where to fire subwoofer in trunk?
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Topic: where to fire subwoofer in trunk?
Posted By: silentblackhat
Subject: where to fire subwoofer in trunk?
Date Posted: May 31, 2008 at 11:53 PM
I am wondering what is the best direction to fire a subwoofer in a trunk for the best sound quality? I just watched a how-to dvd and they say fire it into the rear corner, but i have seen others say fire it directly to the rear of the car.... Whats the best? I will be getting a JL 10w6v2 soon so im planning ahead of time
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Posted By: iwanttobang
Date Posted: June 01, 2008 at 3:30 AM
I always do mines to the rear. I face them to the front once and it sucked bad
Posted By: boogeyman
Date Posted: June 01, 2008 at 4:17 AM
that is all personal preference, face the sub in different directions, in passenger corner, in driver side corner, towards taillights 3 inches away, towards tailights 6 inches away, towards backseat, just try several locations and choose the one you like the best.
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: June 01, 2008 at 7:31 PM
For sound quality, I would HIGHLY recommend facing them forward. This way, you end up with a minimum of "trunk gain", and the response you hear will be the response the woofer is producing.
Otherwise, wherever it sounds best to you.
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Posted By: wvsquirrel
Date Posted: June 01, 2008 at 9:04 PM
It's all personal preference and every vehicle is different. A system in a hatchback will sound different then an identical system in a coupe. Having the windows down will also affect how it sounds (because with them down you've just opened 2 "ports" in what was essently a "sealed" environment).
Play around with the location until you find one that suites your taste. ------------- Squirrel
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Posted By: daboss593
Date Posted: June 03, 2008 at 7:57 AM
hmmmmmmmmmm oddly enough mine dont do either. going by the specs from infinity my subs fire straight up. this was accor to there specs for a 4 ft cb ported box at 30hrz. we even called them in person to make sure. lol well the box slams like a 2$ whore. ive seen these box setups before but never owned one untill now. before this setup my box was faced forward. to each there own.
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