Does anyone have recipe for homebrew cabinet dampening materials or paint ons ?
Adam Czepiel
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Does anyone have recipe for homebrew cabinet dampening materials or paint ons ?
years ago I redid a set of Genesis 2+, and painted the insides of the cabinets with a product
called 'silent running' it is used on engine compartments to reduce vibration../ noise
I received a gallon for a very moderate price..
but now it is $150/gallon
any ideas ? rubber cement with birdshot ?
years ago I redid a set of Genesis 2+, and painted the insides of the cabinets with a product
called 'silent running' it is used on engine compartments to reduce vibration../ noise
I received a gallon for a very moderate price..
but now it is $150/gallon
any ideas ? rubber cement with birdshot ?
* The Trouble with Doing Nothing , is that you Can't Tell if you are finished *
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Clay, lead sheeting....stuffing from old pillows, pink fiberglass insulation to name a few.--Gary--
Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out. -
Are you trying to add mass to the cabinet walls, or just damping material in general?Home Theater/2 Channel:
Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV, Carver PM-600, SVS PB2-Plus Subwoofer
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Blackhole and other foam options seem very expensive imo (i'm not being cheap)
But the silent running seemed to work well, and did add a little mass to the cabinets...
Just want to duplicate the blackhole soundsheet effect* The Trouble with Doing Nothing , is that you Can't Tell if you are finished * -
What speaker are you using them on? You can over do it with Blackhole type sound deadening products.Home Theater/2 Channel:
Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV, Carver PM-600, SVS PB2-Plus Subwoofer
dhsspeakerservice.com/ -
Adam Czepiel wrote: »Blackhole and other foam options seem very expensive imo (i'm not being cheap)
But the silent running seemed to work well, and did add a little mass to the cabinets...
Just want to duplicate the blackhole soundsheet effect
I don't think you'll come close to duplicating what Blackhole does with something that you paint on. Bite the bullet and get some - $60 for a sheet big enough to do several pairs of speakers. Remember, you don't cover the whole inside of the cabinet. You use a 4"wide strip on the back wall across from the MW. Some folks also put a strip on each side wall."Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer -
I've used the rubberized with rubber pieces non-slip coating before on driver baskets. It wasn't expensive, but didn't work as well as the purpose built stuff either after two coats.
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Second Skin makes very well respected products in the car audio/show car/hot rod community. Not sure how well it will work for an enclosure but call them to see if it will work. Their Spectrum coating is $68.60 Gallon: http://store.secondskinaudio.com/spectrum/
This company I have never heard of, ACRY-TECH Coatings but the Acoust-X Sound Damping is $26.95 a gallon:
http://store.acrytech.com/Speaker-Cabinet-Coating-Acoust-X-Sound-Damping-Coating.html2.2 Office Setup | LG 29UB55 21:9 UltraWide | HP Probook 630 G8 | Dell Latitude | Cabasse Stream Amp 100 | Boston Acoustics VS 240 | AUDIORAX Desk Stands | Mirage Omni S8 sub1 | Mirage Omni S8 Sub2
