One Audio IB3v3 infinite baffle subwoofer flex

[@Mark_5150]

Those subs are rated at 1125W at 20Hz. It takes about 1,600W to reach XMax at 20. When I had a Fi IB3 18 installed in trunk baffle it would hit 60 on an SQ tune, but it started to fall off at 40 for SQL. This time with the OA 18's I'm putting in a front sub to pick up that missing bass.

[@stephenhall3515]

This was really amusing and I learned a bit of physics as well. Execrable musical taste but obviously for demonstration purposes. I have subscribed so I can apply some of your ideas to listening rooms and what studio work I can still do pushing 75 years old. Being ancient is no excuse for not learning. THANK YOU.

[@MistahALJ1977]

Wow beautiful trunk setup my bro

[@RAW-CAt]

Haha, I know it's a mess right now, but soon I will clean it up😊

[@csj9619]

I'm currently rockin' a single Sundown U-18 in a 4ft3 L-port enclosure, powered by a Stinger MT2000.1D and it drops quad!

[@quevicular]

So cool how this works.

[@19rc69]

I love bass just as much as the next guy, but it’s all fun and games until the ear ringing starts. Before you know it, you’ll reach a point where it NEVER goes away and it’s totally miserable. 24/7 ear ringing and you NEVER not hear it or get used to it. Once it sets in and the damage is done, there’s no going back and there are no treatments or cures. Be careful my friends.

[@lucaslong5368]

Ive been listening to loud music in excess of 140db for about 25 years and my ears don’t permanently ring. It’s unfortunate for those that it has effected though. Perhaps I’m just lucky. Idk

[@19rc69]

@@lucaslong5368 Yes consider yourself very lucky. It’s a terrible thing to have to live with. Just hope and pray that the 26th year doesn’t do you in. It’s really rolling the dice with your hearing and I came up short after about 20 years of abusing my ears.

[@niccon.7276]

@@19rc69bass doesn’t cause the same level of hearing damage as midrange and high frequencies do

[@prototype9000]

that sounds like you have something else going on other than a loudsubwoofer

[@ElectricLarry__]

Listening to loud car audio is like listening to guns firing at ranges. Some ears that are very sensitive to loud, concussion sounds can't take it, some can with no problem. That said, simply do what some shooters with sensitive hearing do........wear ear protection....... problem solved

[@alex.G.R.Z]

Very nice! Thanks for your videos explaining the IB mystery. I'm importing to UK 2x Stereo integrity Ib24 subs and plan to put them to fiat 500. I want to have both SQ L ans SPL. This will be my first infinite baffle project. Do you think it's an overkill and I will not be able to play ultra low (10hz) because of a small car or will it be quite impressive low hz playing project? Nick from Stereo integrity thinks it will be a bomb.

[@RAW-CAt]

I personally think that it will be very difficult to get the very low end without some help from DSP. Your car will effectively be as an undersized enclosure.. But that is just my guess. Better still, ask Peter or Laimonas as I imagine his Amarok cabin is similar size to your fiat. And he had 2x18s in there.

[@evilinside5984]

@alex.G.R.Z- Those (2)- Stereo Integrity IB 24" subwoofers, will have no prob. playing 10Hz, as long as nothing in your audio system limits low freq.. Like subsonic filters, amplifier bandwidth, source limitations, or any other cross overs, that maybe in a bass restorer unit. Example: Audio controls regular epicenter, is set from the factory, to start cutting off @ 32 or 33Hz. Some of there units have adjustable Pfm chips that you can buy, to change that freq. Cutoff point, and some you cannot= its a fixed= a non adjustable unit/model. What amplifier model, and impedance do you plan on using, to power these (2)- 24" subwoofers? You can never have too much low freq. Output IMO, because you can always turn the output down, but if its not enough, you just can't keep turning it up, if there is no more!

[@alex.G.R.Z]

@@evilinside5984 thanks for the info. I will be using Stereo integrity amps. 2 x siq1500.1. Subs are 2x 2ohm so will be playing at 1ohm making the most of the amps. Just head unit and the amps. So no additional crossover- just the ones in headunit.

