4.4.2 Sealed Box
Description
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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