Subwoofer design question

PrimaLuna · 7th February 2006, 07:59 PM

What would be the affect of building a subwoofer box that narrowed toward the bottom: Okay picture an upside down triangle, with the point, pointing down (like a "v" with a lid). If you put the subwoofer at the top, by the lid and the port at the bottom, by the point, what would this do to the sound?

Is this a no-no? Does it matter at lot, a little or not at all?

richie00boy · 7th February 2006, 08:07 PM

I think you'd be extremely hard pushed to notice a difference from a typical rectangular box. The only issue would be if the bottom part was very narrow and there was a bit of restriction on the free flowing of air around the vent.

7th February 2006, 07:59 PM	#1
PrimaLuna diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Francisco	Subwoofer design question What would be the affect of building a subwoofer box that narrowed toward the bottom: Okay picture an upside down triangle, with the point, pointing down (like a "v" with a lid). If you put the subwoofer at the top, by the lid and the port at the bottom, by the point, what would this do to the sound? Is this a no-no? Does it matter at lot, a little or not at all? __________________ "There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."

7th February 2006, 08:07 PM	#2
richie00boy Did it Himself diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gloucestershire, England, UK	I think you'd be extremely hard pushed to notice a difference from a typical rectangular box. The only issue would be if the bottom part was very narrow and there was a bit of restriction on the free flowing of air around the vent. __________________ www.readresearch.co.uk my website for UK diy audio people - designs, PCBs, kits and more

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