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In Reply to: Treating paper woofer cones posted by Tony D. on November 5, 1999 at 10:39:59:
After ruining more cones over the years than I care to think about, I have come to the conclusion that the only good cone treatment, is no treatment.ANYTHING you treat a cone with has it's down side. Substances that make the cone stiffer, also lower it's internal damping, and the sound gets harsh at HF's. WHile you amy not think that this is aproblem with subs, if the HF's come up, then they start to interfere with ther mids more, and become more easily located.
Damping compounds tend to cause the sound to hang on in time, whether this is due to the mechanical hysterysis, or energy storage, it also sounds badly smeared and less tight.
Both approaches add mass, which lower sensitivity, and changes the T-S parameters. Not a good trade-off for worse performance anyway.
AS to wanting to stiffen a cone for better bass, I can assure yo that this is one of those old wives tales that never seem to die. As long as the cone is stiff enough to crossover at some nominal medium low frequency, say, 100-150 Hz, then any further stifness must come at a cost, not a benefit.
Jon Risch
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