Should the SP2500 be modified?

[MrKat]

Hey,

 

The Corsair SP2500 speaker system has a closed in bass. Would it be good to make a opening where the back of the bass speaker is to allow air circulation to stop potential blow outs due to heat?

 

[Gruenbaum]

It's good to not have a speaker totally enclosed. Let it have some holes for air to move in and out. You get better acoustics with this because the speaker can move farther with less air pressure behind it

[Lays]

5 minutes ago, Gruenbaum said:

It's good to not have a speaker totally enclosed. Let it have some holes for air to move in and out. You get better acoustics with this because the speaker can move farther with less air pressure behind it

That's not entirely true at all, ported subs don't automatically mean better acoustics. 

 

If the sub & box isn't tuned to be ported, it shouldn't be ported unless you know what you're doing.   Sealed subwoofers are sealed for a reason, and ported subwoofers are ported for a reason.

 

The driver & woofer itself may not be designed to have immense amounts of excursion due to being ported, and could damage it.

[Gruenbaum]

3 minutes ago, Lays said:

That's not entirely true at all, ported subs don't automatically mean better acoustics. 

 

If the sub & box isn't tuned to be ported, it shouldn't be ported unless you know what you're doing.   Sealed subwoofers are sealed for a reason, and ported subwoofers are ported for a reason.

 

The driver & woofer itself may not be designed to have immense amounts of excursion due to being ported, and could damage it.

Thanks for clarifying that for me  Learn something new every day!

[MrKat]

1 hour ago, Gruenbaum said:

It's good to not have a speaker totally enclosed. Let it have some holes for air to move in and out. You get better acoustics with this because the speaker can move farther with less air pressure behind it

 

1 hour ago, Lays said:

That's not entirely true at all, ported subs don't automatically mean better acoustics. 

 

If the sub & box isn't tuned to be ported, it shouldn't be ported unless you know what you're doing.   Sealed subwoofers are sealed for a reason, and ported subwoofers are ported for a reason.

 

The driver & woofer itself may not be designed to have immense amounts of excursion due to being ported, and could damage it.

The question is more: Should I make some adjustments like drilling holes to allow air flow for cooling of the speaker.

[Gofspar]

19 minutes ago, MrKat said:

 

The question is more: Should I make some adjustments like drilling holes to allow air flow for cooling of the speaker.

if you want to ruin your driver, cause chuffing and have it sound like crap, go for it.

[MrKat]

Just now, Gofspar said:

if you want to ruin your driver, cause chuffing and have it sound like crap, go for it.

>.>

[Gofspar]

16 hours ago, Gruenbaum said:

It's good to not have a speaker totally enclosed. Let it have some holes for air to move in and out. You get better acoustics with this because the speaker can move farther with less air pressure behind it

sealed subs are more responsive than ported subs, hence why they're better for music.

ported subs have longer decay due to having no vacuum when the driver hits xmax.

 

ported woofers usually hit higher SPL and sealed usualy have better tonality.

[Gruenbaum]

21 minutes ago, Gofspar said:

sealed subs are more responsive than ported subs, hence why they're all used for music.

ported subs have longer decay due to having no vacuum when the driver hits xmax.

 

ported woofers usually hit higher SPL and sealed usualy have better tonality.

Thanks for the clarification