Alan,

Why, in your opinion, have vented enclosures become so popular in speaker design? I've always preferred the sound of sealed enclosures as they eliminate the hump in the mid bass (and the vocal region) that seems to plague ported designs. Other than M&K and some NHT models, very few speakers are designed as sealed anymore.

I've found that plugging the port gets me the performance I'm looking for but I'm still curious as to your (and others) opinion on this subject.

Thanks,
George