subwoofer facing down.

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Topic: subwoofer facing down.

Posted By: bassrider20hz
Subject: subwoofer facing down.
Date Posted: May 15, 2005 at 1:43 AM

hey guys wuts up i was wondering if a facing down woofer would sound any good in my room. i know that this isnt car audio but it is a car woofer its a 10 pioneer about 150 watts rms with a 50 watt house amp. is there any positions that i can put the woofer in the room so i can hear the lows

please help.. thank you all

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Posted By: racer427
Date Posted: May 15, 2005 at 1:53 AM

Down firing a sub in home applications is the best bet as far as I have experienced. I have 2 12" Boston Acoustics 200 watt powered subs for my home system an they are both down firing.

You need to find out first if the woofer that you are using is capable of running verticle. Here is a link to a calclator that will help you figure this out.

https://www.accelerator-pedal.com/sag.htm

Input the required data and it will tell you if it can be used in that manner.

Chris

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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: May 15, 2005 at 7:38 AM

If you haven't built the enclosure yet for that sub build it large, as you will need to increase efficiency as much as possible. Port it if that's possible. And check your amplifier specs to find if it will handle a 4 ohm load. Coupling with a corner of the room should provide the most bass response.

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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.

Posted By: bassrider20hz
Date Posted: May 15, 2005 at 12:07 PM

thanks for all your replies that calculator is very useful thanks racer 427

i put pieces of 2by4 wood on each corner and put the box on the corner of my room and wow it makes a difference

thanks to all you.

Posted By: racer427
Date Posted: May 15, 2005 at 2:07 PM

Hey no problem. Happy to help. And Stevdart was right, I forgot to mention to put it in a corner of the room.

Chris