leg height in a downfiring sub?

[manu et deo]

what is a good height for the legs? i have 1.25 inch uncompressed carpet and was wondering if six inches was to much or not enough? does it matter driver to driver? thanks in advance for all answers

[billfitzmaurice]

does it matter driver to driver?

It does. The space between the driver and floor becomes a front chamber, which can be tuned for a desired result. If you have enough skill with box modeling you can get a close estimate, otherwise experiment with it.

[manu et deo]

since i can't ever seem to figure out those programs, is there a maximum ht i should start with and work down

It does. The space between the driver and floor becomes a front chamber, which can be tuned for a desired result. If you have enough skill with box modeling you can get a close estimate, otherwise experiment with it.

[fastbike1]

I known folks to be successful using 1/2 to 1/3 the radius of the driver. The carpet won't matter at subwoofer frequencies.

since i can't ever seem to figure out those programs, is there a maximum ht i should start with and work down

[manu et deo]

cool then, ill try that out

I known folks to be successful using 1/2 to 1/3 the radius of the driver. The carpet won't matter at subwoofer frequencies.

[JRT]

The carpet won't matter at subwoofer frequencies.

But it might help with damping out of band resonances, up in the low pass stop band.

[manu et deo]

what does that mean? sorry to ask, but i'm learning

But it might help with damping out of band resonances, up in the low pass stop band.