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| Chrisbee wrote:
Rodny's massive double reflex design was a modified IB. He gained some extra bottom end but I think he had to double his amplifier power over the original IB. The enclosures had to be lined to make them airtight which adds to the work and expense compared with an IB. Smaller boxes may colour the sound compared with an IB using the entire rear space. |
Actually, he gained output without having to add more power, which will always be the case when going from sealed to ported. In total, he gained more solid extension, more headroom, less distortion, less sound spilling over into the rest of his house, and what he and his son found to be better sound quality.
Bigdaddy - why don't more people box off IB space and port them into the HT room you ask? Simply put, I don't know, as they are limiting potential performance by NOT doing that. The only logical explanation I can think of is because it is less work.