Benefits of Porting Midrange?

[justinmreina]

Hey,
How often do people port their midrange(~300-6k)? In cars?

-Justin

[ncv6coupe]

1khz, stay sealed
500hz, stay sealed
300hz, shouldn't need to be ported and sealed response should be the exact same thing

BUT

You now have to worry about 299hz and down that bleed pass the crossover, of course you already know the xover is not a brick wall unless its a $5,000 digital shindig, but I would still stay sealed so that midbass can be hi-passed naturally in the box and you have an efficiency boost depending on enclosure size/smaller results in efficiency boost for midbass extension.

[justinmreina]

Sweet that's kind of what I figured. The mid/full range drivers that I've seen ported (home audio) have always been playing down much lower than 300Hz, usually down close to the Fs of the driver. Was just curious, as it would be fun

-Justin

[mosconiac]

If Wilson Audio can do it, why can't you. I would fear the complexity of optimizing crossover points with respect to tuning frequency.

[89grand]

There's no benefit to porting a mid range speaker operating within that frequency range.

[ncv6coupe]

Originally Posted by 89grand

There's no benefit to porting a mid range speaker operating within that frequency range.

I think this is what my answer should have been, short and sweet, lol

[HertzGuy]

Why would you want to port a midrange anyway? Seems like it would sacrifice sq?

[94VG30DE]

Originally Posted by HertzGuy

Why would you want to port a midrange anyway? Seems like it would sacrifice sq?

ugh. Porting <> bad essque.

Sealed vs. Ported and SQ ... Myth or Fact ?

The point is just that it's not really necessary in this frequency range, and definitely add complexity and size.

[89grand]

Besides that, porting increases output and decreases excursion at and around the tuning frequency. Who wants more output anywhere in the range of 300-6khz, or needs less excursion?