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In Reply to: Re: very good speaker tweak posted by Æ on May 24, 2000 at 00:22:57:
If you want to eliminate resonances from the enclosure it is better to use acoustic foam on the inside panels of your speakers. The shape of the foam is important as well, a 2" thick blade or pyramid pattern is best for breaking up the standing wave reflections. Placing a piece of MDF or hardboard on top does nothing to prevent the standing waves from bouncing off parallel surfaces. Instead of placing the foam/board on the back of the speaker, use a Teckna Sonic Vibration Absorber on the rear of each speaker. At about $100 a pair, they're not a major investment and they dissipate vibrational energy from 50Hz-2kHz. The magnets on your drivers should be considered also. Spectra Dynamics makes Magnapads- a tacky polymer pad which sticks to the back of your magnets absorbing and dispersing sound waves reflected from the back panel. Another cheap tweek is tennis racket lead weights- sold in packs of four by Gamma, about $4 at a sporting goods store. They have an adhesive back which allows you to apply them to the speaker baskets damping the internal vibrations from feeding back into the drivers. You combine all these things together and you will be surprised at the detail and soundstaging that was being covered up by resonances in the speaker panels and drivers.
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