What are the typical characteristics of different types of speaker, eg. ported, sealed, transmission line etc?
I've just bought a pair of Ruark Swordsman which are sealed units (is this also known as infinite baffle) and prefer the sound to any of the ported speakers I have owned, my previous favourites (B&W 600I) were also sealed units so I appear to have afinity for this type of speaker.
To my ears the sealed speakers seem to have a more natural sound especially the bass whereas the ported designs somehow seem artificial (is this what is referred to as pseudo-bass?) and forced.
I've just bought a pair of Ruark Swordsman which are sealed units (is this also known as infinite baffle) and prefer the sound to any of the ported speakers I have owned, my previous favourites (B&W 600I) were also sealed units so I appear to have afinity for this type of speaker.
To my ears the sealed speakers seem to have a more natural sound especially the bass whereas the ported designs somehow seem artificial (is this what is referred to as pseudo-bass?) and forced.