Huge Deadener Comparison

I have purchased several samples of different deadeners over the past few months. I have decided to do a huge comparison with all the deadeners. Deadeners I have are Peel & Seal, eDead 45, eDead 80, FatMat 50 mil, Dynamat Extreme, Second Skin Damp, Second Skin Damp Pro, Audio Technix 60, Audio Technix 80, and RAAMmat BXT II all of which will be included in the comparison.

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http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/w...Comparison.jpg

FatMat and Peal & Seal have a strong odor to them that gives me a headache. Both also have a very thin aluminum layer. I am 99% sure that eDead 45's & 80's "aluminum layer" is plastic. It feels and looks different then other deadener that use a real aluminum. They are also not the thickness that Elemental Designs claims (as you can see above.) Dynamat Extreme, Second Skin Damp, Second Skin Damp Pro, Audio Technix 60, Audio Technix 80, and RAAMmat BXT II all seem to be good quality deadeners so far.

I will not be stating which deadeners I think are the best and which I think are the worst. I will simply be posting the results I get and you can decided for you self. I am open to any test ideas anyone has. The first test I did was a test where I tried to stretch the deadeners. Here are some pictures to show the results. Each stretched sample is placed next to the sample it was cut from in the picture.

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Peel & Seal

http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/w...6-22135741.jpg
eDead 45

http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/w...6-22135934.jpg
eDead 80

http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/w...6-24152701.jpg
FatMat 50 mil

http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/w...6-22135618.jpg
Dynamat

http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/w...6-22140310.jpg
Second Skin Damp

http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/w...6-22140437.jpg
Second Skin Damp Pro

http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/w...6-22140853.jpg
Audio Technix 60

http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/w...6-22140755.jpg
Audio Technix 80

http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/w...6-22140623.jpg
RAAMmat BXT II


Tomorrow as long as everything goes as planned I will be doing an 8 hour long heat test at around 150-175 degrees.

A lot more comparison tests done in the near future.

Just finished the 8.5 hour heat test. Peel & Seal slid a little more than 1/2", FatMat slid 1/4", the "aluminum layer on eDead wrinkles up, all the other samples look great. I have a huge headache from the peel & seal so as soon as it goes away I will edit up the video and post it.

Cool comparison! I don't think it's complete until you include sound deadener showdown though :fyi:

Nice coleman! Can't wait for the vid!

I like Audio Technix, even if I didn't buy any deadener from them. Have the balls to do real world tests, because he has faith in his product. That's what I look for.

very nice testing. great way for everyone to see what actually works and doesnty work.

Very nice! I can't wait to see the final results.

I will have the heat test video up tonight or tomorrow.

Then I will be doing a cold test, which will show how the deadener holds up in the cold.

After that I am not sure what I will do next but I do know that I will be doing several other tests.

The heat test will be nice, considering the AT is going on my roof. I never realizes how hot it was until you take your headliner out and feel the metal. Won't be doing that again.

this and the 1/0 comparison.... STICKY!

I agree, sticky on this. No pun intended.

There should be more comprehensive comparisons like this and the 1/0 gauge wire comparison, and they should all be stickied.

i'll prolly get a lashing, but i'm always weary of "bias'ism", if you will of tests on products when one of the products tested is so proudly and prominently displayed in the sig. i'm sure its all legit in all...just saying it never "looks" good when doing serious tests.

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Originally Posted by #45

i'll prolly get a lashing, but i'm always weary of "bias'ism", if you will of tests on products when one of the products tested is so proudly and prominently displayed in the sig. i'm sure its all legit in all...just saying it never "looks" good when doing serious tests.

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I am the owner of Audio Technix. I will not say my 60 and 80 mil are the best on the market but I do believe they are the best bang for you buck.

I understand that some people will have there doubts about these tests because I am the owner of Audio Technix but I am not honestly going to cheat the tests if another company does better than I will show that.