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Old Jul 12, 2003 | 05:57 AM
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best positioning for base tube?

i have an FC, and an 8inch ported base tube in the back... i was wondering, what is the best positioning for it?
right now, i have the port facing the rear of the car as it seemed to sound the best after trying different positions...

also, would it be good if i put fibreglass or insulator inside the tube? i heard somewhere that this could be good...
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Old Jul 14, 2003 | 01:39 AM
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I don't know about putting stuff inside the tube...I suppose you could try it and see.

As for placement, the tubes are supposed to point into the corner. I have mine going sideways across the back, pointing into the corner there. Your way should be just as good (maybe better, who knows?).

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Old Jul 17, 2003 | 01:59 AM
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The fiberglass "insulation" effectively slows down the speed of sound inside the tube, effectively making it behave like a larger enclosure. The physics of the acoustics are a bit more complicated than that, but that's it in a nutshell.

Depending of the speakers/porting, it may do nothing at all, or at kill your resonance & volume... ymmv.
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