mwalls54 Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 well after 3 years i am going to build a new box. whats the pros and cons of facing up or down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haynss Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 down biatch down!! or the way that the JL has mad it ou could face it towards the back. up gets lost in the seat, down spreads, like your cheeks when ryan is around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssfromsd Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Have my 2 12's facing down. What are you building it out of wood or fiberglass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwalls54 Posted February 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 I will be building it out of MDF it will be only one 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big O Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Everything I know tells me that the best bass is when the wave is " bounced " or reflected off a hard surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Silv Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 If you do face it down, make sure you dynomat right below the sub, or better yet, dynomat your whole vehicle. Will sound much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwalls54 Posted February 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 yeah i just ordered enough dyno mat hopefully to cover the floor and back wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaotik1 Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 I faced mine down. I have a single 12" alpine type R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.0ss Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Face it down. It will hit a bit harder. But for strict sound quality, you should face it up, The sound will not have near the distortion or the vibration induced distortion as it would shooting down. My 2 Cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwalls54 Posted February 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Face it down. It will hit a bit harder. But for strict sound quality, you should face it up, The sound will not have near the distortion or the vibration induced distortion as it would shooting down. My 2 Cents <{POST_SNAPBACK}> thats exactly what i was thinking. I already decided to face it up because I dont need vibration anymore. I would much rather have sound quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oo p0op oO Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 i have 2 12"s that are facing down...i like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detjoe Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 yeah i just ordered enough dyno mat hopefully to cover the floor and back wall <{POST_SNAPBACK}> post some pics when you put the dynamat down please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viperkiller97 Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Fire it down I havent heard a up fire box that pounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaotik1 Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Okay I finally took some pictures of my box. They are not the best, I just got this camera, so... Just a couple, the seat down NO spacers. the other is with the seat up so you can see the rest of it. I used carpet over the fiberglass to hide the box a bit, the color matches the factory carpet pretty close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krambo Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 You can effectively run more power to a sub and use a larger than intended enclosure if you "load the cone" (face it down or against the seat bottom). The added force simulates more moving mass to the motor and will change some enclosure dynamics (the famous "Q" values). Sub frequencies are non-directional so if you are crossing over at ~80Hz with a steep slope there will not be much of a difference functionally but you may hear the frequencies that are slipping through the crossover if the sub is facing up. Many feel that sounds crappy (having freqs higher than 125Hz amplified through a sub). I say do what fits for your application and enjoy. BTW, MDF is my choice in enclosure materials as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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