Mounting a free air sub in rear deck?

[gloryaccordy]

Yo I heard ant96gle's setup (one ID Max 12" in a really small box) and it sounded really good. Better than my setup even. I think I'm just messing with the wrong subs.

[uslspct]

Yo I heard ant96gle's setup (one ID Max 12" in a really small box) and it sounded really good. Better than my setup even. I think I'm just messing with the wrong subs.

Want to buy my four 8inchers?

[GSteg]

will it sound as good as a sub in a properly made box, no. b

Now now, i'm sure you didn't really mean that did you? Some of the most beautiful sounding subs are in infinite baffle setup. If anything, subs in free-air setups are smoother than boxed setup, mainly because of the large amount of air space. Then again, not every sub will work in free-air

[GSteg]

1loudaccord, I looked into aperiodic membranes as well. Interesting stuff. It seemed like kind of a gamble to go with, and again, I don't have the tools necessary to make the baffle. That would be awesome to use on a custom rear deck though.

As long as your sub fits the requirement (generally, a specific QTS or less), AP setups can be nice. It's essentially a box with an AP mat in the back. It's a lot easier to do than to cut up the rear deck.

[gloryaccordy]

Ahh funny this thread was bumped...I just took my subs and sub amp out yesterday. It's not too bad. Honestly with a decent set of 6x9's and components up front it should be fine.