Subwoofer Placement?

Question

Is It Better To Place the Face Of The Subwoofer[s] towards the back of the car or towards the front/backseat ?

Which Placement lets you feel most of the bass ?

Answer 1

I found it really depends on the vehicle. Hatchbacks and SUVs tend to sound better with it facing towards the back. This causes the sound waves to bounce off the hatch, and kind of boost the sound. Anything else I suggest the facing forward.

Answer 2

mine sound really good facing.the back seat. . . . all the ladies say it feels like a massage chair in the back seat lol!!!

Answer 3

if you have a sealed box place the subwoofer towards the back of the car ,the reason why you would do this is because the space in the back of the car provides air space for the subs to breathe,which works like a ported sub.Now if you have ported sub just place the subs towards the front of the back seat,basically a ported sub box plays good either way.

Good luck

Answer 4

Subs up port back if ported.  Sub back if sealed.  That is all as long as the box was properly built to specs.  However this is the most usual placement, just try other ways and see which works best.

Answer 5

I ALWAYS LIKED THE SUBS FACING THE BACK SEAT ,SEEMS LIKE WHEN U FACE THE SUBS TOWARD THE BACK OF THE CAR U GET MORE RATTLES,I SEEM TO GET BETTER BASS FACING THE BACK SEAT.

Answer 6

Toward the back will give you the most SPL.  

Good Luck!!!