Not quite true. A leaky ported cabinet reduces the box Q factor in the same way than in a sealed speaker.And of course a ported speaker isn't sealed and again a small leak is insignificant compared to the larger tuned port.
ic, so basically if it's leaking it should show up as some buzzing sound or similar at the leaking spot.If you want to check your speakers for leaks and resonances then manually slowly scan up and down using this sine wave generator. Don't go too too loud when testing the tweeters. For testing the woofers you should be able to get a fair amount of volume from them when scanning them. Any cabinet resonances or leaks will usually show up as pretty obvious when scanning this way.
Yes, that's the idea and sometimes the issue will arise because of cabinet issues, loose screws or cracked glue etc. So diagnose and proceed accordingly.ic, so basically if it's leaking it should show up as some buzzing sound or similar at the leaking spot.
For what its worth, I would try to stay lower than about 2 kHz or so, or you could end up hearing tweeter resonances/breakup, instead. This will also prevent you from damaging the tweeters, too. If you have an old garden hose you are not using you can cut a 4' section out of it and use it as a stethoscope. Similar to the old mechanics trick of using 3/4" heater hose to locate engine noises/vacuum leaks. Basically you put one end up to your ear, and use the other end to probe around to locate the source of noise. Keep the volume sensible, obviously. The leak itself could be very loud at higher SPLs. The linked generator has an option for left/right output, so basically you can test each speaker by itself and search for the problem spots if you hear any during the sweeps. Keep in mind that there can be cabinet, port, and cone resonances as well, and these very often show up in manual sweeps on typical speakers as buzzing or vibrating noises.ic, so basically if it's leaking it should show up as some buzzing sound or similar at the leaking spot.
That is very pronounced effect!@YSC
Here is how cabinet air leakage sounds:
(it is actually 'driver leakage' due to improperly insulated drivers)
New video by Peter Pataki
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and this is how it sounds when fixed:
New video by Peter Pataki
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(applied acoustic rubber foam by CTK)
If its bad enough, it can cause a lot of distortion. This is not only just from the leak, but also potentially generating a pressure differential in the cabinet. Had this happen with car subs that had leaky dust caps (and from the looks of it in the first video ppataki posted). The cones would just suck right into the baskets with bass and sound really weird. It can also adversely effect the characteristics of the cabinet as well if its a really bad leak. From my experience with a single tone at low frequencies its usually pretty obvious as a hissing type sound and not a pure tone like it should be. If the enclosure is ported, its a bit different since the pressure in the cabinet can vary. I would think it would be worst around the frequency the port is tuned to.That is very pronounced effect!
Most probably not "really obvious".just wonders what would a leaking speaker sound like, would it be really obvious?
How bad of a leak?just wonders what would a leaking speaker sound like, would it be really obvious?