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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 05:17 PM
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I honestly don't know... please explain. [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]


To be honest.. I don't really care WHY, I just know that bigger is louder. (to a certain point, of course)
Old Feb 7, 2005 | 06:27 PM
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Originally posted by Dukk:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JordyO:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by DWVW:
I thought the one reason SPL'ers use large ports is to slow down the movement of air through the port?
No sir... you want faster moving air... which is why we round corners and make sure the box is as smooth as possible on the inside.. </font>[/QUOTE]Ok then, so who (besides me [img]tongue.gif[/img] ) knows why larger vents generally increase SPL? </font>[/QUOTE][img]graemlins/wavey.gif[/img]

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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 06:28 PM
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Originally posted by Dukk:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JordyO:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by DWVW:
I thought the one reason SPL'ers use large ports is to slow down the movement of air through the port?
No sir... you want faster moving air... which is why we round corners and make sure the box is as smooth as possible on the inside.. </font>[/QUOTE]Ok then, so who (besides me [img]tongue.gif[/img] ) knows why larger vents generally increase SPL? </font>[/QUOTE][img]graemlins/wavey.gif[/img]

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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 06:29 PM
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Originally posted by JordyO:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by DWVW:
I thought the one reason SPL'ers use large ports is to slow down the movement of air through the port?
No sir... you want faster moving air... which is why we round corners and make sure the box is as smooth as possible on the inside.. </font>[/QUOTE]You are the one who is indeed wrong my young grasshoper.

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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 06:39 PM
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I gained from smaller ports

Why, I have no clue [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]
Old Feb 7, 2005 | 07:30 PM
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double the port width in the same size box with the same allignment, and you will have 2x the surface/area ratio... less drag...
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