Speakers VERY close to wall - Cork board useful?

Hockey4496 - unfortunately cork is not the solution for this problem.

You would achieve better results from carpet or rug as suggested by Czairvey. Underlay under the carpet will also help.

An option that I have tried with great success it to redirect the direction of airflow from the port by installing a Perko Chromalex Cowl Vent over the port.

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=11143&familyName=Perko+Chrom...

It worked very well in my case and made the speakers perform so much better across the entire bottom end - almost eliminating the muddiness and booming I had before..

Once installed, moving the speakers out just a couple more inches will improve things further.

Since you have carpet on the floor I would try pointing the vent downwards first.

Crazy Option ??? - maybe, but it worked

And - it's cheaper than new speakers :-)

Hockey4496 - The cowl vent consists of two parts...
1. a plastic mount that is attached to the speaker with screws
- the opening just happened to be very close to the size of my port
2. the chromed cover which is than attached to part #1 via a latch mechanism and a single screw (If I recall correctly)

You could try the PVC pipe, lots of speakers use some kind of "plastic" for their ports.

Oooooh - I just had a vision of a speaker with dual chromed pipes on each side - just like a MAC truck - LOL

Seriously - I went with the cowl because it is metal and a much more solid solution - and I’m a big fan of solid :-)

It’s also looks very neat and tidy, hardly visible, even from the side and a little less "DIY" looking

Audiokinesis - thanks for the enlightenment - I had no idea why it worked - it just did.

QUESTION: Does the direction of the port have any effect or is it simply changing the length or diameter that causes the improvements ?

My reasoning for taking this particular approach ...
- I have observed that speakers that have rear firing ports are prone to placement issues
- whereas speakers with downward or front firing ports are better suited to closer placement to the wall behind them
- so firing the port downwards seemed like a logical choice

Cheers

I've found that most speakers (those I've tried - e.g. like some Tannoy models) that have a port in the front will operate well in corners or against a wall.

Some speakers that have a port in the bottom will also work well, but some brands/model can sound a little muddy and confused if placed in the corners, so it's a bit more hit and miss

Regards...