Should I invert my subs?
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Originally Posted by scott_fx
well it could be for asthetics now adays but back in the ealry 90's there was a technique called 'isobaric loading' of subs. you would have one speaker mounted with the cone facing up and then another speaker directly above that with the cone facing down. wire them out of phase so they push/pull at the same time and you could effectively reduct the size of the box by 50%. with today's small enclosure sub isobaric loading isn't that common anymore and when you see subs upside down, it's more for show.
A bandpass isobaric setup makes sense...
- but just flipping the woofers upside down when their job is to move large volumes of air
- makes absolutely no sense.
