Advantage to downward vs. front firing port?
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...
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...
Post edited by Glen_T on
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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. -
Thanks for the response....I was more concerned about the warm or cold air from the vent going up into the speaker....
