| rabbitz |
I've seen up, down, front firing subs but never a side firing sub except on some 3 way speakers with a side firing woofer.
Would a side firing driver work similar to a downfiring one when placed the same distance from the side wall.
With the Peerless XLS woofer not really suitable for downfiring and wouldn't fit with the downfiring port anyway, the front has controls which leaves little room for the driver and I prefer not to have it there so it out of harms way, the plate amp is in the back and without getting rude, where else can I stick it except the side.
I'll end up testing it before locating the plate amp and controls but if anyone has any experience out there of side firing..... speak up. |
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| Volenti |
| My sub is side firing, but I use 2 drivers, one on either side of the enclosure to cancel the mechanical motion of the cone, I highly recomend this style, no cone sag, no losses from a single driver trying to restle the enclosure around, it just sits there and makes bass:smash: |
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| BillFitzmaurice |
| Sidefiring is fine. It's usually employed to keep the width of a floorstanding cabinet small for diffraction reasons. My David floorstander uses dual side-firing mouths on its horn-loaded subwoofer so that you can adjust the bass response by varying the distance to the side or rear walls. If you use only 1 woofer make the cabs mirror-imaged so that both will be able to fire at or away from the side walls as required. |
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| rabbitz |
Thanks for the replies.
I'll build it and test it before doing the cutouts for the amp and electronics. The design will be symmetrical so it can become forward firing if required. |
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