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4.4.2 Sealed Box




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This article is from the Car Audio FAQ, by Ian D. Bjorhovde (ianbjor@mobileaudio.com) with numerous contributions by others.

4.4.2 Sealed Box


* Advantages...
- Small enclosure volumes

- Shallow (12 dB/Octave) roll off on low end

- Excellent power handling at extremely low frequencies

- Excellent transient response/ group delay
characteristics

- Easy to build and design

- Forgiving of design and construction errors

* Disadvantages...
- Not particularly efficient

- Marginal power handling in upper bass frequencies

- Increased distortion in upper bass over ported design

- When using high power and small box, magnet structure
is not in an ideal cooling environment

 

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