Reverse Vs. Standard Sub mounting

[boom boom room 10+ year member]

Ok im not sure on any of this but what is the diference in sound if u instal subs in side a box rather then mounting them magnet out? is it done just for looks and has lose of spl, or does it work just the same. Also does this work in a ported box!

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[BeanII 10+ year member]

pretty common question..

It's done for looks. Lots of woofers look pretty cool when they're inverted. It works in a ported box too.

 

[TPABlazer 10+ year member]

It will move air one way or the other

 

[boom boom room 10+ year member]

so i wont loose SPL?

 

[DOHCrazy 10+ year member]

so i wont loose SPL?

The sub is still doing the exact same thing. Its only done for space or look purposes.

 

[boom boom room 10+ year member]

Thanx All //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[bcarpenterfhl 10+ year member]

you have to reverse the +s and -s though. also, motor noise can also be an issue at times.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

motor noise? wtf?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

you have to reverse the +s and -s though.

Only if you have one regular and one inverted - you need to reverse the polarity on the inverted one. If you have just one, it doesn't matter.

 

[jsloan10 10+ year member]

I asked "DB Don" (creator of Beyond Audio) the same question once and he told me that there was a neglible loss of DB when mounting inverted, something like .5 DB, no change in SQ though.

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

You won't hear .5 decibels it's hard to notice that with test tones, let alone music.

 

[cjjackson85 5,000+ posts]

Inverted = +3DBs

 

[jsloan10 10+ year member]

^Hows that?, seriously, whats the tech on that?.

 

[bcarpenterfhl 10+ year member]

^Hows that?, seriously, whats the tech on that?.

hes fu(king with you man.

 

[jsloan10 10+ year member]

You never know with cjjackson85, he knows some pretty obscure stuff.