Re: Sealed vs. Ported speakers in medium sized room.

Posted by davehg (A) on December 15, 2006 at 12:45:40

In Reply to: Sealed vs. Ported speakers in medium sized room. posted by carcass93 on December 15, 2006 at 07:16:49:

This is a gross generalization, but IMHO

sealed boxes
-are inherently more "tight" sounding in the bass
-more inefficient and less loud than similarly designed ported boxes
-less subject to room colorations than ported boxes
-easier to integrate with a sealed box sub than with a ported sub
-easier to integrate with any sub than a ported box
-have a fuller accurate bass response, but will not go as low as ported boxes
-are more accurate in their bass detail than a ported box

(and the one that will get the Inmates a-flaming;)
sound more tonally "right" than a ported box.

Ok, that firecracker having been lit, I am currently using the Devore Super 8 (ported) with a REL Strata III sub (sealed) to good but not perfect effect. The REL is nice and tight (if not completely extended) on the low end, and the Devore sounds warm and a bit loose on the lowest notes, but with considerably more dynamics than the sealed box speaker it replaced.

If amplification is not a consideration, and any bass issues caused by the room can be treated or avoided, I would tend to opt for the sealed box over the ported box (both speakers and subs) in a music only system.

Of course, unless you listen only to bass, focusing solely on the bass response is a silly way to shop for speakers, as so much of a speaker's contribution to system enjoyment occurs above 150hz. That is why the Devore is such a delight, for what it loses to the sealed box competition in bass clarity and definition, it more than makes up in the upper bass, midrange and top end.

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Topic - Sealed vs. Ported speakers in medium sized room. - carcass93 07:16:49 12/15/06 (15)

Re: Sealed vs. Ported speakers in medium sized room. - gearhunter 10:40:09 12/16/06 (0)

Re: Sealed vs. Ported speakers in medium sized room. - Duke 17:00:32 12/15/06 (2)

Sub's crossover order - carcass93 17:38:11 12/15/06 (0)

edit - Duke 17:02:55 12/15/06 (0)

Re: Sealed vs. Ported speakers in medium sized room. - Headley Grange 13:47:39 12/15/06 (3)

Re: Sealed vs. Ported speakers in medium sized room. - vad69 08:36:09 12/17/06 (0)

Re: Sealed vs. Ported speakers in medium sized room. - kavu 21:21:13 12/15/06 (1)

Re: Sealed vs. Ported speakers in medium sized room. - Headley Grange 03:21:27 12/16/06 (0)

Re: Sealed vs. Ported speakers in medium sized room. - davehg 12:45:40 12/15/06 (1)

Re: Sealed vs. Ported speakers in medium sized room. - carcass93 13:34:16 12/15/06 (0)

Re: Sealed vs. Ported speakers in medium sized room. - Tom Brennan 07:39:36 12/15/06 (4)

Quite right, though . . . - markrohr 12:23:20 12/15/06 (3)

My Alon Circe's boomed in two rooms, although sealed - mitch2 19:32:09 12/15/06 (2)

Your experience shows that - markrohr 05:07:08 12/16/06 (1)

Re: Your experience shows that - mitch2 07:43:45 12/16/06 (0)

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Re: Sealed vs. Ported speakers in medium sized room. - davehg 12:45:40 12/15/06 (1)

Re: Sealed vs. Ported speakers in medium sized room. - carcass93 13:34:16 12/15/06 (0)

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