I am trying to come up with a simple 2-way design with a ported box. Being a beginner, i was using win isd to get a box volume, port, etc. looking at several small ( 4-6in) woofers by dayton and Hi-Vi, win isd would return small boxes (good) with extremely long ports (bad). by long ports, i mean greater than a meter. What am i doing wrong?
I have used this program with single driver designs with good results.
thanks
tom
I have used this program with single driver designs with good results.
thanks
tom
Doubling the ports - lengthens them.
Please verify my math, but this is what I come up with (as an example):
Box Enclosure: 1.5 ft^3
Fb = 40 Hz
Port Diameter: 4 " (1 port)
Port Length = 11.18 "
Box Enclosure: 1.5 ft^3 (0.75 ft^3 for port calculation)
Fb = 40 Hz
Port Diameter = 2" (2 ports)
Port Length = 5.59 " each (assuming there are two)
Granted, the total length of both ports is longer, but each individual port is shorter.
JL Audio Tutorial: Ports
those values look much better.
when i can get to my home computer i will give my values.
somehow i was getting port legths of 3 or 4 meters and box volumes of 1/2 liter. this is impossible unless you are Dr. Who.
I must be doing something very wrong, will double check tomorrow morning.
thanks for the replies
tom
when i can get to my home computer i will give my values.
somehow i was getting port legths of 3 or 4 meters and box volumes of 1/2 liter. this is impossible unless you are Dr. Who.
I must be doing something very wrong, will double check tomorrow morning.
thanks for the replies
tom
69stingray said:
Please verify my math, but this is what I come up with (as an example):
Box Enclosure: 1.5 ft^3
Fb = 40 Hz
Port Diameter: 4 " (1 port)
Port Length = 11.18 "
Box Enclosure: 1.5 ft^3 (0.75 ft^3 for port calculation)
Fb = 40 Hz
Port Diameter = 2" (2 ports)
Port Length = 5.59 " each (assuming there are two)
Granted, the total length of both ports is longer, but each individual port is shorter.
JL Audio Tutorial: Ports
Hi,
the equivalent of one 4" port is 4 2" ports.
RJ is correct, as you will find if you do calculations for 4 ports.
Or for 2 ports 0.7*4" diameter.
/sreten.
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