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Cortez06V
08-21-2013, 12:14 PM
My 06 Outback V that I picked up in July had a Kenwood speaker go out in one of the Roswell cans. When I took the speaker out I found a hand towel stuffed behind the speaker. Checked the otherside and the same thing. Is this something normal or should I pull them out of the cans? I ordered a set of Polk db651 as a replacement for the Kenwoods.

kaneboats
08-21-2013, 01:45 PM
Wrap those Kenwoods in the towel with some heavy rocks. Wet the towel and tighten it around the contents. Then toss it overboard in the deepest part of the lake. Your system will sound much better. :)

powerstroke99
08-21-2013, 02:45 PM
Wrap those Kenwoods in the towel with some heavy rocks. Wet the towel and tighten it around the contents. Then toss it overboard in the deepest part of the lake. Your system will sound much better. :)

haha i have 6 more your can do that too!!

chawk610
08-21-2013, 03:14 PM
I'll toss in two!

jmvotto
08-21-2013, 03:14 PM
yes, people do that to make the enclosure louder, not sure a hand towel will do the trick though, takes the tininess out.

KG's Supra24
08-21-2013, 03:17 PM
Replace hand towel with polyfill.

kaneboats
08-21-2013, 03:42 PM
In fairness, it's probably better than nothing but polyfill would be much better.

newty
08-21-2013, 04:14 PM
Might sound a little muddy from the bottom of the lake.

chawk610
08-21-2013, 04:27 PM
So... it will be better you are saying

EarmarkMarine
08-21-2013, 05:17 PM
Just because you found a hand towel inside the pod doesn't mean the speaker is washed up.

Brianinpdx
08-21-2013, 06:05 PM
I've seen this in several speakers like this. It's usually an attempt to deaden the can. KG's right... I'd choose polyfill instead.

EarmarkMarine
08-21-2013, 06:24 PM
Polyester batting or polyester fiberfill does the same acoustic treatment as fiberglass insulation. It will help retard some of the reflection from the interior of the pod, which (reflections) are completely coincidental given that the pod is round in shape. This creates a profound sonic signature at a specific bandwidth. But this type treatment doesn't do much to damp the actual material resonance of an aluminum or plastic pod. To damp the pod resonance, a few squares of sound damping mat (you don't have to cover the entire surface area) (like Dynamat, RoadKill, HushMat, etc.) or a solvent-based (not the latex variety) expansion foam will work VERY effectively.
Consider that once a speaker displacement is loaded into a small tower pod, there is not much space remaining...no more than you would have with a small tupperware bowl. So easy does it on the amount of whatever you choose to install in there.

David

Cortez06V
08-21-2013, 06:55 PM
Thanks all. I will pick up some polyfill.

jmvotto
08-21-2013, 08:54 PM
Get the waterproof type of polyfill, just sayin':cool:

Cortez06V
08-22-2013, 09:38 AM
Get the waterproof type of polyfill, just sayin':cool:

Hypoallergenic too :rolleyes:

MLA
08-22-2013, 09:50 AM
conformal-coated with CEA-2006 standards :cool: