Multi-Driver-Opposed Open Baffle Subwoofer Questions

Was the output from the rear also -2dB with the 6 inch slot?

It wasn't significantly different. Since the drivers are at their limits under 30hz here, regardless of slot width, nothing else really is showing an important impact on this. Perhaps with different drivers with more excursion it would change some. But at this point, it's clear that with this particular drivers I'm not going to get more output below 30hz or change its slope, it's pretty fixed based on the driver's limits its seems. They're not high xmax. They're only 8.5mm xmax (more xmech). Once I build the next physical model and use 8 of them, I'll have more output of course, but with a similar response as above unless something else shows up with the new build.

The energy out of the 6 inch slot was less, and it shows with the output from the front wave, with these drivers compared to the 3 inch. So the back wave wasn't much different.

Very best,
 
Had good weather, so put some work in on the next iteration but scaled up to the full 8 drivers this time.

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Will see if I can get the primary structure of the baffle completed by Tuesday when I'm off work for a few days again.

Very best,
 
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