aznboi3644 Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 yeah...free air is no baffle...speaker in the air with nothing around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonitewhite Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Totally correct... I was just answering the person that posted after you IMO Free air = not attached to anything and Infinite baffle = on a baffle but hey that's just me. haha my bad and I totally agree, back in the day I bought my very first subwoofer...a 12" Pioneer from Walmart, $75 and a Jensen 300 to run it. (hey, I was in HS, paying rent at my own mothers, and worked at Taco Bell, had to get my own clothes and shit... and those subs were pretty friggen good for $75) so good, after I no longer had it, I later got 2 more and ran it off a Rockford 350a2! They were called "free air" and the manual installation instructions showed mounting them on a board in the rear deck or back seat... and for a long time, free air also meant infinite baffle. But I think since speaker porn has started and we started running our stuff...well free air, I think free air means more just hookin it up and showing excursion, and IB is specific... but its due to slang??? Quote IB3 22" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonitewhite Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 yeah...free air is no baffle...speaker in the air with nothing around it. I'm kinda scared to back ya all up on agreement with my original idea, Meade said bumpin is right... hahaha jus playin! Krypto doesn't want banned! Or his Avatar changed to a flamer in leather, and some messed up signature! :01nocomment8so: Quote IB3 22" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 you youngsters can say ANYTHING you want, you are wrong.......IB and Freeair is the same thing. Dont worry, i wont bann you for being wrong though. In the car stereo world, a woofer designed for "free air" applications are made to be placed on a baffle and your trunk is actually the box. The front wave and rear wave are seperated by that baffle therefore you get bass and not cancellation. Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonitewhite Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 well I am totally happy being wrong with the avatar I selected i've been getting my woman into car audio for a while now, and we're gonna watch the 10" on the T15k again since we're talkin about it Quote IB3 22" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 (edited) i do believr the "free-air" speaks were designed to work in extremely large enclosure, ie trunk...10-15 cubic feet. but to even get the best out of a free- air sub you need to make the trunk air tight or it will unload on you with too much power. never used free air myself but just what i read back in the early 90's edit....what steve was doing with the 10 on the tailgate is what you call fun Edited February 1, 2009 by jack Quote http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...showtopic=29213 "sleeper build" (1) DC AUDIO Level4XL 10 (2) PowermasterD2700 batteries ALL FOR SALE TEAM DC AUDIO TEAM DIRTFLOORPOOR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sri3850341 Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 my opinion>useless thread,lost time...we need new enclosure designs,slim and far few between the ones doing infinite baffle... Quote 07 mote carlo.. deh-p800prs hu-cdt gold 6.5's-cdt 6x9 2 ways-mcintosh mc431m(mids/highs) bxi2608,2 10w7's in 4rth order(designed by pete k)ported into cabin via armrest cutout dc power 260 amp alt-missing link module (15.4v)kicker 1/0 kit deka intimidator under hood metered 141.0 @ 32hz windows down @ kick,termlab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonitewhite Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 i do believr the "free-air" speaks were designed to work in extremely large enclosure, ie trunk...10-15 cubic feet. but to even get the best out of a free- air sub you need to make the trunk air tight or it will unload on you with too much power. never used free air myself but just what i read back in the early 90's edit....what steve was doing with the 10 on the tailgate is what you call fun a free air speaker can not unload... it is not supposed to be loaded, hence "free air" Quote IB3 22" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonitewhite Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 my opinion>useless thread,lost time...we need new enclosure designs,slim and far few between the ones doing infinite baffle... how much more time did you waste posting in this useless thread when u could have gone on to read about the important new enclosure designs you are speaking of? Quote IB3 22" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonitewhite Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 http://kicker.com/sites/default/files/SoloBaricL7Series.pdf Important Break-In Information Every Solo-Baric L7 subwoofer is individually computer-tested before shipment to insure the highest performance standards possible. Like many precision machines, the Solo-Baric L7 requires a break-in period before it will reach optimum performance. When brand new, the L7-series high performance suspension system is very stiff. After approximately two weeks of daily usage, the suspension will loosen, or break-in, to a point of equilibrium. This time period may vary depending on the amount of play time, volume level, and type of music you listen to. More play time, with medium volume levels and more bass content, will break in the subwoofer most quickly. For those of you with more sophisticated audio equipment, the Solo-Barics can be broken-in on the test bench overnight with the following procedure. Solo-Baric Freeair Break-In Procedure 1. Connect the speaker to a power amp of about fifty watts or more. The speaker should not be mounted in any enclosure - just freeair. 2. Connect an audio generator to the input of the power amp, and adjust the generator to approximatley 45Hz for the S8L7, 35Hz for the S10L7, 30Hz for the S12L7, and 20Hz for the S15L7. 3. Now adjust the gain on the amplifier and generator so that the cone is moving to Xmax. This can be determined visually by looking at the "blur depth" of the logo on the dustcap. A close approximation will do. On the S8L7 this will be about 3/4", on the S10L7 about 1", on the S12L7 about 1", and on the S15L7 about 1 1/4". 4. Operate the speakers in this manner for about eight hours. A quick break-in will give acceptable results in four hours, and a very thorough break-in would be closer to 16 hours. NOTE: Keep in mind that as the speaker is used under normal conditions the break-in will continue, so if you don't have time for the complete break-in period the speaker will still break-in itself under normal usage. Quote IB3 22" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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