Music connoisseurs prefer sealed designs because, as a general rule, they tend to sound tighter, with more accurate
bass than ported designs.
Not exact matches
And the speaker has the goods for good sound: A pair of woofers, a tweeter and a
bass - reflex
port for deeper
bass are more
than you get with most iPod docks.
Granted, it's not home stereo quality, but the addition of the
port allowed the Note 7 to deliver better
bass than both the Galaxy Note 8 and the Nexus 7.
The speaker is just a bit heavier in the
bass and lower mids
than we'd like, and, as mentioned the rear - firing
ports make placement a little more challenging.
It's sealed cabinet design results in tighter, more musical
bass and make it significantly more compact
than ported box subwoofers with similar specs.