Sealed vs. Ported Speakers

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Are ported speakers inherently inferior to sealed speakers? If so, why?

It seems the higher up you go on the speaker pecking order, the ports disappear. Same with subwoofers, ports disappear as the price goes up.
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mitch4t10-12-2012 2:53am

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swampwalker Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,138 posts 10-29-2012 at 02:17pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Mordante- No they are not.
johnk Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,975 posts 10-29-2012 at 04:27pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The total design is what maters not if its ported or not.
atmasphere Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 11,874 posts 10-29-2012 at 05:12pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete IME/IMO one of the advantages of a ported design is that they are often easier to drive and are less affected by box coloration. Sealed enclosures have to be a lot more dead to deal with the compression forces inside the box. BTW, passive driver systems are a form of ported enclosure.

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