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arjai01 
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Posted: February 18, 2003 at 2:38 AM / IP Logged  

I've noticed that many people say stuffing a sealed enclosure with polyfill will actually make my subwoofer sound bigger and better than with it empty.  If that is true, how much of it do I use per cubic feet?  And is there anything else except polyfill that works just as good if not better?

Will this also work for different types of enclosures?

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fakepete 
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Posted: February 18, 2003 at 9:16 AM / IP Logged  
I've heard some people say it makes a difference and others say it doesn't. I personally use polyfil in all my boxes. I think it does make them soud better, to me the bass seems more solid and less boomy. I guess the gerneral rule is about 1 pound per cubic foot, but with a sealed box I usually just fill them totally except for around the sub. I don't mean pack it in there until you can't fit anymore, but still enough to fill it. For ported boxes I usually staple a layer over the whole inside of the box, except for in and around the port. Coating the inside with spray glue can help hold it in place as well. I guess you could use other materials as well, they do make a stuffing just for use in speaker boxes, but polyfil is cheap and easy to find. The opinions are varied, some people say its a waste, I always use it. Listen to your system with and without it and see what you think.
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Posted: February 18, 2003 at 9:38 AM / IP Logged  
Filling an enclosure with polyfill, pink fiberglass insulation or Dacron batting will fool the sub into thinking it's a larger box . Filling an enclosure can allow for approx. a 20 % smaller box due to it's thermodynamic capabilities.
Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
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Morden, Manitoba CANADA

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