IB vs Dipole

[mac]

Hi, This is my 1st post here.

I'm curious how the sound of IB bass compares to that of dipole bass. Is it possible to comment on this in a general way - i.e. are there characteristics that are common independent of implementation?

Cheers,
mac

[ThomasW]

Hi,

I did a comparo between my small IB (4-12"s) and 8 of the same drivers mounted in a dipole.

Overall SQ was basically the same.

It took double the number of drivers in the dipole to equal the output of the IB. And of course it took lots more EQ to get the lower octaves in the dipole.

So if you can do a IB it's the best choice (factoring in cost and amount of EQ). If an IB isn't possible and a BIG dipole isn't a problem, then that's the way to go....