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I've rewritten this 3 or 4 times so as not to look like a complete retard, so here goes...
Probably a dumb question, and I'd have bought a sealed one if I was smart and found one in my price range and asked for brand advice... But let's set that side. Do ports even come into the equation here? lol...
Would stuffing the port have any positive effect if I were looking to dampen the thumpiness of kick drum and those related frequencies? Right now they overpower the frequencies I actually want to hear IMHO. They just come through louder which is not good in a house with sound that carries and especially for late night listening.
The sub in question is a Polk PSW10, front firing and front port. It's not sitting in a corner, but close enough (~4 feet from wall to its left, ~2 feet from wall to its rear, computer / desk to its right).
I can DSP computer audio to somewhat deal with that, but I've also got the radio and vinyl to deal with at the moment.
Would I be better served raising the crossover and lowering the subwoofer volume? I am positing here that even though I am lowering the volume to bring the kick range frequencies into line, the other frequencies on the high end of the crossover will also still come out louder at lower volume (due to woofer size) than if I were relying on my speakers to produce those frequencies as well.
I don't like the idea (due to its size) but I thought about possibly just keeping it under my desk to keep it out of any corners. But then again its surrounded on 3 sides. no matter where it goes in the room its going to have close distance reflection points....
Ultimately I plan on just buying a miniDSP and dealing with things that way. But for now just looking for a short term solution. A dedicated audio room isn't an option, I can't really fit tall / floor standers in this area but I had the floor space for the sub.
Probably a dumb question, and I'd have bought a sealed one if I was smart and found one in my price range and asked for brand advice... But let's set that side. Do ports even come into the equation here? lol...
Would stuffing the port have any positive effect if I were looking to dampen the thumpiness of kick drum and those related frequencies? Right now they overpower the frequencies I actually want to hear IMHO. They just come through louder which is not good in a house with sound that carries and especially for late night listening.
The sub in question is a Polk PSW10, front firing and front port. It's not sitting in a corner, but close enough (~4 feet from wall to its left, ~2 feet from wall to its rear, computer / desk to its right).
I can DSP computer audio to somewhat deal with that, but I've also got the radio and vinyl to deal with at the moment.
Would I be better served raising the crossover and lowering the subwoofer volume? I am positing here that even though I am lowering the volume to bring the kick range frequencies into line, the other frequencies on the high end of the crossover will also still come out louder at lower volume (due to woofer size) than if I were relying on my speakers to produce those frequencies as well.
I don't like the idea (due to its size) but I thought about possibly just keeping it under my desk to keep it out of any corners. But then again its surrounded on 3 sides. no matter where it goes in the room its going to have close distance reflection points....
Ultimately I plan on just buying a miniDSP and dealing with things that way. But for now just looking for a short term solution. A dedicated audio room isn't an option, I can't really fit tall / floor standers in this area but I had the floor space for the sub.