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Message: <blockquote data-quote="helotaxi" data-source="post: 377079" data-attributes="member: 550915"><p>Saying that a bandpass is inaccurate because it plays a limited frequency range then that is like saying that a tweeter is inaccurate because it doesn't play bass.  There are a lot more tradeoffs invloved in making a bandpass enclosure correctly (enclosure size, transient response, passband width, efficiency) then when making a ported or sealed enclosure but they are not impossible to make sound good.   The rest of the system must be matched to the characteristics of the bandpass for it to work.  If matched up with a good midbass driver then a bandpass enclosure (assuming it is properly designed and well built) can sound good.  No, it will not be as accurate as an optimal sealed enclosure or ported enclosure, but it CAN sound good in the proper setup.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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