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Here is a markup of 3 subwoofers in the smaller box (amps mounted on box)...
This one is already an accurate example of the slightly larger (net volume) enclosure:
So what I'm seeing is that because of the high QTS and extremely undersized enclosures (by conventional thinking at least) is that the vented enclosures are coming out peaky, and lack a bit of low-end extension. This effect is not insignificant - between 2 & 5 dB in most cases. That said - my ears preferred the vented a decade ago, and if I'm going to end up with a sealed enclosure anyway, I may as well run with the high-excursion Skar woofers I already have.
I'll see if it's possible to arrange these any more efficiently, shorten up the port a bit, and figure out more efficient routing. But really so far, this enclosure - while unique - looks like a lot more work than the other one. It may come down to a question of aesthetics (oh, and the fact that my amp only bridges to 4 ohms, so there would be a bit of amp shuffling to get to something that can handle a nominal 1.3 ohm speaker assembly.
This one is already an accurate example of the slightly larger (net volume) enclosure:
So what I'm seeing is that because of the high QTS and extremely undersized enclosures (by conventional thinking at least) is that the vented enclosures are coming out peaky, and lack a bit of low-end extension. This effect is not insignificant - between 2 & 5 dB in most cases. That said - my ears preferred the vented a decade ago, and if I'm going to end up with a sealed enclosure anyway, I may as well run with the high-excursion Skar woofers I already have.
I'll see if it's possible to arrange these any more efficiently, shorten up the port a bit, and figure out more efficient routing. But really so far, this enclosure - while unique - looks like a lot more work than the other one. It may come down to a question of aesthetics (oh, and the fact that my amp only bridges to 4 ohms, so there would be a bit of amp shuffling to get to something that can handle a nominal 1.3 ohm speaker assembly.