Anyone here with an IB subwoofer set up?

[Ron-P]

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'.

[ShinAce]

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.

[GV#27]

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.

[hoosier21]

not sure OB is the way to go with a single driver.

[Face]

http://home.comcast.net/~infinitelybaffled/

[Ron-P]

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.

[kcoc321]

wow great link Face, thanks

[unc2701]

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.