Still haven't gotten a clear answer on this...

[jmiller0526 10+ year member]

while thats true....when to subs are working in a common sealed chamber they are both compressing the air....sharing the volume...but when 1 of those subs blows....then 1 sub "sees" alot more air than if they both were working

if that makes nesense

 

[jmiller0526 10+ year member]

well fukc....he beat me to it .....and he said it better

 

[XDrkmanX 10+ year member]

You might not even notice that your sub is blown. (if it did ever happen)

With the subs sharing the same air space the blow sub will still appear to be playing. This is due to the air from the other subs in the box pushing on it.

 

[Tirefryr 10+ year member]

You might not even notice that your sub is blown. (if it did ever happen)
With the subs sharing the same air space the blow sub will still appear to be playing. This is due to the air from the other subs in the box pushing on it.

YOu will indeed notice it. One driver dropping out will definatley be noticable. In this scenario, the blown driver will be acting like a Passive Radiator, which will change every characteristic the previous application had, therefore you can be sure to notice one dropping out. Give it a try, I guarantee you'll be able to tell. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

while thats true....when to subs are working in a common sealed chamber they are both compressing the air....sharing the volume...but when 1 of those subs blows....then 1 sub "sees" alot more air than if they both were working

True, but the one working driver is now getting half the power. Though there are many variables that could change this, sych as how the drivers are wired and if indeed they are getting the same signal from the same piece of equipment.

 

[XDrkmanX 10+ year member]

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I couldn't.......

not in my ported box.

 

[Raven 10+ year member]

In ported boxes, the difference is by far less than in a sealed box.

Depending on the weight of the cone and suspension, you could be looking at a instant gain in a very nice frequency range. My old Roadmaster set (don't ask) actually had better sub/mid bass with one unhooked and working as a PR.

 

[RCwhat 10+ year member]

He never said it would take up LESS space. He simply said that instead of 2 drivers sharing the same volume, i.e. each sub seeing half the total volume, that now 1 sub is seeing the entire volume whereas before it was only half. Now, this is true, but being as how under normal conditions, the drivers are seeing the same signal. Now, if 1 driver is taken out of the equation, you will halve the power going to the drivers, therefore negating the effect of the increase in enclosure volume with the decrease in power.
How many guys do you see in the SPL lanes using separate chambers? And how many of them have every driver fail at once? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

In theory it could damage the other driver, but the odds are against it. Most likely the amplifier will get damaged before the other driver due to a direct short in the damaged driver.

Of course, none if this is really all that feasible because everyone will immediately notice a decrease in output and then go see what the problem is.

Please explain how this is true, "Now, if 1 driver is taken out of the equation, you will halve the power going to the drivers, therefore negating the effect of the increase in enclosure volume with the decrease in power."

how is the power going the good sub going to half? say if you have 1000w feeding two subs 500w each, take one sub out and you still have the other getting 500w .

 

[Tirefryr 10+ year member]

Please explain how this is true, "Now, if 1 driver is taken out of the equation, you will halve the power going to the drivers, therefore negating the effect of the increase in enclosure volume with the decrease in power." how is the power going the good sub going to half? say if you have 1000w feeding two subs 500w each, take one sub out and you still have the other getting 500w .

It's not, I was thinking too much before typing. Thank you for correcting me. You will not see the full 500 watts though as there is still a bit more resistance there even with the open coil, but not not enough to make a huge difference. ****, I need some sleep. This disturbs me now.

 

[RCwhat 10+ year member]

It's not, I was thinking too much before typing. Thank you for correcting me. You will not see the full 500 watts though as there is still a bit more resistance there even with the open coil, but not not enough to make a huge difference. ****, I need some sleep. This disturbs me now.

i know i was just busting your balls. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[Tirefryr 10+ year member]

Hey, I'm glad you said something. When I start typing, I tend to just go on before the thoughts actually process.