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I have 3 JL Audio 10w3v2-D4 subs. I want to mount them so that the front of the subs fire into the enclosure and the magnets are outside of the enclosure. My question is, Im designing a sealed enclosure, is it the same formula for box volume as if I were mounting them in the traditional method or is there a different formula?
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It's the same formula, but there will be a little extra space.  This is do to the fact that you don't have a magnet and other structures in the box.
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Having the magnets facing out will actually make the box fabrication easier. there is no need to calculate the volume that the motor assembly occupies. So the box will be more exact to the subs specs.
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I heard they need to be wired reverse polarity, whats your opinion?
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Not if all the subs are inverted.  You can reverse polarity to the set by switching + and - at the amp speaker terminals.  This is something everybody should experiment with when setting up a system, whether the subs are normal or inverted.  Choose the way which makes the subs louder and deeper.  Some amplifiers have a "180" switch for this very reason.

Only if you had a setup where two of the subs faced one way and one faced the other way would you need to do some special reverse wiring on the subs themselves.

Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.
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Thats what I thought. I asked this same question in another forum and I got the response " you need to reverse polarity wire them so that the subs fire out of the box". That made no sense to me at all. Thanks, you gave me a good idea on facing 2 subs one direction and the third the other direction.
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Posted: May 03, 2006 at 9:35 PM / IP Logged  

Here's an example of one sub wired in reverse of the other two subs.  This example shows DVC subs, but the concept remains the same with SVCs.  It doesn't matter if one sub is inverted and the other two normal...or one normal and the other two inverted.  You would wire the set this way in either case, because you can always reverse polarity at the amp.  Always find the simplest way to wire the subs knowing you have that 'reverse at the amp' option.  This is series / parallel.  If these were DVC 4 ohm subs the net result would be 2.67 ohms.

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Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.
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Great, thats exactly how Im going to run them. Whats the best way to seal plexi to MDF?
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What is the purpose of the plexi?  if it's just a decorative covering, double stick tape, screws, or spray adhesive will do.  If it's structural IE, a window, screws every 2 inches + silicone caulking will do. 


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