Infinite baffle subwoofers don t have these constraints.
Infinite baffle subwoofer attic.
I purchased an m k s 150 thx 5 1 system in september which came complete with a reference standard thx mx 150 mkii 150 watt powered subwoofer fr 20 hz 200 hz selectable low pass filters push pull dual 12 long throw drivers magnetically shielded.
The reason it is not popular is because it is never a plug and play install.
It takes time and effort to properly install and dampen a rear deck baffle.
A view into the mechanical room that acts as the subwoofer enclosure just before the subs were installed.
Along with single high excursion progressive spider a multiplayer foam surround attached to a fiber impregnated kraft pulp cone helps keep things under control.
In more detailed terms an infinite baffle is a unique type of subwoofer alignment where the drivers are mounted on a sealed baffle in free air.
The dayton audio ib series subwoofers are designed to produce extremely low clean uncolored bass in infinite baffle situations.
Featuring a quad stack magnet motor for clearance under high excursion.
Infinite baffle speaker in an enclosure vented to the attic 10 31 2016 05 27 pm please note that this is a cross post from the sound design site on stack exchange.
You often need to relocate electronics trunk tension bars and other things to make room.
The enclosure behind the woofer is so large that the woofer moves very freely allowing frequencies down to 5 hz.
Infinite baffle faq what is an ib infinite baffle subwoofer system.
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.
In very simple terms an ib is basically an extremely large multi driver sealed subwoofer system.
So i own it.
