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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.
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!!Quote:
Originally Posted by kaneboats
I'll toss in two!
yes, people do that to make the enclosure louder, not sure a hand towel will do the trick though, takes the tininess out.
Replace hand towel with polyfill.
In fairness, it's probably better than nothing but polyfill would be much better.
Might sound a little muddy from the bottom of the lake.
So... it will be better you are saying
Just because you found a hand towel inside the pod doesn't mean the speaker is washed up.
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.
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
Thanks all. I will pick up some polyfill.
Get the waterproof type of polyfill, just sayin':cool:
Hypoallergenic too :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by jmvotto
conformal-coated with CEA-2006 standards :cool: