Does front porting a speaker make a difference vs rear porting? It was left out of the discussion in the video but these speakers were tuned to 32 Hz. www.css-audio.com
Thanks for the info! I wish I say this before building the Torii P2. I would have liked to put the ports in the back to show off the beautiful from panel. I guess I'll just have to build another one!!
What a port does primarily is tune the resonant frequency of the bass driver. The output of the port itself - which could be reflected directly off the wall if it's a rear port - is marginal in comparison.
Excellent info! I am currently working on a pair of speakers for my HT and was forced to change from rear ported to front due to space constraints. Seeing this comparison was quite informative
Thank you for this explanation - I *think* this idea started by the fact that you can't locate a rear ported speaker right hard against the wall - because it actually blocks the ports. But it has morphed into that somehow a rear ported speaker will get too much room gain vs a front ported speaker. Which is what you show is incorrect - so again, thanks!
Just out of curiosity would having a little bit of a box at the bottom, back for rear ported speakers that kind of looks like a backwards foot and having the "ports" on the top of the little box that would be at the bottom back part of the speaker would look like toe nails. You would be able to put them right up against the wall and would not obstruct the sound. I do not know if it would sound ok or not. Just an idea i was thinking of while watching this video.
I'm having a hard time visualizing what you are describing but building the speakers in a way that the port doesn't get blocked when pushing them up against a wall is definitely something you could do.
That would convert the box to sealed which will drastically change the low end response. You will still see the same effect as you push close to a wall.
+/- 20 db Not a good look Is the response better in a vacuum ? Apparently it is which is no surprise +/- 3 db as expected Otherwise, very interesting content relative to ported speaker placement
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I found out that the front port on a center channel makes a small difference. This is because the rear port of a center speaker is almost always in the direct line of sight of the back-wave of the speakers hence some mid-rage will escape through the port and cause cancellations.. For the front port, only reflected sound can escape through it but all or some are absorbed by the damping materials before they can reach the port.
