I, too, thought it an odd tweak to plug the ports on a speaker designed to be ported. But one evening I decided to give it a try so I jammed two crew socks into the port of my left speaker to do a scientific comparison analysis. As men my age have a tendency to do, I soon forgot all about it until few day later when tightening my speaker lugs I remembered the socks and reached in to remove them. But as socks always do, one of them went missing. Strange as that seemed, it became even more eerie when I tossed the used sock into the washer, there was its partner clinging to the inside wall. I don’t even want to imagine how it got there and have since given up on tweaks and have learned to just enjoy the music.
Happy Holidays and Your Favorite Tips?
Yes, I'm being inclusive.
What's your favorite tip to audiophiles? Here is mine:
If you are using a subwoofer with ported main speakers, consider plugging the ports and raising the sub crossover. Even if you don't have a subwoofer, sometimes plugging one or the other can really reduce bloat. It's worth listening to it since it's cheap and non destructive (assuming you don't lose your sock in the port).