Question: Foam Speaker Baffles

[Matt Bhame]

Hey guys, what do y'all think about those cheap foam speaker baffles? I've
heard it tightens up the bass a little but wondered what you all think.

[MZ]

> Hey guys, what do y'all think about those cheap foam speaker baffles?
I've
> heard it tightens up the bass a little but wondered what you all think.

Tighten up the bass the right way.

[Matt Bhame]

>> Hey guys, what do y'all think about those cheap foam speaker baffles?
> I've
>> heard it tightens up the bass a little but wondered what you all think.
>
> Tighten up the bass the right way.
>
>
>

OK, so are they detrimental or barely-helpful?

[MZ]

> >> Hey guys, what do y'all think about those cheap foam speaker baffles?
> > I've
> >> heard it tightens up the bass a little but wondered what you all think.
> >
> > Tighten up the bass the right way.
> >
> >
> >
>
> OK, so are they detrimental or barely-helpful?

Well, consider first that their purpose is to protect your speaker from the
elements. Using it to try to improve sound should raise some flags. Yes,
they have been known to provide differences in sound under certain
conditions. But, in the attempt to use them as faux-enclosures as you're
suggesting, you have to keep them sealed I suppose. However, many have
reported that this can be detrimental because they'll trap moisture inside.
So most people cut small holes in the bottom of it to let the moisture
escape when used for the purpose they're inteded for. This would probably
not serve your midbass improvement efforts well.

I guess the point of my initial reply was this: if you have a midbass
problem, you need to identify the source of the problem and fix it. Maybe
you should start a new thread about that, providing as much info about your
current installation, equipment, and what you don't like about the bass
response.

[Matt Bhame]

> Well, consider first that their purpose is to protect your speaker
> from the elements. Using it to try to improve sound should raise some
> flags. Yes, they have been known to provide differences in sound
> under certain conditions. But, in the attempt to use them as
> faux-enclosures as you're suggesting, you have to keep them sealed I
> suppose. However, many have reported that this can be detrimental
> because they'll trap moisture inside. So most people cut small holes
> in the bottom of it to let the moisture escape when used for the
> purpose they're inteded for. This would probably not serve your
> midbass improvement efforts well.
>
> I guess the point of my initial reply was this: if you have a midbass
> problem, you need to identify the source of the problem and fix it.
> Maybe you should start a new thread about that, providing as much info
> about your current installation, equipment, and what you don't like
> about the bass response.
>
OK. That answers my questions fair enough. Thank you!

[Peter Klein]

Are you talking about the foam surrounds on the driver itself? Foam ages and
eventually decays. The newer wide foam surrounds used by several companies
under license from Earthquake Sound, are multi layer and should last a very
long time. P.


"Matt Bhame" > wrote in message
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> Hey guys, what do y'all think about those cheap foam speaker baffles?
I've
> heard it tightens up the bass a little but wondered what you all think.