Ported enclosure frequency

[Freebird 0]

This is going to sound awfully newbish, because...well it is. I see all over this forum and various others about what to tune a ported box to. Well it dawned on me a while back, what does it mean if you tune a box to, ah lets say 32 hz?

Does that mean that the subwoofer can only play notes above this frequency, or what? Also what particular specification(s) point you in the right direction on what to tune the enclosure to (besides the obvious manufacturer's recommended boxes, as I see a lot of people that don't necessarily stick to what the company provides.) Please go easy on me, as I am really clueless when it comes to ported enclosures (as I personally like sealed one's myself).

[johnecon2001 82]

The tuning is where the box peaks at.

[aznboi3644 2]

usually the box peaks above the tuning frequency correct??

[slim2fattycake 85]

i have the same question about this as well

[johnecon2001 82]

usually the box peaks above the tuning frequency correct??

Yes, but the peak depends on many more things than just the tuning. The tuning reflects where you'd like to be at.

[Acidburn 10]

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/support_pages.php?page_id=141

[Freebird 0]

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/support_pages.php?page_id=141

Thats some very good information ^^^ Thanks for the linkage, cleared a few things up for me.

[Acidburn 10]