[@evilinside5984]

@@alex.G.R.Z- That will be AWESOME! I seen a test on 1- si 24" with the si amplifier, and it played single digit freq. down to 2 or 3Hz👀! But i think around 7 or 8Hz the spl fell off quickly. But that systems peak eff.=Most SPL, with lowest power, was @ 16 to 17Hz! I tyhink it was over a 140Db @ 16Hz👀! You will love them. I would play around with your Lpf settings, but 40Hz will prob. be a good starting point. It should play (8Hz to 40Hz) well!? Please do a video, after setting up your si 24" subwoofers plz. I will comment on your lego, passive radiator video, so you remember to give me an update. I ❤️ low freq. Setups, and yours will be epic!

[@alex.G.R.Z]

@@evilinside5984 hoping to do 150db + on this sq setup 😍

[@ianbett3853]

If you were a woman I'd fly to U.K and KISS YOU! For I have met my soul mate! I've been rocking infinite baffle systems in my BMW's for years, both rear and under seat subs..... IT A_M_AAAAA_ZZ_ES!!! Everyone! I love it so much. Been building show car SQ and SPL systems since Auto Salon Western Australia 2000 I've had every drug....... This is more rewarding 🙂

[@CyberDunk2077]

Bumping bass in your garden, I bet your neighbours f-ing love you!

[@RAW-CAt]

Neighbours are not home, everyone was working at that time😉

[@ElectricLarry__]

That looks like his backyard or driveway.......not a garden lol

[@milesbachelor8747]

SPL is an extreme sport, numbers and damage. BUT some degree of SPL definitely adds to SQ. Pressurizing the airspace without blowing eardrums

[@Randy_G]

My brother has a couple of these going into an IB.

[@surajbhan6549]

Superb

[@josephhammond2557]

Come and test at PD this year and get some demos from the big boys lol😅

[@RAW-CAt]

That's actually a good idea😊

[@josephhammond2557]

Santa pod or Ipswich venue 🤔

[@josephhammond2557]

@RAW-CAt ps I'm staff and you are more than welcome to any show sir !

[@RAW-CAt]

@@josephhammond2557 thank you😊

[@johnstranc3270]

how do you like the Smart 3 on the sub? Ive been hesitant on these full bridge amps.

[@RAW-CAt]

I personally will never understand this full/half bridge debate🤷 It's an amplifier that does it's job. I don't like the fans on my smart 3. As I am barely pushing it, I will disconnect them. This amp has a bypassed infrasonic filter as well. I think my purpose for this amp is way different than 99.9% of the cases.

[@bartowflorida]

I had a smart3 on a SI HST15 in my genesis and it was fantastic. I was I a sealed box, though

[@MrCitizenKaned]

Wow, nice set up, I am literally just starting to tune my car, my specs are, Focal K2 power comp up front Focal K2 power coax for rear fill Alpine type rw12d2 in generic ported box(quite big tuned to 34hz, maybe) DLS CC-44 running bridged for fronts(220w per channel). Pioneer GM D8604 bridged for the rear(300w per channel) Pionner GM D970 1running at 1ohm so getting 1200w. Alpine CDE 296BT head unit At the mo I am just running off the head unit with front and rears crossed at 63hz and the sub at 63 hz, and are at the moment passive because I did not want to go through the electrical plugs in the doors to run wire for active system, this is the biggest drawback of the system so far. It sounds really good but have not really begun tuning because of the upgrades I have need some planning to implement. Planned upgrades are Dayton audio Ultimax UM15 in the 3.1 cubic ft sealed box and an Audio Dynamics AD DSP68, I also have a Dayton iMM-6 and REW to do some measurements. Looking at your set up I would love to put the sub in IB config in the wheel well as my car is one without a spare. Love your work and binge'ing all your vids to get the best from my set up, I really need to go active with the front end but am a bit scared to cut into the dash, although I may get some second hand pillars to try and make some pods for the tweeters and really should go three way up front but the chances of getting the focal K2 mid's on their own is pretty slim I rekon so may have to think of a different solution, I am tempted to try the little Faital pro mid that you have used as a temporary solution. Regrads

[@richardwoznicki6325]

hey There. enjoy your content! I just purchased the same OA ib3 18” sub 2ohm svc and I was considering putting the Helix P One @ 2ohm load. Since you have experience with this Driver do you think the P One is an appropriate match or should I go with something that will provide over a kilo instead of the 880w the P ONE puts out?

