subs facing?, does it matter? Options

[lake1069]

i have 2 12" 700watt subs in my hatch, i've been messing with the levels to get it to sound just like i like them, but i'm wondering if it makes any differece which way the subs face, like toward the driver or opposite?

[Silvan]

It shouldn't really matter what side they are facing. That part has to do with the human ear; the human ear isn't capable to detect where sounds below 80Hz (I believe) are coming from. Think of the subwoofer of the surround-set. You can virtually place it anywhere.

As for the part of subwoofers not doing there job; This all depents on the construction of the enclosure; is it designed to meet the specs of the sub? What about crossovers; maybe set to a too high frequency or a too high db-cut off ?

[Abraxis64]

It shouldn't really matter what side they are facing. That part has to do with the human ear; the human ear isn't capable to detect where sounds below 80Hz (I believe) are coming from. Think of the subwoofer of the surround-set. You can virtually place it anywhere.

while you are correct in your assertion that sounds below a certain frequency are omnidirectional (you can't tell which direction they're coming from), that doesn't mean that the sound waves don't exist--in fact these sound waves function like any other wave and they tend to bounce off of stuff. sometimes, when they bounce off stuff, their strength is amplified.

take your home theater example--sure, if you wanted you could stick your sub in the middle of the living room...but if you stick it against a wall, it appears to sound louder...stick it in a corner, and it's louder still. you won't be able to localize the sound (if your sub is playing nothing but sub-bass, anyway), but you will be able to discern a noticeable volume difference.


afroman, as far as his subs, i don't recall the w3005 ever being produced in a dual-coil configuration. it is possible, however, that they are single 8-ohm each? hopefully the shop told him
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