subwoofer positioning?

Um hey guys... does it make a drastic difference whether the subwoofer is facing out or into the box? Do you know what i mean? Like a box with the front of the speaker visible. And a box with the rear of the sub visible? Is the output of that sub audibly different? A client asked me that and i want to make sure that i explained it right. Your reply will be greatly appreciated. ThnxIt's better to ask a "STUPID" question...than to know a "STUPID" answer. :-)

Are you referring to Isobaric mounting?Ethan

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      You are just goin to have to try it. I've had subs that sound better backwards. Can't tell you why but for some reason some of them do. In theory they should be louder facing forward because the cone will be able to move more air (larger surface area on the front ) .

hey esmith69...that was a pretty informative link...thanks...but what i was reffering to was the way a single sub is mounted in a box. would it make a drastic differece whether it is inside or outside the box? i tought that a speaker moves outward the same way it moves inward...because of the T/S parameters, the sinewave makes the coil move accros the magnet the same distance up and down. my question is if the obstructions that the frame and magnet impose on the rear of the sub make it a drastic difference compared to the fron of the sub that has no obstructions? It's better to ask a "STUPID" question...than to know a "STUPID" answer. :-)

I think you're referring to Inverted Mounting. There's been some dispute as to whether or not you lose SPL by doing this, I'm one that believes you do. Run some searches on this site for "Inverted" and you'll see what some others have said about it.You would also need to take the sub's displacement into account for the proper enclosure volume.Squirrel

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he-hey WVSQUIRREL...thanks a bunch for that info. it eplained pretty much to the T what i was asking about. i guess it was an oversight on my part...(i didn't know the name was "inverted-mounting") the search i did was on sub mountings. but thanks again. It's better to ask a "STUPID" question...than to know a "STUPID" answer. :-)

Thx bberman, forgot about the phase!Squirrel

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