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In the Forum: Audio For Dummies ™
In the Thread: Monophonic bass: myth and reality.
Post Subject: I do not think so but I am OK with it.Posted by Scott L on: 12/19/2015
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 Scott L wrote:
I had to take pause before I answered here; realizing in an almost shocking manner [that] I don't listen to many commercial loudspeakers. I am largely involved in the (gasp) DIY community, where it's also very often done incorrectly. My last very satisfactory retail loudspeaker experience was that of a B&W Matrix 801. Commercial audio peoples and audiophiles alike, tend to draw carved-in-stone conclusions from a very limited exposure, or experience. For example, "I hate horns". Yes, because person (Mr. A) once listened to one or two gawd awful horns and therefor concludes ALL horns must therefor[also] be awful. With respect to ported verses sealed systems, ported are indeed more  challenging to get correct; being lazy about paying attention to design/and/ construction details may easily lead to disaster. I should also include my finding here with experience in muti-way systems. A sub-woofer section may indeed be sealed, or vented; but I have obtained the very best results with a mid-bass section being sealed, where blended with either a vented, or, sealed sub bass. Never, ever in a billion years should there be an attempt on sub-woofing with an open baffle. Infinite baffle? Oh yes, but never an open baffle.
Scott, I understand where you are coming from. I was asking about commercial speakers because it is easy to find a common denominator when we TALK about. I do have in my mine a few models that I feel done more or less acceptable if they are driven with current-capable amplification. Still, they are acceptable to a point, to a point of reference….
 
I do not what is done better in DIY world. My personal DIY experience with ported bass was disasters but I was very little informed what I was doing. It is possible that you are right and proper DIY might breed something that best commercial loudspeakers can’t reach. I personally do not think so. The problem (as I see it) with port is not in the “paying [low] attention to design/and/ construction details” but rather a fundamental fault that factor into the idea of ported bass. I can describe it again (I did it somewhere before) but it is not the thread about ported bass.
 
I truly do not need to argue about it. If you feel that you with your practice have overridden everything that you do not like about ported bass then my salute to you. We truly do not need to be agree in our take regarding the ported bass capacity. 

Rgs, the Cat

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