Port Plugs

[walter duque]

I have pair of towers which are front and rear ported. I am trying to tone down the bass. If been searching on the web but cant' find any port plugs. By taping up the ports is it possible to damage the speakers?

 

[AVRat]

How large is the port? Stuff it with a wad of rags, stuffed sock, etc.

 

[walter duque]

How large is the port? Stuff it with a wad of rags, etc.

I did, blows out like a shotgun.

 

[highfigh]

Tone down the bass? That's just crazy talk!

No tone controls?

If the speakers are well-designed, this shouldn't damage them but if you really want to find out, call the manufacturer. I doubt it will but if they made the cabinets smaller than optimal for sealed operation (keeping in mind that some speakers just aren't made for a sealed box), they may not like it.

 

[Seth=L]

More rags then. I've used rags and cloth to plug ports on subwoofers, never had any problem with them staying in if they where packed tight enough.

 

[j_garcia]

Pull them away from the walls and corners. That will tone down the bass.

 

[STRONGBADF1]

I have pair of towers which are front and rear ported. I am trying to tone down the bass. If been searching on the web but cant' find any port plugs. By taping up the ports is it possible to damage the speakers?

What is the ports diameter? Maybe you could use and expansion plug.

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[Alex2507]

... blows out like a shotgun.

Nail a piece of wood over it.

Are your speakers set to small with a cross over of 80Hz already?

You're talking about your mains, right?

 

[walter duque]

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Pull them away from the walls and corners. That will tone down the bass.

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They are fine when I pull them out, but it just does'nt look good. I have a small place, in my house they sounded so much different. They're about 3" from the wall. Maybe room treatments would help and if so were would I place them?

 

[walter duque]

Nail a piece of wood over it.

Are your speakers set to small with a cross over of 80Hz already?

You're talking about your mains, right?

They're set to small. I have a little extra time and now I am playing around with them and it's driving me crazy.

 

[sholling]

Pull them away from the walls and corners. That will tone down the bass.

+1 get them away from the back wall.

 

[Alex2507]

They're set to small. I have a little extra time and now I am playing around with them and it's driving me crazy.

I think what you might be finding objectionable with dialog in movies might go away when the TV goes up on the wall and your center can come out from that hole. I found you pic's in your sig and see that you might be able to inch your mains a little closer to the line of the front legs on the entertainment center. Your room is bigger than mine and you have to make some sacrifices for better sound. So you sleep on the couch for a while ... it's worth it.

 

[walter duque]

What a day. After couple of hours of plugging ports and moving speakers around I've decided to check the settings on Pre-amp.
Variable Equalization was On and Bass Level was set to +6db (which is my max setting) I then set it to flat and now it sounds good. Also moved speakers 6" away from wall. Thanks for all you help. It must be old age.

 

[TLS Guy]

I have pair of towers which are front and rear ported. I am trying to tone down the bass. If been searching on the web but cant' find any port plugs. By taping up the ports is it possible to damage the speakers?

What are the speakers? It sounds as if the speakers are miss aligned with a lot of ripple, also it seems likely from the shot gun the port is too short and too small a diameter.

If the port is plugged then you will convert the enclosure to sealed. This will raise F3 considerably, but you may still have your bass problem, as ripple may be worse, as the box will be over sized which will make for a high Qt enclosure. So you probably need different speakers.

You could remove the woofers and get the Parts x-press woofer tester. With the data we might be able to retune your enclosures.

 

[Alex2507]

... and now it sounds good.

That's great.

It must be old age.

I still think it's the Heineken.

If the port is plugged then you will convert the enclosure to sealed. This will raise F3 considerably, but you may still have your bass problem, as ripple may be worse, as the box will be over sized which will make for a high Qt enclosure.

This must be like watching Chinese Kung Fu films with English subtitles and then waking up one day understanding Chinese.

 

[TLS Guy]

What a day. After couple of hours of plugging ports and moving speakers around I've decided to check the settings on Pre-amp.
Variable Equalization was On and Bass Level was set to +6db (which is my max setting) I then set it to flat and now it sounds good. Also moved speakers 6" away from wall. Thanks for all you help. It must be old age.

So it turns out the owner is miss aligned!

 

[walter duque]

That's great.
I still think it's the Heineken.

I am on my 4th 6 pack and it's sounding better and better. I started at -35 db and now I am up to +5 db, I am just waiting for the cops to knock on my door any minute now.

 

[Nugu]

I am on my 4th 6 pack and it's sounding better and better. I started at -35 db and now I am up to +5 db, I am just waiting for the cops to knock on my door any minute now.

Two weeks and this topic will either be back or asking why he found socks shoved in his port.

 

[tonedeaf]

I just told my supervisor the same thing,"stick a sock in it!"

 

[walter duque]

Two weeks and this topic will either be back or asking why he found socks shoved in his port.

Honey, where are my socks?