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Some of you may know this and some may not. But the PSP Calculator on psp-inc.com does not factor port displacement into it calculations. So, when you type a number into the "Volume of box in cubic feet" you will have to add your port displacement when you design the enclosure.

I emailed them and Steve from PSP-inc gave me the answer just so you know I am not just making this up. It's just something that isn't stated anywhere on the calculator. Maybe it was obvious to most, but when using tools like Torres that does the math for you, I had to be sure.

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Lol. You ain't the only one. I started away from their calc since I couldn't get it to match Torres at all.

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Some of you may know this and some may not. But the PSP Calculator on psp-inc.com does not factor port displacement into it calculations. So, when you type a number into the "Volume of box in cubic feet" you will have to add your port displacement when you design the enclosure.

I emailed them and Steve from PSP-inc gave me the answer just so you know I am not just making this up. It's just something that isn't stated anywhere on the calculator. Maybe it was obvious to most, but when using tools like Torres that does the math for you, I had to be sure.

For 2 or more ports Torres still will provide the wrong result since it just multiplies the area for multiple port calculations, the document in which is based on specifically states not to do that:

http://www.jlaudio.com/header/Support/Tutorials/Enclosure+Ports/Tutorial%3A+Enclosure+Ports/656168

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^^that is something new i've never seen before. i'll have to look into that

EDIT: just my skeptical side....but they're basing the difference off of the friction in multiple ports compared to one larger port. while this makes sense, how accurate is their testing i wonder.....

 

 

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I only use their calc for aero ports. Just because the math to actually figure up length is a pain. I should just make a spreadsheet that does it for me but i am too lazy.

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