Soundstream ss-10r Installation Instruction

There are several different enclosure designs for different applications.

The REFERENCE subwoofers work 

very well 

in 

all 

the following

enclosure designs. it is up to you to select the specific enclosure that will

work the best for your particular application.

Infinite Baffle
Infinite baffle is the simplest type of subwoofer installation. In this type

of installation, the woofer(s) is mounted to a baffle which is then mounted
to either the rear deck or back seat of the vehicle. The best results are
achieved when the trunk area is virtually airtight and isolated from the
passenger compartment.

@Excellent low frequency extension 

l Lower 

power handling

*Excellent transient response L o w  to medium efficiency

Uses almost no trunk space

Sealed Enclosure
Sealed enclosures are relatively simple to build and
install, as all that is required is an airtight box. The
larger 

the 

sealed enclosure, the more the performance

resembles that of an infinite baffle installation. Small
sealed enclosures work very well 

in midbass

applications.

Very good low frequency Medium power

extension handling

Very good transient Medium efficiency

response

   

Vented enclosures use a sealed enclosure with a vent
or port in the box which is tuned to resonate at a

specific frequency.

Good low frequency

extension down to the
tuning frequency

High power handling down

to the tuning frequency

Higher output than sealed

enclosures

Low power handling

below the tuning

frequency

Almost no output

below the tuning

frequency

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enclosures

enclose both sides of the

woofer(s). An 

airtight

enclosure is built around
the front and back of the

woofer and one or both

chambers are ported to
specific frequencies.

High power handling within Low power handling beyond

the operating frequencies the tuning frequency

Very high output within the Poor to moderate transient

range of the operating response

frequencies Poor low frequency extension

There are two basic types of woofer
configurations, standard and isobaric. The

standard uses a single woofer 

and is the

type used in most subwoofer installations.
There are instances, however, when the
airspace available for 

a subwoofer

enclosure is not large enough to
accommodate a particular design. In
these instances, an Isobaric configuration

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(also known 

as 

push-pull, compound, clam-shell,

and composite) may work. This configuration
involves two woofers operating as one. The
most common use of the Isobaric configuration
is two woofers bolted together and the polarity is
reversed on one of the woofers so that one
pushes while the other pulls. The benefit of the
Isobaric woofer configuration is that the Vas
(equivalent airspace) of the woofer is halved. By
the same token, the necessary airspace for the

woofer to perform in an enclosure is cut in half. The are disadvantages
to the design, however, the main being that even though you are using
two woofers, the output is equal to one woofer in an enclosure twice the

size 

of 

the enclosure 

for the lsobaricly configured woofer.

When constructing any type of enclosure, you must be aware that the
outside dimensions DO NOT represent the true (Net) volume inside.
Such things as woofers, ports, thickness of enclosure material, dividing
wall septums, and any internal bracing will reduce the total amount of the

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