Posted by Rick Craig [ 66.32.60.45 ] on September 03, 2007 at 14:16:50:
In Reply to: Re: More questions? posted by Jose on September 03, 2007 at 13:59:29:
Thanks for your kind comments. I tend to prefer the sealed arrays because it allows for a more compact cabinet and good integratiion with subwoofers. Ported arrays are fine provided you have a woofer that can give you good low end extension with a -3db point in the low to mid 40's. There are very few 5" drivers that will do that without active EQ so that's why I often suggest a 7" for ported arrays. Of course the cabinet size increases quite a bit so you have to keep that in mind.
Open baffle arrays present different challenges and in order to cross over to a subwoofer you need to apply a great deal of equalization. You also need a fairly wide baffle and for many wives this isn't possible 
There's also the problem of making it stable because all of the weight is at the front of the cabinet. There are also some design issues to overcome in terms of room response.
Having worked with the Eton drivers I think you'll find them better suited to a closed box versus open baffle.
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