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YOUR CAR AND BASS REPRODUCTION
THANK YOU for choosing an Infinity Reference Series subwoofer. Reference Series subwoofers are designed to suit a broad range of mobileaudio applications and can be used in a wide variety of enclosure types to produce extended, powerful bass in a limited amount of vehicle space. Toensure maximum subwoofer performance, we strongly recommend that installation be left to a qualified professional. Although these instructions explain how to install a Reference Series subwoofer in a general sense, they do not show box-construction details or exact installation methods for your particular vehicle. If you do not feel you have the necessary experience, do not attempt the installationyourself, but instead ask your authorized Infinity dealer about professional installation options.
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CHOOSING AN ENCLOSURE
Reference Series subwoofers are optimized to perform best in small sealed, vented and prefabricated bandpass enclosures. While infinite-baffle mounting of Reference Series subs is possible, power handling will be greatly compromised because there’s no enclosed volume ofair to prevent the speaker’s cone from moving past its limit. For this reason, we do not recommend infinite-baffle mounting for Reference Series subwoofers. You should choose the enclosure you will use based on the type of music you listen to, how much amplifier power you will use for the subwoofer and how much space inside the vehicle you can devote to a subwoofer enclosure. Because a sealedenclosure provides the most control over the woofer’s movement, a woofer mounted in a sealed enclosure will handle more power than a woofer mounted in another enclosure type. Sealed enclosures provide more accurate sonic reproduction than other enclosure types, so they are well suited to all types of music. Sealed-enclosure construction is straightforward and there are many prefabricated sealedenclosures available. Optimum sealed enclosures are always smaller than other types of enclosures optimized for a particular speaker, so they require the smallest amount of space inside the vehicle. Vented enclosures provide better efficiency in the 40Hz – 50Hz range but this efficiency comes at the expense of sound in the lowest octave (below 40Hz) and at the expense of some control and power handling.If you are using a small amplifier, a vented box will provide more bass output from less power. Vented enclosures are also well suited to a variety of music types. Because vented enclosures require the volume of the enclosure and the size of the port to have a specific relationship with the characteristics of the woofer, the enclosure must be built exactly to the specifications provided. Whilethere are some prefabricated vented boxes available, matching a prefabricated box to a particular woofer is difficult. If you wish to use a vented enclosure, we strongly recommend having your authorized Infinity dealer build it or verify that your design is correct if you wish to build it yourself. An optimum vented enclosure is always larger than the optimum sealed box for the same woofer and willrequire more space inside the vehicle. Bandpass enclosures often provide the most output available from any amplifier and subwoofer combination at the expense of sonic accuracy. If sheer SPL (sound-pressure level) is what you desire most, choose a bandpass enclosure. Bandpass-enclosure design is very tricky and the aid of a computer and enclosure design software is necessary. If you are anexperienced installer or have some woodworking experience, you may wish to build the enclosure described in the enclosure design sheet included with this woofer. Fortunately, there are many prefabricated bandpass boxes available and they are all optimized to extract the most output possible from any woofer. Bandpass enclosures can be quite large and may require a lot of space inside your vehicle....