Abstract
The vast majority of loudspeaker systems sold today make use of sealed or simple ported LF enclosures. The primary purpose of the enclosure is to act as a baffle, preventing the back wave of the driver from directly canceling that originating at the front of the driver. The enclosure may be sealed, in which case there is no interaction between the front and back of the driver; or it may be ported, in which case there is beneficial interaction between front and back.
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Eargle, J.M. (1997). Low-Frequency Systems and Enclosures. In: Loudspeaker Handbook. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-5680-7_4
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