Slot Port Vs Round Port
Calculate Port Size
The box port can be calculated with a simple formula. Box volume in cubic feet X 16 (the amount of port area in square inches per cubic feet of box volume). For example, 3.4 cuft X 16 sqin= 54.5 square inches of port area. Try to stay within 10% of this number.
The port length should be 16 inches deep. This tunes the boxes to about 40 Hz.
How To Make A Slot Port
The easiest and most effective way to build a port is to use a slot shaped port that uses 3 sides of your enclosure as port walls. If the port is located at one end of the box, only one additional piece of wood is required to complete the port. The additional piece of wood should be spaced off the end of the box.
The port area is in square inches, meaning it takes height times width to calculate total area. A port 4 inches high by 4 inches wide would calculate as 4 X 4= 16 square inches.
In our example box, we have an inside height of 14.5 inches. To calculate the slot width that would make a total area of 54.5 square inches, and we use 14.5 inches as the height: divide 54.5 by 14.5= 3.76. Round that figure to nearest ¼ inch, and you get an offset measurement of 3 ¾ inch wide. The slot port would be 3 ¾ inches wide by 14 ½ inches tall.
You don’t have to get too critical about the box and port volume, a good rule of thumb is that if you stay within 5–10% of calculated volumes, there will be very little if any audible effects.
Port Length Obstructions
Some port lengths do not allow for 16-inch port depths without some sort of modification. The rule of thumb is not to let the end of the port get any closer to the back wall than the width of the port. So back to our example, we have an internal box depth of 12.5 inches. We need a 16-inch deep port. We will have to bend the port along the back wall to get the full port length. To calculate where to make the bend, subtract the port width from the inside box depth. 12.5–3.75=8.75. We must bend the port at 8.75 inches, then continue the port parallel to the back wall for an additional 7.25 (8.75+7.25=16).
You now have an L shaped port totaling 16 inches in depth.
WHY GO PORTED?
Port Area Calculator
Slot Port To Round Port Calculator 2019
Calculate Length of Vent or Port. L = Length of Vent or Port D = Diameter of Vent N = Number of Ports V = Volume of Box F = Tuning Frequency K = End Correction Factor. When doing a slot port.just check the slot port box in the program and it will automatically figure in half of the port height for you into the tuning make sure to use.port height. as the distance from the port wall to the box wall. Otherwise it will use a much longer number for end correction. Ok so I’m building a box for a single 12' AB hd and I need to calculate the port displacement so u can figure the net volume. The box is 33'w.16h.16d with.75' mdf. 12volt.com says that 33x16x16 and.75 is 3.8³ft. My port is labyrinth style and is 4' wide by 14.5 deep and there is 3 sections to.
