Enclosure dampening?

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Topic: Enclosure dampening?

Posted By: willdkartunes
Subject: Enclosure dampening?
Date Posted: March 01, 2006 at 2:33 AM

For SPL purposes, would ligning the inside of a vented enclosure with dampening material improve the sound of a subwoofer, or does that only work for sealed enclosures? What I mean by "improve" is higher db. Does it make any difference at all?

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Posted By: Steven Kephart
Date Posted: March 01, 2006 at 4:13 AM

Actually lining the enclosure generally does very little. If you are adding any type of fill, you want it to be out in the center where it does more good. I suppose it might help a little bit in output if your enclosure is slightly size limited. But the best way to tell is by adding it and then measuring to see if it made a difference.

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