Difference between Free air subwoofer and Enclosed subwoofer

"Free Air" (infinite baffle) setups generally don't have the SPL of sealed, but *generally* have stronger bottom end. IB is also more efficient and needs less (i.e. can't handle as much) power.

Any sub can be ran infinite baffle; but that doesn't mean every sub willl sound good doing it.

 
Jmac is right. In this regard, there are two basic subwoofer types: suspension dampened and enclosure dampened. Most suspension dampened subs play fine (and even excellent) in enclosures, but enclosure dampened subs wont play free-air well because there is not enough cone control/suspension.

There have been subs made exclusively for IB, I know ID made a model or two a few years ago, and others too Im sure as well as home audio. But Im not aware of any current mainstream car audio subs that are meant exclusively for IB.

 
Another bad thing about using free air is that the subs will be sacrificing the deep bass compared to properly designed sealed or ported systems. This is true to even the best of trunks, where sonic isolation is not an issue.

 
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