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Top port? [message #49219] Fri, 31 March 2006 07:08 Go to next message
ccvogel is currently offline  ccvogel
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I am planning to install a JBL 2226 in a 3.0 cu ft subwoofer cabinet and use a single 6-in dia port about 12-in long. Since the cabinet face does not have enough room to mount the driver and the port, can I install the port on the top of the cabinet, or perhaps the bottom? Is the rear of the cabinet an option, even though any location of the port would be directly behind a portion of the driver cone?

Thanks for your help,
ccvogel

Re: Top port? [message #49220 is a reply to message #49219] Fri, 31 March 2006 09:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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You can mount the port on the bottom, if the speaker will rest on a stand or something that will elevate it off the ground, exposing the port. Or you can put it on top, but I would be concerned about debris falling inside. Having the port in the rear might be your best option.


Thanks, Wayne [message #49221 is a reply to message #49220] Fri, 31 March 2006 09:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Re: Top port? [message #49222 is a reply to message #49219] Fri, 31 March 2006 11:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Kim Schultz is currently offline  Kim Schultz
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I always thought a top mounted port looked cool, but be carefull if you got any pets. You can be sure that if a cat falls down that hole, it will chew it´s way out through the cone of the speaker.

Re: Top port? [message #49223 is a reply to message #49222] Fri, 31 March 2006 12:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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LOL. Voice of experience?

Re: Top port? [message #49251 is a reply to message #49223] Mon, 03 April 2006 06:39 Go to previous message
Kim Schultz is currently offline  Kim Schultz
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No personal experience, But have seen pictures of that happened with normal mounted reflex tubes.

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