Anyone try stuffing their ports?


I've got EgglestonWorks Fontaines (dual ported) and was wondering if anyone else with these (or other) speakers have tried? Your results? What material did you use to stuff?
rockadanny

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What a great, if ancient, thread! I got lots of utility from this discussion.  Thanks, folks. FYI, I played with plugging ports on my Totem Hawks (came with configurable plugs) and also my (insert digital embarrassment here) Monoprice 10” subwoofer. Really great results. Improved low bass articulation, and all the low frequencies sound tighter, in a big way.  No more “boominess.” Way more musical. 
Cheers! 
Thanks for the reply Eric. I also played some with tweaking the subwoofer height by raising it a total of 2.5” above the floor, using hockey pucks and some ventilation ducting dampers (pucks alone don’t do a lot of vibration absorbing, but when combined with a lower Durometer material yield a nice audible effect as well as a bit more mechanical stability). I love that pucks can be used constructively when deployed with care, and they’re dirt cheap, at about $1 per unit. The  difference was noticeable. The sub has a front driver and a bottom passive radiator. I was amazed at how effective the small change in geometry was. I used a single knee high sock on the (only) rear port of the sub, which gave a nice tight fit. I also used pucks to lift my Hawk speakers off the (rather thin) carpet, which further improved audio quality. Last couple of days have me smiling as I revisit favorite tunes, and notice more detail in the form of the aforementioned tighter bass, as well as incrementally improved instrument timbre (how much an instrument sounds real—as if it were actually live in the room versus simply coming out of a speaker). Huge fun.