slot vs circular?
#32
OK, my $.02
Rectangle vs round, little if any difference.
Flaring/routering the openings can have a slight difference (usually a very subtle difference in depth.
But I was convinced a slot port is actually more of a hole cut in the enclosure with no porting at all (similar to a bass guitar cabinet). This is what I am using for my (2) 24" subs. I ran several examples, scenerios, and hole sizes using Bassbox pro. So far the preliminary tests (running VERY long speaker wires from my home sub amp) sound pretty darn good.
Rectangle vs round, little if any difference.
Flaring/routering the openings can have a slight difference (usually a very subtle difference in depth.
But I was convinced a slot port is actually more of a hole cut in the enclosure with no porting at all (similar to a bass guitar cabinet). This is what I am using for my (2) 24" subs. I ran several examples, scenerios, and hole sizes using Bassbox pro. So far the preliminary tests (running VERY long speaker wires from my home sub amp) sound pretty darn good.
#35
slot port is just a hole cut in the box??????? :P
As a driver's T/S specs start approaching spec to be considered an infinite baffle, the cabinet can be tuned with a simple "hole" in the back of the box. Hence it would be called a "slot".
Whether a tube is round, rectangular, or square, it is still a tube. C'mon you have heard of "insert tab A into slot B"? I guess it is a question of semantics.
The next time you are using a port calculator and the port length is going to be way too long, try using the length of the port at .75" (or what ever the thickness of wood you are using). You may be suprised at the results.
Last edited by BIGEVIL; 03-26-2008 at 04:48 PM.
#36
If you are using a program like WINISD to design your box, you can enter a port coefficient... for a regular port it is 0.614 and should always be consistant...
for one flarred end it's .732 and if both endes are flarred it's .850
Of course these coeffiecients depend on how deep and aggressive the flare is, so they are ballpark figures only...
If you are building a box using slot ports that share walls with the box (that extend far beyond the port wall) the end corrections are also different.... for a regular slot port sharring three walls like I would normally build it's 2.23...
Last edited by Haunz; 03-26-2008 at 07:02 PM.
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