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- From: bower@pecan.cns.udel.edu (Ty Bower)
- Subject: Re: Port Frequencies
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 03:40:27 GMT
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- Does the tuning frequency of the port/box depend solely on the three
- parameters which Dick mentioned? (port length, port diameter,
- enclosure volume)
-
- Does the shape of the enclosure play any role? Is there a "best"
- location to place the port?
-
- Why do some speaker manufacturers choose to place the port on the
- front of the box, and some choose the back? Does this affect the
- sound?
-
- Is it possible to substitute the conventional "throated" port
- (i.e., a tube sticking into the box) with a simple tubeless
- vent, or would it have to be of such a small diameter to make
- up for it's lack of length that it would "whistle" as air passed
- through it?
-
- Am I asking too many questions? Should I just read a book on
- the theory of Helmholz resonators? Where can I find this book?
- What is it called? Or is the whole thing mostly voo-doo?
-
- If it's not voo-doo, why can't they _accurately_ calculate the
- ideal length of a port for a given enclosure? I've been told
- that the only way to do it is to make a port tube that is too
- long, then start shaving it down until it "sounds (measures)
- right."
-
- Thanks....
-
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