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andrew
Direct wall mounting is theoritically the best idea. But one must cut alot of holes in the wall/ceiling/floor to mount 2-4 drivers.
There is some phase cancellation with a long/tall plenum/outlet box/manifold. This is due to the time delay that's a fuction of the distance between the upper and lower drivers. They can and due cause cancellation. Whether or not this cancellation is a problem depends on the situation/system/install. Tom Nousaine has a null resulting from the fact that his IB is 7'+ tall. So the info from the bottom woofers is cancelling some of the info from the top woofers. But he uses the null to assist the cut-off frequency so he gets a steeper crossover slope for free.
A long time ago Jon and I calculated the cancellation frequency from the 12 Shiva array, for my system it wasn't a problem.
It's best to keep the array as short as possible to avoid potential cancellation. So don't copy the 12 Shiva design if putting an IB in an attic. Instead make a 18"-20" cube with 2 opposing 15's. If more output is needed add a second pair of 15"s
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