Anyone here with an IB subwoofer set up?

Ron-P
Ron-P Posts: 8,519
edited September 2009 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
Now that I rearranged my theater room and got rid of the futon I have no space for a big box sub. Currently I've been using a 15" Tempest ported with duel 17" ports and a 250w plate amp in a custom built box. I now don't want a box in the room.

My theater is a room in the garage and I was thinking of mounting the Tempest to the wall of the theater and having it stickout of the theater wall into the garage, an IB set up I suppose.

Any tips, suggestions or otherwise would be extremely helpful. My theater is 9' x 16' x 7'.
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  • ShinAce
    ShinAce Posts: 1,194
    edited September 2009
    You could always strap some felt or thick cloth around the back of the magnet to the wall. Kind of like closing the sub into a very small, very porous enclosure. It's a quasi IB. Half sealed, half infinite.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited September 2009
    Running a driver IB will mean that there will be less of an air spring(compliance) to supply a restoring force to the drivers suspension,therefor I'm thinking you may well run into excursion problems with a single driver even though its a very good one.



    I think an IB done correctly have huge performance potential.I wish I could build one but it's not practical for my room or my marriage.
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited September 2009
    not sure OB is the way to go with a single driver.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited September 2009
    http://home.comcast.net/~infinitelybaffled/
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,519
    edited September 2009
    Face wrote: »
    http://home.comcast.net/~infinitelybaffled/

    Thanks Face. It's looking that an IB might not be for me. I think I'll just build another box for my Tempest, might be the easier (and cheaper) way to go.
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  • kcoc321
    kcoc321 Posts: 1,788
    edited September 2009
    wow great link Face, thanks
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited September 2009
    GV#27 wrote: »
    Running a driver IB will mean that there will be less of an air spring(compliance) to supply a restoring force to the drivers suspension,therefor I'm thinking you may well run into excursion problems with a single driver even though its a very good one.

    Yeah, you need to make sure that you have the right driver for it and preferably 2-4 of them. Check out:
    http://www.aespeakers.com/

    They've got an IB model that's pretty affordable.
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