Infinite baffle in a truck bed using four Dayton IB385-8, can it work?

[Navy Chief]

Many of you that have met me may know that i like to experiment a bit and that I am a big fan of Dayton Audio. I have been running a single Dayton HO15 in a center console enclosure for about a year now and I am very happy with it, however I want to try something new and I want to go bigger.

In order to go bigger I need more space, don't I? I am not willing to take out my back seat because I have 2 kids and I am not willing to use up my whole bed because I use it (Home Depot runs, etc.), I am however willing to cut a big ass hole between my cab and bed. So my plan is to mount four Dayton IB385-8 Infinite Baffle subs to a manifold at the head of my bed and use a blow thru design to mount them IB between the cab and bed. My bed is fully enclosed and carpeted like a huge trunk so I think this will work.

The combined Sd of all four subs is about 500 square inches and my bed is roughly 54 cubic feet. Based on a 500 sq. in. Sd I need an opening roughly 50" x 10" and the header panel of my bed is 68" x 17" so I have plenty of room for the four subs.

Ok, so the ultimate question is will it work and is it worth it. Power will be an old school Phoenix Gold M100 (half of the Outlaw) running 4 ohm stereo for about 280 watts per channel @14 volts. This should give me an impressive amount of very low playing bass for anything I need and I can just open the tonneau cover for true IB.

http://www.parts-express.com/dayton-...oofer--295-455

[gckless]

Could work. But why not just build a sealed box, same mounting style? Unless you want to simply try IB. You'd lose a little bed space, but you could hug the truck bed width and height wise, so you wouldn't lose a whole lot of bed depth. You could probably use a quartet of 10" subs also.

[Navy Chief]

Could work. But why not just build a sealed box, same mounting style? Unless you want to simply try IB. You'd lose a little bed space, but you could hug the truck bed width and height wise, so you wouldn't lose a whole lot of bed depth. You could probably use a quartet of 10" subs also.

I don't really want to "try" IB persay, I more just want to try something unique. I agree that I could fit a small sealed enclosure in the bed, however I could do four 10" under the rear seat. If I am going into the bed I want to go big, loud and low. Also a 15" in IB should give my a lot more surface area and play lower (because it's IB not because it's a 15") than a 10" in a sealed enclosure.

[chithead]

What will you do with the current center console enclosure?

[Navy Chief]

What will you do with the current center console enclosure?

Technically it is still Glenn's (GLN305), he let me have it to try and I have never paid him for it, oops. He does have my PPI 5075DX with RCM-1000 at his house so I doubt he is worried about it. If you are interested in it I am sure he and I can work something out with you, the console is his and the sub is mine. It is an awesome console too, one of the nicest I have ever seen most people think it's factory.

[chithead]

Ok cool. I remember that enclosure, it's awesome!!!

[BigAl205]

Infinite baffle ammo case?

[Navy Chief]

Infinite baffle ammo case?

Don't worry Al I will continue the theme either way, just not sure how yet.

[Navy Chief]

So all the feedback I have gotten has been positive so far. I think I am going to go for it using a push-pull slot loaded design with 2 pairs. Each pair will have its own cutout with one driver per pair mounted inverted and out of phase. Sort of like a LAT700 driver.

[AaronH]

Sure it will work. I think it's worth cutting the hole if you know how to put it back if you don't like it/change your mind.

EDIT: Geez - thread from the dead!

But more importantly - DID YOU DO IT??