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resonance and sealed enclosures

I was wondering: suppose you have a smallish sealed subwoofer with a resonance frequency of 40 Hz (obviously not up the quality of the things usually talked about here). This is right at the frequency of the low E on a bass. My concern is that the reponse at 40 Hz will be exagerrated. The resonance peak on a sealed sub isn't important when it's 20 Hz or below. Will the 40 Hz resonance really matter?

I am thinking about using this sub for computer speaker BTW.
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daniel_newhouse5e69 OP
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I have read a revuew about a similar setup from M-Audio, slightly more expensive, that features an 8" ported sub. The complaint is that the sub sounds right at middle volumen levels but is too weak at high volume levels and too strong at low volume. Is this a classic case of the type of distortion that is found when using ported subs?
daniel_newhouse5e69 OP
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Isn't a properly designed port supposed to counteract the resonance?

The speaker in question is the Samson Resolv 120a, part of a cheap line of "studio monitors" though I would never spend money on any recording studio that used these things. They're really marketed at wannabe musicians.

Would a 10" sealed sub be an appropriate fit for main speakers with a 5.25" mid speaker or would the sub be too big? Desktop space is a concern here.
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