| CCA Hoser
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Aylmer, Ontario Posts: 63
| From what i understand, the port size is more dependent on the excursion of the sub (to prevent port noise). The sub i am planning on running is a Power Acoustik Mofo-15. Yeah i know, "they arent loud". I'm not after winning competitions here, just tryin to beat my own personal best....which isnt much to beat either.
I checked their site and they suggest a 3.4 cubic foot ported box tuned to 40Hz with a pair of 4" ports. I have tried this and it made a ton of port noise, and sounded kinda crappy. Actually what i found interesting is that when i had plugged one of the ports (bringing the tuning to around 30Hz'ish) it sounded better. I know it only sounded better because it was hitting lower notes, but i have noticed that this thing just doesnt do any higher tones at all. I figured i would go with a pair of 8" ports and tune it to around 40Hz, this way i could still choose to plug a port for daily listening to bring the tuning down low to make it sound better.
Anyone got any other ideas?....other than lighting the sub on fire and buyin a good SPL sub. hehe |