Can I face the two outer subs inwards?

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Topic: Can I face the two outer subs inwards?

Posted By: Cougar.Modder
Subject: Can I face the two outer subs inwards?
Date Posted: October 06, 2005 at 4:11 PM

I was wondering if I could face the two outer 10" subs inwards instead of having the face of the woofer out? Would this work at all or would it sound like crap? This is the box that I am putting the subs in. Please need some feedback as the one sub on the right side of the box will not fit after all this work.

Thanks for the replies.

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Posted By: branvw
Date Posted: October 06, 2005 at 4:33 PM

if i understand what you are asking.... it will cancel out eachother.... i belive

Posted By: gus1
Date Posted: October 06, 2005 at 5:24 PM

Yes..... making sure the one pair that is not the same as the other pair are wired polarity reversed. (subs that you see the cone.... wire normally. Subs that you see the basket, wire opposite.... that way everything moves in the same direction.)

Make any sense whatsoever???

Gus

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Posted By: abovestock
Date Posted: October 06, 2005 at 6:20 PM

If you have subs facing one another they do cancle one another out. My advice to you is to keep it how it is. Nice box though, looks very clean and solid.

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Posted By: Hornshockey
Date Posted: October 07, 2005 at 2:13 AM

don't the subs have to be some huge distance apart before the cancellation becomes an issue, with the long wavelengths of the sounds that subs reproduce and all?

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Posted By: jlord16
Date Posted: October 07, 2005 at 7:30 AM

Is it cuz of the dowel supports that it dosnt fit, or isnt there enough room for the mounting depth?

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Posted By: realitycheck
Date Posted: October 07, 2005 at 7:45 AM

I think hes just saying he want to make it to where, two of his subs have the cone facing you and two have the basket facing you.

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Posted By: Hornshockey
Date Posted: October 07, 2005 at 9:47 AM

oh; i misunderstood, in that case, listen to gus

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Posted By: Cougar.Modder
Date Posted: October 07, 2005 at 12:19 PM

As per the question about the Dowelling. I removed the dowels that may have caused any clearance issues, and its the depth on the right side of the box. I am a little pissed about the whole thing since its my first attempt and the box looked like it was going to work out. The right side seemed to cave in a bit and thus why I am asking about reversin the outter subs to still utilize this box. Thanks for the advice so far I will let you know how it finally works out soon.

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Posted By: auex
Date Posted: October 07, 2005 at 5:09 PM

Gus is correct, dumbied down below
Simple answer: All you do is wire the subs that are inverted(motor out) out of phase of the other 2 subs. So +amp to +sub and -amp to -sub on the 2 middle subs and +amp to -sub and -amp to +sub on the outer 2.

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Posted By: Cougar.Modder
Date Posted: October 07, 2005 at 5:26 PM

Sweet!!!

Ok you guys rock. I knew someone would have the answer. Now here is another one. What will the sound be like? I have seen on some pics posted people have done this but never heard the sound. Interested what you guys think of the sound quality.

Posted By: auex
Date Posted: October 07, 2005 at 6:01 PM

Sounds the same, well there is a little loss of cone area but nothing noticable.

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Posted By: Cougar.Modder
Date Posted: October 07, 2005 at 6:31 PM

Awesome,

Thanks for the replies guys.

Looking forward to putting this thing in my car. Long summer project. Way too long.

Thanks again!

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Posted By: jlord16
Date Posted: October 07, 2005 at 8:13 PM

Good luck, we await the finished pics ans the bass test posted_image

nice enclosure btw

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Infinity Kappa Perfect 10"
Respone 800w Mono
ALPINE MRP-F250
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