Sealed vs. Ported Speakers


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Are ported speakers inherently inferior to sealed speakers? If so, why?

It seems the higher up you go on the speaker pecking order, the ports disappear. Same with subwoofers, ports disappear as the price goes up.
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mitch4t

Showing 1 response by atmasphere

IME/IMO one of the advantages of a ported design is that they are often easier to drive and are less affected by box coloration.

Sealed enclosures have to be a lot more dead to deal with the compression forces inside the box.

BTW, passive driver systems are a form of ported enclosure.