a classic myth....

[Tyrisia]

ah, the age old sock myth, hmmmm

haven't a clue for sure.

I can only summise that the sock would stop the air escaping, thus causing the woofer to compress the air a bit more, adding somehow to the taughtness of the sound.

I dunno, I failed A level physics, probably best ask someone else :)

[rhythmtech]

i used to do this on my alesis on steve db's advice.

at that time i was using m1 mk2 in an untreated room. the m1 is well known for having a heavy bottom end which resulted in my mixes being quite light lower down. basically stuffing the sub ports took a lot of bass out of what i was hearing which in turn forced me to push the bass harder, resulting in a more realistic mix.. so its not actually a myth :)

[Barely Human]

i used to do this on my alesis on steve db's advice.

at that time i was using m1 mk2 in an untreated room. the m1 is well known for having a heavy bottom end which resulted in my mixes being quite light lower down. basically stuffing the sub ports took a lot of bass out of what i was hearing which in turn forced me to push the bass harder, resulting in a more realistic mix.. so its not actually a myth :)

Thats the usual case ive heard for it. It deppends on the mons and the room acoustics on whether its a good idea to do.

[RDR]

Reminds me of the tissue paper over the tweeter cones trick i used to have to do on my NS10's

Hated things that they are.

at the time i loved them, then i realised they were better for pop music. So i bought bigger cones.

LOL