hell? where is the subwoofer?!?!"

yea. i can not wait to get a house.