Q: Kit 281 - Sealed or Vented? (1 Viewer)

[Robert Payne]

I've finally decided that I want to build a set of Kit 281s for my home theater.

Should I build the vented or sealed enclosures for my mains? I have a Tempest subwoofer to cover the low end. Would the vented enclosures add anything, really? Would the sealed sound better due to the different Q?

I plan to use them mostly for home theater, some music. Maybe 90% HT; 10% music.

Thanks,

-robert

 

[Patrick Sun]

You could build them as ported (if you can handle the extra size), and then just stuff the ports up if you wanted to listen to them in a sealed fashion. It's the best of both worlds. For mainly HT, ported is probably the way to go (but having a beefy sub would lessen that aspect of consideration).

 

[Scott Simonian]

I agree with Pat. (who doesnt?)


You would definitly get the best of both worlds. How do you make the port plugs?

 

[Patrick Sun]

You can use Nerf products.

 

[Rob Lloyd]

I built mine as ported and will be running them as large w/ the sub. I don't think they will be that much smaller as sealed. The top part is the same size. You're just replacing a stand with the ported lower section.

Rob