What is more important, Box size or port freq?

[BLD 25 10+ year member]

Hey i was wanting to know, when building boxes to spec, is it ok to go a little smaller if the tuning freq is the same? Will i lose a lot of bass? I am going to build a box for an infinity perfect 12.1d if that helps. Thanks!

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[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Neither are "more" important......they are both very important to the final results.

How much smaller are we talking? If we are talking .25cuft, it's not a *huge* deal. If we are talking 1cuft smaller.....that's a pretty big deal.

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

Neither are "more" important......they are both very important to the final results.
How much smaller are we talking? If we are talking .25cuft, it's not a *huge* deal. If we are talking 1cuft smaller.....that's a pretty big deal.

I'd think that .25 cubes difference from say a box that is only 1 cube or so, would be a pretty big differnce. But .25 from a 6 cube box wouldnt be near the difference.

Really just depends on what you're trying to achieve with it.

 

[BLD 25 10+ year member]

Ok, well it calls for 1.75 cu ft., and i was looking to make it 1.5 or so. If it is a big deal, i can just go with regular specs. Does a perfect perform well in ported? i know they are great for small sealed, but i want a little more volume. Thanks, guys!

 

[BLD 25 10+ year member]

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[Diplexers 10+ year member]

they both matter equally...!

 

[BLD 25 10+ year member]

oops, sorry.