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Front or Down Firing Sub

I know that there have been discussions of the merits of front vs down firing subs, and ported vs sealed. Mine is just a little different. I have a REL Storm III down firing ported sub which for placement reasons I would like to rest on its side (with proper feet support) and use front firing. Will this work or is there something in the design or the mechanics such as support of the magnet when sitting vertical that will cause problems.
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zmanastronomy
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Try it out and fill us in on the results.
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I agree that the bass my be more directional with a forward design. But not all forward firing subs are front ported. So the chaffing would not be an issue if the front firing sub was with rear porting. Also, one has to take in consideration the frequecy setting of the sub. If you set the sub at 40hz the location would be a mute point. Omni directional either front firing or down firing.
One also has to take in consideration of carpet, tile or hardwood flooring when using a down firing sub.
Either one can produce bass but there are plus and minuses to both.
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