Direction of porting for speaker rebuild

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   Hi all... new member here with a query that I hope someone can help with.
I am building a wall-mounted credenza / hi-fi cabinet that will have built-in speakers. I plan to repurpose the drivers / crossovers from a nice pair of older hi-fi bookshelf speakers that I have lying around. The new enclosures will be similarly dimensioned, but the old speakers were rear-ported. Because the new unit is wall mounted this is not possible.

My question is, will I run into any problems by porting the speakers through either the bottom or the front of the cabinet? Would there be any preference between these two options?

Many thanks

Charliefreak

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charliefreak Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 20 June 2018 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote charliefreak Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Direction of porting for speaker rebuild Posted: 20 June 2018 at 5:28pm
	Hi all... new member here with a query that I hope someone can help with. I am building a wall-mounted credenza / hi-fi cabinet that will have built-in speakers. I plan to repurpose the drivers / crossovers from a nice pair of older hi-fi bookshelf speakers that I have lying around. The new enclosures will be similarly dimensioned, but the old speakers were rear-ported. Because the new unit is wall mounted this is not possible. My question is, will I run into any problems by porting the speakers through either the bottom or the front of the cabinet? Would there be any preference between these two options? Many thanks Charliefreak

djeddie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 26 April 2004 Location: Bristol Status: Offline Points: 4125	Post Options Post Reply Quote djeddie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 June 2018 at 7:03pm
	None whatsoever. Go for it... with pics please!
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odc04r Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 12 July 2006 Location: Sarfampton Status: Offline Points: 5482	Post Options Post Reply Quote odc04r Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 June 2018 at 4:45pm
	Wherever the ports can be places furthest from boundaries such as walls will be your friend when designing for the most predictable behaviour. Apart from that crack on. I built HiFi cabs with the (rectangular) ports on top before for something different. I think they have a few birthday cards inside them now but apart from that all is good.

charliefreak Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 20 June 2018 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote charliefreak Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 June 2018 at 11:40pm
	Thanks for your responses... I will crack on with confidence!

charliefreak Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 20 June 2018 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote charliefreak Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 June 2018 at 11:41pm
	Thanks for your responses. I will crack on with confidence!