inverted sub question
 

hey i was just wondering. i know that inverted subs are usually in ported boxs but what about in sealed boxes? do they still sound good whats the difference between it being regular mounted and inverted in a sealed box? just wondering cause i like the look of the subs inverted and i have a sealed box but it i have to ill build a ported box

having a inverted sub does not matter, the only thing is you have to pay attention to is the fact that there is no displacement from the sub. so if you have one inverted and one normal the you will have to build the enclosure accordingly, just remember that the driver is generally the same on the front as it is on the back :) have a good one !

kind of a noob... what ? lol

did you call me a noob?? the sub is the same on the front as it is on the back, so it doesent matter what type of box you put it in it just has to be the right size and be designed to be in a sealed or a ported enclosure.

no me lol

ha ha i figgured i was giving you a hard time

there is no magical sub and no magic box you have to figgure out what is right ! :)

ok thanks i get it now but does it sound different?

you also have to change the phase of the woofer...else it sounds funny...

The absolute phase only needs to be changed if there is a second speaker in the same enclosure that is mounted in a standard fashion or if the speaker is relatively out of phase with the rest of the system; even then, changes in phase have a relatively small effect as the wavelengths of lower bass frequencies are so long.

This is another one of those longstanding myths that car audio can't seem to shake, for some reason.