sean5340 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 IB would be ideal, but understand the bleed through to other rooms. No more than any other sub. So, IB wouldn't produce more attic bass than a sealed enclosure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 So, IB wouldn't produce more attic bass than a sealed enclosure? Yes, it would, but the attic insulation eats it up. The front wave is what penetrates to other rooms and you have the same effect with conventional subs that can produce the same frequencies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean5340 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 That makes sense to me. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I may experiment with a horn in the future but for now my wife would kill me if I went back in the attic. I am pleased with the way this turned out. I don't have to change settings for movies, music or TV. I can feel earthquake type scenes in movies and jazz bass is spot on. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Enjoy it. The IB and/or TH suggestions are merely for others, or you,to consider in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angusruler Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 may i ask....whats an ib sub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Infinite Baffle. The front wave of the drivers is projected into the room and the rear wave is wasted in an adjacent room like an attic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Here's MINE 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 may i ask....whats an ib sub? And check out "the cult of the infinitely baffled". I wish I had the room in my attic, boy I wish I had the room. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angusruler Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Here's MINE wow! who cares what it sounds like....what a great look! beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxr dad Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I can tell you CECAA850 sub is fantastic. First time I ever heard an IB was the one he posted, and it sounds unbelievably fantastic. Every bit as mean as it looks! In a good way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 (edited) It sounds better than it looks You can also build an IB in a manifold. Basically, you build a 5 sided box with one end open that fires into the room. Mount one driver on each of the 4 sides and close the top. There's less mechanical vibration that way and less openings in the wall. The drivers look small in the picture but they're 18's. Edited March 16, 2015 by CECAA850 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxr dad Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 OK, I'll show my ignorance maybe but here goes; Just because you put a sub in the attic, you cant expect the results as you could with a proven IB built to specs correct? So if I was to go up in my attic and throw a driver up there by just cutting out enough room for it to fit, it would not give me the performance of a true IB correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxr dad Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 OP, I'm not trying to hijack your thread and I'm glad you have the sound your looking for, I'm trying to learn IB a little here and thought I'd share with ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 So if I was to go up in my attic and throw a driver up there You'd need a minimum of two 18's in any decent sized room. You'll also need a driver purpose built for this application. You also need to brace the snot out of it or it will shake the walls to pieces over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twk123 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 It sounds better than it looks You can also build an IB in a manifold. Basically, you build a 5 sided box with one end open that fires into the room. Mount one driver on each of the 4 sides and close the top. There's less mechanical vibration that way and less openings in the wall. The drivers look small in the picture but they're 18's. I have heard this as well, the woofers balance out the vibrations in the manifold so its less stress on your wall than a line array. Awesome install btw, its so clean I thought it was Photoshopped at first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Awesome install btw, its so clean I thought it was Photoshopped at first. Add a bunch of dust and that's just how it looks. Come to think about it, there's never any dust on the sub drivers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxr dad Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Maybe a female spider or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxr dad Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 What is amazing is how you cant tell where the bass is coming from. I'd a thought youd be able to hear em "localized" but aint happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean5340 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 OP, I'm not trying to hijack your thread and I'm glad you have the sound your looking for, I'm trying to learn IB a little here and thought I'd share with ya. It's all good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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