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<blockquote data-quote="BrianChia" data-source="post: 4321914" data-attributes="member: 576132"><p>Designing enclosures for mid-woofers is the same as designing enclosures for sub-woofers. Unfortunately most of the time space is an issue (especially in kick panels) and the woofers never end up getting enough airspace. Mid-woofers can be enclosed in ported or sealed enclosures just like subs, and this will get you different performance and rolloff slopes for integration with the substage. A properly designed ported box can really enhance the midbass response of the woofer which everyone here complains about. Unfortunately most mids end up in leaky underdamped "enclosures" in the kick panels which are too small. The leakiness isn't necessarily bad, however; if it is properly damped it can act as aperiodic damping and this ends up being better in many cases than sealing the mid-woofer off completely. If the sealed enclosure is too small you end up losing most of the low end output (ie. the midbass) even though you might see a boost in the upper midbass/lower midrange. So it may not be a good idea to seal your mid completely unless it is designed to work well in a really small sealed box.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrianChia, post: 4321914, member: 576132"] Designing enclosures for mid-woofers is the same as designing enclosures for sub-woofers. Unfortunately most of the time space is an issue (especially in kick panels) and the woofers never end up getting enough airspace. Mid-woofers can be enclosed in ported or sealed enclosures just like subs, and this will get you different performance and rolloff slopes for integration with the substage. A properly designed ported box can really enhance the midbass response of the woofer which everyone here complains about. Unfortunately most mids end up in leaky underdamped "enclosures" in the kick panels which are too small. The leakiness isn't necessarily bad, however; if it is properly damped it can act as aperiodic damping and this ends up being better in many cases than sealing the mid-woofer off completely. If the sealed enclosure is too small you end up losing most of the low end output (ie. the midbass) even though you might see a boost in the upper midbass/lower midrange. So it may not be a good idea to seal your mid completely unless it is designed to work well in a really small sealed box. [/QUOTE]
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