Port Diameter/width

ridr4lif · Post by **ridr4lif** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:43 pm

I was checkin out http://www.darkscience.com.au/caraudiohowto/slotcalc/ and i was just messing around w/ port length. How come the smaller the diameter or width of the port, the smaller the length needs to be. wouldnt a smaller diam/width decrease the port volume? i would think the opposite would happen?
TEDD

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:09 pm

It does decrease the port area. Tuning isn't about the port area, it's the friction that the port area creates that determines the tuning of the box.

ridr4lif · Post by **ridr4lif** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:53 pm

Correct me if im wrong, but is any port width smaller than 3" bad? If so why? Im just still new to this whole ported thing and am trying to learn as much as possible. thanx.
TEDD

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 8:44 pm

Depends on what kind of speaker you're talking about, 10" or above of average sorts, 4" is a minimum in my book. More port area is better.

Justin from Detroit1 · Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:00 pm

With a small portm like 3", subwoofers that move a lot of air will cause port noise, or basically a high pitched whistle from the port.

ridr4lif · Post by **ridr4lif** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:37 pm

Thanx for the replies guys

TEDD

ridr4lif · Post by **ridr4lif** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 10:04 pm

Sorry to go off on a tangent, but is it "bad" for a box to be tuned to a frequency lower than the subwoofers 'Fs'? Say for instance the subs Fs is 33 and the box is tuned to 30?
TEDD