subwoofers facing up or down

[audiobahnaudi 10+ year member]

I have a question I am running two audiobahn natural excursions but want to know what the difference is when you have a subwoofer facing down (magnet on top) does it sound better?? do you get bigger bass?? does the box have to be bigger??

please let me know thank you

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[Nikuk 5,000+ posts]

do you mean when the sub is mounted reverse / inverted?

no difference, just slightly more in box volume.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

If you run one normal and one inverted, you need to reverse the polarity on the inverted one.

Another thing to remember.

 

[audiobahnaudi 10+ year member]

do you get better bas?? or its just for looks??

 

[audiobahnaudi 10+ year member]

more in box volume??

How do I find out how much more??

also the box would be ported right??

 

[Nikuk 5,000+ posts]

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you will gain however much volume that your woofer displaces.

has nothing to do with it being ported or not.

 

[FOSGATE JOE 10+ year member]

more volume=more bass to a pont!

 

[skeptikal Premium Member]

how do you figure joe? i'd like to see what kind of reasoning you have here.

adding box volume can decrease the power handling also....

 

[thismightbepat 10+ year member]

to sum it all up, theres really no noticeable difference in inverting or traditional mounting, guy.

 

[audiobahnaudi 10+ year member]

Thank you all for all your help!!!!!

 

[Nikuk 5,000+ posts]

If you run one normal and one inverted, you need to reverse the polarity on the inverted one.
Another thing to remember.

yes, thank you!

 

[Rawr-DQ 10+ year member]

to sum it all up, theres really no noticeable difference in inverting or traditional mounting, guy.

I have has my subs reverse mounted, personally mine added a "whisping" noise or something, I can't reconfigure them because I only have two boxes ATM, I have the subs facing each other and one on each wired in reverse. However I hate the sound they make reverse mounted.

I wouldn't reverse mount any subs...

 

[thismightbepat 10+ year member]

That whisping noise is most likely motor noise. Only drawback with inverting brand new subs is the horribly strong smell of burning glue that comes along with it. It overwhelms my truck b/c one of my D's is still pretty new.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

more volume=more bass to a pont!

Larger boxes typically have less output

 

[g30ffr3y 10+ year member]

Larger boxes typically have less output

ive noticed that if a box is too big the output is boomier...