Downfiring sub on concrete?

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Jimbo18
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I have a small Pioneer 100w downfiring sub that someone is interested in but they want to use it in a garage and put it on a concrete floor. Is the hard surface going to make it to "boomy"?
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  • Jstas
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    It shouldn't.

    If anything, the solid footing would improve response since the floor won't be flexing.
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  • F1nut
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    It might as that is a hard reflective surface. They can always put a piece of scrap carpet or the like under it.
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  • Jstas
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    Yeah, like @F1nut said, reflections can be a problem. Won't necessarily make it boomy, though. More like shouty, like when a tweeter is real bright.

    A chunk of carpet underneath it will tame all of that. Even just a piece of, like, particle board. Something with a non-smooth surface that will help break up reflections. Carpet would work best, though.

    I have a pretty powerful sub sitting on the concrete floor in the basement. It's on spikes so it's sitting on the concrete but there is a carpeted floor under it. It's only boomy when I set the crossover to make it boomy. Otherwise, the concrete is a positive thing since it can vibrate the entire floor in the living room and gets muddy because of that.

    In the basement, though, the low-end extension actually improved being on the solid surface.
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  • F1nut
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    ^ Nailed it ^
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  • Jimbo18
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    Thanks, guys, he has decided to take the sub. And funny you mention about the carpet, I was thinking the same thing. I have a couple 18"x18" carpet squares laying around and was going to offer him one.

    He said he has a receiver already and a pair of Bose 201's that he's going to use. I would think the Bose would be tough to place well in a garage. Good luck there.
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    I saw a headbanger cruising up my local inner city street about a year ago. His car audio system was literally shaking the ground! Luckily he pulled over & I got a chance to ask him about his setup. The boot was full of amps (I counted 6). The subs that were shaking the ground turned out to be a pair of massive 1500 watt MTX subs! The guy had cut holes in the floor of the trunk and had the subs pointed straight toward the ground, with just a perspect cover over them! Not sure if streets in the US are concrete?...but that car sounded pretty good! B)
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