does grill cloth effect port?

[andym85]

....as with port noise or any other issues...?

[Pokey]

What do you mean grill cloth??? Don't understand.

[audioaddiction863]

no you can put grill cloth over a port with no affect to sound. you can also use grill cloth to keep the pollyfill inside a ported enclosure.

[WCA Rusty]

It can affect your spl score though, tested fisrt hand grill cloth will cost ya a little

[andym85]

sorry...yea, i mean putting grill cloth over your port to make it look purty...as long as it dont affect the sound much or contribute to any port noise then i guess im good

[Pokey]

Oh ok. You're talking about on the box you just built???

[andym85]

no, not on the one i just built...but maybe one in the future...just a general question really

[Pokey]

Oh ok, as long as it's not for all out SPL shouldn't be a big deal then.

[AZ_SS]

If you stretch it across the mouth of your port, it increases resistance in the port and lowers tuning freq.

Try and put grills approx. 1/2 the port diameter away from the mouth and you should have port noise. (if possible)

The only other problem I've encountered when Ive used it over ports is; over time the cloth will stretch and need to be re-pulled taught.

[emperorjj1]

If you stretch it across the mouth of your port, it increases resistance in the port and lowers tuning freq.

Try and put grills approx. 1/2 the port diameter away from the mouth and you should have port noise. (if possible)

The only other problem I've encountered when Ive used it over ports is; over time the cloth will stretch and need to be re-pulled taught.

sounds normal... but just wondering how long it took to strech... as long as its not like every week i wouldnt mind spending the extra time fixin it