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Free air 8" or 10" mounted on back??

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by racerraul » Tue Sep 13, 2005 2:17 pm

Justin from Detroit wrote:Hey racerraul, glad to see you could make it over.
A pleasure always to waste time with audio ;)

by racerraul » Tue Sep 13, 2005 2:16 pm

audiobass10 wrote:Try throwing it up in the F/S section.
LOL... sorry Dave... that was a recommendation... I didn't mean to sound like I was selling it...

by audiobass10 » Tue Sep 13, 2005 12:05 pm

racerraul wrote:Anyone want a 15" ??? Dayton IB 15" from parts express...
Try throwing it up in the F/S section.

by Justin from Detroit1 » Tue Sep 13, 2005 11:07 am

Hey racerraul, glad to see you could make it over.

by racerraul » Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:51 am

Newb to this site... but not Car Audio...
ID doesn't hesitate to recommend any of their sub lines to be used in IB configs. I say use what you got and give it a try...

You must seal the trunk from the cabin for best results... I just got done doing this in my car & I can tell you is was a pain in the rear... But so far I am happy with my results...

I am using Infinity VQ subs, so far I can tell they are very efficient. I need more time to say how good they sound since the install is not quite done.

The Diamond D6 is also a good sub for IB installs as well as the Peerless XLS, XXLS series...

Anyone want a 15" ??? Dayton IB 15" from parts express...

by GlassWolf » Tue Sep 13, 2005 7:13 am

you also need subs designed for free aitr use.. you can't use any sub off the shelf in an infinite baffle setup.
you'd be better off just putting a small sealed box in the trunk and coupling the trunk space to the cabin air with the openings in the rear package shelf.

by Ryan from Ohio » Tue Sep 13, 2005 2:58 am

I put two 10" CDT MS-100 mini box subs in the rear deck of a 95 Monte Carlo.

The results were mediocre at very best. I figured it would be really loud since the subs were right there. It was not. It may work for more of a mid range application but if you want sub bass this is not the way to go.

by Jonathan » Mon Sep 12, 2005 8:43 pm

It can work, you just have to do a lot of prepping. Free air gets best results if you seal off the front and back waves very well, via extensive use of expanding foam, a good baffle and a lot of sound deadening.

by High Society » Mon Sep 12, 2005 8:29 pm

Why not a small stealth box? I'm sure that sedan has a place in the trunk for a nice stealth look. My buddy has a free air pioneer in his deck, and it sounds like garbage IMO.

by smoker » Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:36 pm

years ago i remember guys using aperiodic membranes in your situation to get better results but what kind of car do you have? i cant imagine a pair of 8's causing a lot of trouble

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