Advantage to downward vs. front firing port?

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Posts: 15
edited February 2009 in Speakers
I apologize if this has been asked and answered, but I couldn't find it.

I'm curious about the advantage or disadvantage of the port placement on tower speakers. For example, the Monitor 50/60/70 series have the port on the front, but their replacment, the TSI 300/400/500 series have the port on the bottom.

Is the bottom firing port worse on carpet, or does it matter? I will have my fronts near a floor duct, so it doesn't seem like a good thing to have a port on the bottom!

Anyone have some thoughts? Thanks....great forum...
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  • Posts: 1,194
    edited February 2009
    Bass will travel like mad through the ducts, but it's not a problem for the speaker. It should sound normal in the listening room.

    The ideal place for the port is as close to the speaker as possible. That doesn't mean a port on the back is bad, just not always the best.
  • Posts: 15
    edited February 2009
    Thanks for the response....I was more concerned about the warm or cold air from the vent going up into the speaker....

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