are front ported or backported speakers better?

[admin_exported]

just wondering if there's any difference in performance?

 

[Andrew Everard]

Nothing inherently better or worse about either design. It's all in the execution, where you're going to place them, and so on...

 

[Anonymous]

one of them will be against a wall in the corner. the other one may be out in the open. will that make a diff?

I'm thinking of floor standers

 

[Andrew Everard]

Yes, that will make a difference. The two speakers will sound totally different if used like that, irrespective of front-, rear- or not ported.

 

[Anonymous]

so they both either have to be against the wall, or both not?

i was hoping to be able to compensate lack of wall space by placing one of them in the open

 

[Andrew Everard]

Ideally yes, both speakers should be similarly positioned.

And certainly having one in a corner with serious boundary reinforcement and the other out in the open with none will make the two sound very different indeed.

 

[Anonymous]

this is how my space looks today. the boxes are where I intend to put the speakers.

both sides of the 5.6m wall can't work cos of large windows and walkway. i don't think i have much choice for speaker placing