Subwoofer mounting
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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Printed Date: May 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Topic: Subwoofer mounting
Posted By: thapimpfromchi
Subject: Subwoofer mounting
Date Posted: February 17, 2004 at 11:31 PM
Hey guys, im not too sure what its called, but what advantages/disadvantages are there to mounting the subwoofer, where the basket is exposed, rather than normally mounted? Is that possible with any woofer?
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1990 Honda Civic HB:
Clarion DXZ545MP H.U.
2- 6.5" Power Acoustik interiors
Diamond Audio 600.1 amp
Diamond Audio 15" M6MKII
Pyramid PB881X 4 CH. Amp
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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: February 18, 2004 at 8:26 AM
Advantage: looks cool, enclosure can be somewhat smaller Disadvantages: Dangerous to the woofer (could be damaged), must wire out of phase with the rest of the system, harder to find a good location in the vehicle Any woofer: Sure.
Posted By: thapimpfromchi
Date Posted: February 18, 2004 at 11:27 AM
What do you mean by out of phase? i'd like to get as much info as i can, because i was thinking about doing this with one of my subs. thanks alot.
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1990 Honda Civic HB:
Clarion DXZ545MP H.U.
2- 6.5" Power Acoustik interiors
Diamond Audio 600.1 amp
Diamond Audio 15" M6MKII
Pyramid PB881X 4 CH. Amp
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: February 18, 2004 at 12:29 PM
Since you will be listening to the sound coming from the back side of the cone instead of from the front, you have to connect the + amp lead to the - speaker terminal (and vice versa.) This way, the sub will be moving oposite from the other speakers in your car, but the sound you hear will be in phase. Does this make sense to you?
Posted By: thapimpfromchi
Date Posted: February 18, 2004 at 2:12 PM
oh yea. perfect sense. So, how do I go about finding a sub thats good for this application? I see people with audiobahns doing it all the time. I have MA audio 10" dvc 6 ohm subs. would mine work for this?
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1990 Honda Civic HB:
Clarion DXZ545MP H.U.
2- 6.5" Power Acoustik interiors
Diamond Audio 600.1 amp
Diamond Audio 15" M6MKII
Pyramid PB881X 4 CH. Amp
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: February 18, 2004 at 2:18 PM
Any sub can be mounted this way. Just build the enclosure as you normally would for the sub, and SUBTRACT the volume of the inside of the cone from the volume of the box (since the speaker is now "part of" the box..) The idea is to use one that has a really sharp looking basket and magnet structure that you want to show off. Your MA's look pretty good on the back sides.
Posted By: thapimpfromchi
Date Posted: February 18, 2004 at 3:31 PM
alright thanks alot man. Yea, thats why i was asking, i wanted to show off the back of one, cuz it looks pretty damn sweet. thanks for all the help man. ------------- 1990 Honda Civic HB:
Clarion DXZ545MP H.U.
2- 6.5" Power Acoustik interiors
Diamond Audio 600.1 amp
Diamond Audio 15" M6MKII
Pyramid PB881X 4 CH. Amp
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: February 18, 2004 at 3:34 PM
No problem.
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