Where Does The Sub Actually Go?

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

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[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

inverted option1 ftw!

 

[Bolognablake 10+ year member]

This sucks.

Hey, just mount the sub inverted.

Wire it normaly.

 

[spitfirees20 10+ year member]

That's what I plan on doing, just mounting it inverted in option one, wiring it normally, and having the port and sub facing up. It's just i've never, ever dealt with inverted subs, so I hope it sounds just as good and loud.

 

[PepsiFiend69 10+ year member]

it will sound exactly the same, plus you get like .25 of a foot more box space due to there being no sub displacement.

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

it will sound exactly the same, plus you get like .25 of a foot more box space due to there being no sub displacement.

No it wont. Inverting increases enclosure space, changing the tuning and drivers response curve.

In most instances inverting has led to a single decibel loss on the meter. As long as this is a daily driver not a SPL install, that's one thing you will not have to worry about.

 

[JL12W7INAGS300 10+ year member]

one decibel? thats not even noticable. Id say go wid it

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

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laugh all you want, if u knew anything you would know what i said does take effect at one point or another. dont know about with his box, but with higher app. setups its a good factor to look at when planning.

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

No it wont. Inverting increases enclosure space, changing the tuning and drivers response curve.
In most instances inverting has led to a single decibel loss on the meter. As long as this is a daily driver not a SPL install, that's one thing you will not have to worry about.

prove that there is a loss, ive seen plenty of setups meter the exact same.

 

[TypeRBass 10+ year member]

one decibel? thats not even noticable. Id say go wid it

actually 1 dB is noticeable...

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

actually 1 dB is noticeable...

if u have listened and tested plenty it is, i would notice it in most systems with a before and after.

3 db is TWICE AS LOUD, doesnt mean a single db isnt noticeable.

 

[spitfirees20 10+ year member]

Actually, I think the box was made not taking into account sub displacement, as it was a box plan in the sticky and how can the box take sub displacement into account if any sub can be used in it? If anything, I think now I'll have a pure 3.5 cube enclosure tuned to a real 32 hz.

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

double baffle the front for another 3/4 of an inch, and then mount the sub on another round baffle around the rim of the sub for another 3/4"...that should give you enough room, might look a little akward, but it'd probobly work, just make sure you seal it up good.

what i was gonna say

 

[spitfirees20 10+ year member]

I think I'm just gonna invert it, no one else I know has that. Anybody have any pics of an SX or SE or XXX inverted, just so I would get an idea of what it looks like?

 

[PowerNaudio 10+ year member]

if you have the tools to make 2 rings out of 3/4" mdf to raise the sub an extra 1.5", then go with enclosure number one.

the reason i said before if the port hole on the back plate of the sub is 1" in diameter, then youll need 1" of clearance from the back wall is so that the wall does not restrict the subs air flow or cooling, its a 1 to 1 ratio "as a minimum". so if you got a 2" diameter hole on the back plate, then make sure that you have at least a minimum of 2" of clearance from the back wall.

make the rings, raise the sub to clear the 2" or more and call it a day.

or just go inverted.

laters