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Re: More than economics

Posted by Tom Brennan (A) on February 22, 2007 at 18:56:11

In Reply to: More than economics posted by Robert C. Lang on February 22, 2007 at 14:25:59:

Indeed. Foam generally does a better job of damping sound waves so they don't reflect back into the cone, edge termination as it's called.

Believe me, JBL didn't use foam on LE-14 and LE-15 woofers because it was cheaper. There was NOTHING cheap about those things.

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