The box may cost more to build, but it's actually more expensive to get a sealed box to give the low Hz response a ported can. You need a better subwoofer and more power to reach what a ported can do on much less power and a less quality subwoofer, but the sealed sounds so much cleaner //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gifI prefer sealed boxes at the moment, but have not personally owned a ported one. Those that I've heard, I've liked, just not willing to make the investment right now.
Links?Seriously, if you ever have the opportunity, try out an IB setup or try using a sealed sub with either a linkwitz transform or EQ set to mimic a linkwitz transform. They'll both change the way you think about extremely low bass. The linkwitz transform requires a ton of power and a subwoofer with high thermal power handling, but it delivers.
Ported and enclosures bandpass will always be the best value in terms of db/dollar, but sealed and IB have their benefits.
Im getting to where I tend to agree, at least for a daily listening system. Build a system that overpowers, then EQ it to tame it down and smooth it out.I like large ported, then EQ the bottom end down. Aside from the space it takes, it is an exceedingly awesome approach.
wattdoyoknow, I would have figured you for sealed.Linkwitz Transform
I like large ported, then EQ the bottom end down. Aside from the space it takes, it is an exceedingly awesome approach.
I like this approach, too. It works for me.Linkwitz Transform
I like large ported, then EQ the bottom end down. Aside from the space it takes, it is an exceedingly awesome approach.