can you put one sub upside down
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Topic: can you put one sub upside down
Posted By: submaster420k
Subject: can you put one sub upside down
Date Posted: May 21, 2003 at 6:33 PM
if you have a rectangular box and on one end you have a sub and on top you have a sub. can you turn the sub on top face side down into the box. will it work the same or will i blow the sub???:errr:
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Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: May 21, 2003 at 6:54 PM
Yes you can its called inverting the sub. If you invert the sub it will be out of phase, to correct it you just reverse the polarity. So connect the - to the + and the + to the - on your amp instead of +to+ and - to -. Other than that it will be the same.
Posted By: wvsquirrel
Date Posted: May 21, 2003 at 10:27 PM
If I remember right from other posts, you will lose SPL by inverting the sub ------------- Squirrel
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Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: May 22, 2003 at 9:34 AM
Unless you test the car for SPL you will not be able to tell the difference without that reading.
Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: May 22, 2003 at 9:34 AM
Unless you test the car for SPL you will not be able to hear the difference without that reading.
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: May 22, 2003 at 10:28 AM
And don't forget you have just increased the enclosure volume by the area inside the speaker cone.
Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: May 22, 2003 at 10:48 AM
Thanks DYohn forgot to tell you that you must subtract the subs displacement from the enclosures final volume. So if the sub has a displacement of .25 cu/ft and the recommended enclosure volume is 1.0cu/ft you would use .75cu/ft instead of 1.0cu/ft since you must subtract the displacement. Now to find out the subs displacement you can look in the owner’s manual or contact the manufacture.
Posted By: TOY816
Date Posted: May 22, 2003 at 5:15 PM
another thing to remember is if you don't line the sub up perfectly over the hole you'll blow it from the surround rubbing on the edge of the hole. all in all i think it's pointless to invert subs. ------------- take your time and do it right the first time
Posted By: Big Purds
Date Posted: May 22, 2003 at 6:45 PM
you do lose SPL from inverting subs...I audibly lost SPL, and didnt need the RTA to tell me what I already knew...
I am not sure if you will be able to tell audibly if you only invert one sub, but if you do both, there will be a noticeable loss...
Posted By: esmith69
Date Posted: May 22, 2003 at 7:35 PM
Are you talking about Isobaric enclosures? ------------- Ethan
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