I'm repositioniong my sub in my trunk, should it face the rear seat or away from the seat?
02-09-2006, 08:41 AM
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sound really depends on the BOX.
there is optimal airspace, minimal airspace, and maximum airspace to think about.
if your box is in the optimal air space category, it should sound good anywhere. If it is in the minimum airspace category, you will want to push it up against the trunk, facing you as your open the trunk. This will produce the best sound.
Hope this helps
if your box is in the optimal air space category, it should sound good anywhere. If it is in the minimum airspace category, you will want to push it up against the trunk, facing you as your open the trunk. This will produce the best sound.
Hope this helps
02-09-2006, 10:30 AM
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Bass is omnidirectional so it doesn't really matter
If you fire through the rear seat the foam will act as a baffle and you might lose a bit of volume.
Firing into the trunk and have the ports (if it is a ported box) fire through the rear deck is your best option for volume.
Firing into the trunk and have the ports (if it is a ported box) fire through the rear deck is your best option for volume.
02-09-2006, 02:07 PM
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that is not true, the reflection of sine waves off the rear and back can have profound effect
depending on speaker, box design, resonant frequency of trunk/car etc...
the omnidirectional part of low frequencies affects the ears lack of ability to pinpoint the exact location of the sound source
the omnidirectional part of low frequencies affects the ears lack of ability to pinpoint the exact location of the sound source
02-09-2006, 02:57 PM
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I was going to bring up the issue of standing waves and reflections
but I didn't think the original poster cared to go into such detail.
90% of the time the sub is reproducing from 80hz and down. For most people sub bass is the runble they want and don't care about the issues you stated.
When you are into competition systems and SPL then the poster should have had a pretty good idea of sound dynamics.
90% of the time the sub is reproducing from 80hz and down. For most people sub bass is the runble they want and don't care about the issues you stated.
When you are into competition systems and SPL then the poster should have had a pretty good idea of sound dynamics.
02-09-2006, 03:13 PM
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just flipping a sub to face up, sideways, backwards can make a very obvious diff in vol and qual
even to the most novice of listeners, this is especially true for avant owners