ever wonder why subs sound better facing the rear?

[blue LEDz]

here's a site i found with a good explanation why subs sound better certain ways in a trunk

http://www.installer.com/tech/aiming.html

[walight01]

good find blue. now people are gona gripe and complain b/c before they had room in their trunk, now they can't put ANYTHING in the trunk b/c of the sub box, o'well

[blue LEDz]

well, i've always seen it as we have 2 options for where to put the sub. if you want it facing forward, you have to seal it off from the trunk, like in an infinite baffle, or free air setup. but i've always been a fan of facing the box towards the trunk any why the hell would you want to put anything else in your trunk besides a sub box?

[walight01]

to hide dead bodies, small children, illegal substances.

[blue LEDz]

Originally posted by walight01
to hide dead bodies, small children, illegal substances.

that's why you build a really big box

[walight01]

i just wish he said how close to the rear he had the box, like just enough space to the sub not to hit the trunk, or 2 in. or what.?

[asylum24]

he said it was about 3 feet from the back of teh trunk.... I ahve noticed this alot since I reversed my sub and fired it in the opposite direction....sounds alot louder and more bass like

[THEGOLDPRO]

i always wondered this question, now i know.

[walight01]

Originally posted by asylum24
he said it was about 3 feet from the back of teh trunk.... I ahve noticed this alot since I reversed my sub and fired it in the opposite direction....sounds alot louder and more bass like

yeah that was when it was away from the rear, i'm talking about when it was at the rear.

[MisterT]

I see the RTA that you would love to get Blue. Hell, you probably want all of that equipment. Blue = Bass Philosopher
Me, well I = Beer Philosopher

[asylum24]

oh...maybe he just had it as close to teh back as he could get with out the cone hitting... tahts what I would do

[blue LEDz]

i figure he had it just a couple inches away from the back of the trunk. you don't want it too close, other wise it won't let the sub breath, and you don't want it too far away, otherwise the 2 waves don't line up

[MisterT]

I never understood why people had subs firing through the rear seats of sedans. I just knew the sounded better and thought that it was for more length for waves to travel as well as the acoustics of the vehicle.

[MisterT]

Also, what about downfiring subs? I would imagine it would sound better than subs firing towards the rear.

[asylum24]

Im guessing it would be the same as firing it close to the back of the trunk... but id bet it owuldnt sound as clean