Deer Killer Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 I had mine rearward facing for the longest time, and I always had problems with it, even with an equalizer there would be giant nodes in the car. I suppose this is because the car is so tight. I never had this problem in my old car If you sit in the back seat you would get blasted by 100-125Hz, the only place it sounded good was to the driver and front passenger, and that's if you kept your head in the right place all the time. Well I finally got a ratcheting tie down so I could use the seat brackets to aim it forward from the center of the car.. Now it's a lot more even throughout the whole car. I suppose using a ratching tie down to get a few hundred lbs of pressure between the sub and the car probably helps too! Downside: less total volume, because it's harder to find anti-nodes, but I was only running at 25% before anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 No offense, but WTF are you talking about and does anyone else know what your talking about?!!? My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deer Killer Posted January 24, 2005 Author Share Posted January 24, 2005 No offense, but WTF are you talking about and does anyone else know what your talking about?!!? forward: http://www.legacygt.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2449 rearward: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deer Killer Posted January 24, 2005 Author Share Posted January 24, 2005 and this http://hypertextbook.com/physics/waves/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Ok, needed a little context there. I took a clas called 'The Physics of Sound' about 3 years ago. I swear I learned more in that class than any other class I ever took. Cause every other thing we learned,I could apply to my car the next day. My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatt Marrington Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 I tried this and it worked great, thanx bro -Hatt 2005 Obsidian Black Legacy GT 5MT Un-Limited Sedan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy05 Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 For those that have the sub under their driver's seat .. are the controls facing forward or rearward??? Mine is facing towards the front .. just curious if it is in wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiffarmleft Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 For those that have the sub under their driver's seat .. are the controls facing forward or rearward??? Mine is facing towards the front .. just curious if it is in wrong. Mine is facing foward also, that's how it's suppose to be, kind of annoying from an adjustment standpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 In my last car I liked the sound better when the subs faced the rear. It varies depending on the car and your setup. -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnoldscu Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 funny... mine's facing rearward and the sound's perfect, and I'm very picky with that sort of stuff - no nodes or anything that I've noticed. I guess maybe it doesn't sound that good in the back, I never thought to check, but then again I guess I only sit in one place and I matter most Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Dude--- I just spent 45 minutes paroosing the attached Waves and Optics physics outline. I am such a loser! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Remember that the combination of the resonant frequency of the enclosure and that of the car and their interaction is key here. The average wavelength of sound in the sub-bass range below 120 cycles is 15-30 feet....or longer than your car, so they don't come into play. The Cliff Note's version = mid-bass frequencies are shorter in wavelength and can cancel each other out or (worse) double the amplitude (volume) by loading the enclosure off the rear of the car. It will differ by car - the sedan might respond well to facing forward while the wagon might need to face rearward. Effective sub tuning generally takes two people and a hand-held SPL meter ($35 at Radio Shack). The goal is smooth frequency response at all positions in the car, unless you are going for SPL competitions (then, you tune for amplitude at the mic position). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nKoan Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Exactly. My corolla wagon prefered rear facing sub, but my Legacy sedan sounded best pointed sideways. I haven't put a sub in my LGT yet because I got the factory option where it rattles my bum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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