This study compares the efficiency and power consumption of typical designs for various acoustic loads such as ported, band-pass, horn, and tapped horn boxes for low-frequency reproduction. The study is based on Boundary Elements Method simulations. Several metrics are used as benchmarks: sensitivity, efficiency and power for a target level. Results show that sensitivity and enclosure volume are not necessarily related to efficiency. The importance of weighting and equalization is also explained.
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