Posted January 27, 200520 yr Admin which do you guys prefer,facing the driver seatfacing the rooffacing the rearor lifted and downward pointing...
January 27, 200520 yr I have only tried firing up and firing forward. Up in the camero against the back glass sounded great once the hatch was sealed better. In my truck since I have a regular cab the only option is forward, I am happy with the way it sounds. I do however wish I had a tahoe or yukon. Then I could play and find out what I like.
January 28, 200520 yr which do you guys prefer,facing the driver seatfacing the rooffacing the rearor lifted and downward pointing...IMO, facing doesn't change the sq as much as it changes the spl. especially if it's a well built enclosure.wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
January 28, 200520 yr which do you guys prefer,facing the driver seatfacing the rooffacing the rearor lifted and downward pointing...<{POST_SNAPBACK}>IMO, facing doesn't change the sq as much as it changes the spl. especially if it's a well built enclosure.wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee <{POST_SNAPBACK}>x2
February 7, 200520 yr Author Admin backwards...only way to do it in a large van/SUV thats the way I have had the best output in my truck
February 8, 200520 yr When I hauled the Xmas tree home last year, I put the box firing upwards between the seats, so I could fit the tree all the way inside, so I got a chance to listen to it like that. The output was drastically reduced, even though the distance from the sub to my ear was reduced by about ten feet.ymmv...
February 9, 200520 yr A proper downfiring enclosure in my truck sounds the best with the Shivas. I can't design one so the next best thing for my application was upfiring. Well, they're slightly tilted ... one to the left, one to the right ... about 15 degrees or so. Nothing drastic, just for looks.The IROC has had many different enclosures ... with the 'best sounding' one being with the drivers firing towards the rear of the car. Mind you, the boob cone 15XXX and 1800 watts didn't do jack chit over the pulsing exhaust anyways.
February 17, 200520 yr i think the car also has to be considered a factor in this situation i think there was a whole experiement with the positioning of the sub, i forgot the site tho i can only remember that facing the trunk has the fastest bass response time but loses bass when trunk opened.correct me if im wrong :ph34r:
March 26, 200520 yr i drive a 90 camaro, its way louder facing the rear, however it does rattle a lot more.......
March 26, 200520 yr I have had my SE in a sealed (cube) and ported (2^3's net) facing 2 different ways. My sealed was facing forward and sounded pretty good, My ported box is shooting up now and has a lot of output. Since they are two different boxes I'm not sure how that affects things, I think I should try backfiring (towards the rear of my truck) sometime
March 26, 200520 yr am only familiar with trunk installs..so... Facing forward (the cabin).. Punchy <-- but bad fequency response.(i hate it) Firing Upwards... too much trunk rattels <-- (very bad) without deadner or so.. Firing backwards.... mmm nice frequency response .. just the way i like it! system is not installed nowadays.. will try to do other positions...after it gets installed..
March 27, 200520 yr Towards the driver if its a relativly sealed off trunk or facing up if its a hatchback or open air cargo area.
March 27, 200520 yr You better have that shiva facing backward<{POST_SNAPBACK}>its facing sideways at the moemnt.. still messing around with positioning.
March 29, 200520 yr in my jeep the sq is better when pointing up, but this is really just due to the rear rattling when I fire it back. I think in any car that is properly deadened the sq should be the same regardless of which way its pointing.
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