polyfill, yes or no?

Greetings all,

I have two 8" woofers, don't really think they qualify as subs, mounted in seperate sealed enclosures~.45 cu ft each.  The 8's sound "good", but I'd like a little harder, crisper bass, do you think polyfill would help.  The speakers are new and I'm more interested in sq than spl.  I'm trying to get better results w/o replacing the speakers, your suggestions/opinions are appreciated.  Thankx

-JM-

Try filling it with pink insulation that you get from Home Depot or your local hardware store.

if they are brand spanking new then don't forget that the surrounds will be a little bit stiff to start with, give them a chance to "run in" for a while so that the surrounds are nice and flexible.

Adding some damping to the inside of the box does work very well, use something like mastic or similar on the internal joins of the box and if you want to go that little bit further then you can try spreading the pink insulation stuff Jeff mentioned all over the interior of the box, alternatively you can use dynamat original for the actual surface of the internals, not quite sure how that works, but it does make a heck of a difference........

Paul

Just a learned amateur :-)

Poly fill,that cheap poly pillow stuffing,acoustic foam or egg crate foam,the pink insulation as mentioned by Jeff,Dynamat as mentioned by Paul,that spray in type bed liner stuff,or even that expanding foam stuff in a can,(also good for sealing a box as well),works wonders for dampening of a speaker enclosure.

Hope this helps you out or gives you some ideas Jonny.