Infinite Baffle Subwoofer Attic
There are basically 2 options for infinite baffle subwoofers.
Infinite baffle subwoofer attic. Today those drivers are rare and certainly not ones we want to use for ib subs. I have been thinking about selling my two ufw 12 small blocks and putting in an infinite baffle in my attic. On the evolution of a successful super subwoofer using true infinite baffle subwoofer design principles. Ideally the subwoofers are situated between the listening room and an attic basement or garage using the floor ceiling or walls to separate the front and rear sound waves.
Fi car audio ib318 18 inch infinite baffle subwoofer approximate 300 per speaker. A true infinite baffle subwoofer a bumbling amateur speaker builder s rambling blog. Dayton audio ib385 8 15 inch infinite baffle subwoofer approximately 130 per speaker. In years past there were drivers designed to utilize the air spring of the box to support the cone.
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Of the two the fi audio is both the better performer and the better value. The dayton audio ib series subwoofers are designed to produce extremely low clean uncolored bass in infinite baffle situations. Note for home audio the model 17 must be professionally installed in an attic basement or side room which becomes an infinite baffle. This is because one 18 inch fi ib3 moves more air than 2 of the 15 inch dayton audio ib 385.
My living room is a rectangle shape with the tv and front speakers on a short wall typical theater but there are openings on one of the long walls to a hallway dining room and a kitchen. I would use two of the pe 295 455 ib 15 subs. Ib subwoofer aka ib subs faq pages.