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Originally Posted by forestb
What is te difference between vented and ported?
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Ported means that there is a tube of a calculated volume/diameter/length used to tune the speaker to a specific frequency range (subwoofers). By vented, I mean a big hole in the box. The front of the cone needs to be separated from the back of the cone (baffle). Enclosed (sealed) in a small volume area, they will likely not sound good. It is common to put this type of speaker in a "pod" where they are not ported or sealed. Simply a big vent, so the speaker is not fighting against an enclosed volume of airspace. An infinite baffle is simply a wall to separate the front from the back. hope that makes sense.