[@RAW-CAt]

I would go with something way bigger. I mean it will be fine, you will get plenty of output, but if you want to use the full potential of the sub, go with something at least 1500W at 2ohms.

[@richardwoznicki6325]

@@RAW-CAt thank You 🙏

[@vinny_uk6432]

Been waiting for this haha :)

[@RAW-CAt]

Your 24 will wreck that car no matter how much bracing you put...

[@solow970]

I was one of them in the fb group lol

[@AlexWayne1]

Nerijus, you should listen to "Eminem - Killshot" and also "Eminem - Good Guy" especially Good Guy goes way down. might not be your type of music, but its nice just for the bass!

[@RAW-CAt]

Killshot peaks at 27Hz, this song goes lower.good guy has just a few very low notes, not that great for a demo,I know them all😂

[@panamaldat]

Four 15s is perfect for SQ😂😂

[@carsonsteigs]

Is there a big difference between this and the acoustic elegance?

[@RAW-CAt]

Yes, this one has as much output as 2 AE the same size. Due to xmax on this being 36mm and AE only 18mm.

[@carsonsteigs]

@@RAW-CAt does it sound as good or is the elegance still on top in terms of SQ?

[@RAW-CAt]

@@carsonsteigs on this I am not gonna comment😊

[@carsonsteigs]

@@RAW-CAtalright. i think i know the answer

[@Elnufo]

It is located in the boot. A trunk is what an elephant has in its face 🤭

[@johnstranc3270]

A boot is something you wear on your feet.

[@RAW-CAt]

Haha, it depends where you are from😂

[@Mark_5150]

There are a half dozen definitions of the word trunk, one is a storage container for traveling, which in a car can be traced back to wagons and early cars where there was literally a wooden trunk on the back of them.

[@Flatline_WRX]

A boot is what I wear on my feet

[@kylevanwinkle2081]

A trunk is where the trunk go

[@Vellu.ahlqvist]

try this music confetti war (capo)

[@Hammerback0]

Cause he wants to and its his property.

[@fv32]

Why infinite baffle? Seems like a noise pollution flex for no good reason. Love the content just don't understand why you didn't just do a seal box with some dsp tweaks

[@RAW-CAt]

Well one of the reasons is that I don't need a box at all. A box, even sealed for a single 18 would take to whole boot space .

[@JoshM7]

I also have a infinite baffle 18. The way I installed it I have 98% of my trunk space. If I did sealed. I'd have 10% of my trunk space. And would need more power to play the lower frequencies. Tradeoffs.

[@thedraftdoctor1]

you've got some learning to do

[@fv32]

@@thedraftdoctor1 you should elaborate

[@fv32]

Sorry to create any drama I was just wondering why you settled on infinite baffle with a whole trunk you always have enough space. But it does look like unique and easy solution

[@bobadingo]

That size of that car needs no more than an 8 inch sub in a 0.4 cubic foot enclosure with a 5 channel amp driving all channels front and rear. In this video it appears this man has a rolling car stereo shop and NOT an actual car stereo!.. .

[@RAW-CAt]

Hehe, each to it's own😊 There is nothing wrong in having a stereo shop in the car😉

[@salientram]

8 inches is enough until the engine starts. And there was no mention of the fact that when the car rolls faster and faster, the rolling noise only gets stronger.

[@JoshM7]

All depends on the person. If 8in is enough for you. Cool. Also some people might need more than 5 channels for things like 3 ways or other configs. If by "actual car stereo "you're referring to speakers in doors and/or rear deck then that's a pretty boring and lacking setup.

[@thedraftdoctor1]

wrong

[@bobadingo]

@@thedraftdoctor1 so the way this works is subwoofers such as a 12-inch that's only being used about 15 to 25% of its capability it's not only a waste of space but a waste of money far more practical is a smaller driver running at 80% of its output occupying less space less expense and raising the efficiency of the system some of you people need to get in contact with reality.. .

[@C-man553]

Horror.