best sound deadener

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

why would you guys vote as the best "sheet" deadener? i'm not talking about liquids or sludge type things, just foil coated deadeners such as fat mat and dynamat xtreme. i'm starting to get the funds together to set up the system ( //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif ) and i will obviously need deadener. looking at fat mat because i've heard lots about it, but i figure i'll ask the experts. so what do u guys claim is the most effective deadener that is still in a sheet form? thanks!

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[tplaya07 10+ year member]

I vote SecondSkin Damplifier Pro. There is a head to head comparison somewhere amongst the top 10?? most popular sound deadener. It ended up with SS, Dyn Xtreme, and I think it was RAAmat coming out on top.

SS also has alot of B-stock selling very cheap right now. http://www.secondskinaudio.com

 

[x0n22s 10+ year member]

dynamat extreme for me

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Raammat hands down IMHO http://www.raamaudio.com

Excellent performance at an excellent price. Raammat is the best value on the market in terms of price/performance. Plus Rick, the owner, is one of the nicest guys you'll ever do business with.

There was the sound deadening challenge not too long ago that Ant posted up....and they determined (in their testing) that Raammat was best bang for the buck on the market. Dynamat Extreme and SS Damplifier Pro perform slightly "better"......but at 2x+ the cost.

 

[x0n22s 10+ year member]

but u get what u pay for

 

[vasilios 10+ year member]

i use fatmat. its the only deadener ive ever used, so i cant really compare.

its cheap and works well if you clean the surface correctly.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

so the general concensus is that raammat is the best overall? how's this bstock stuff from 2nd skin? i remember someone made a thread about it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[tplaya07 10+ year member]

http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/ Here is that link to the comparison. Long, but interesting read. And I do agree with Squeak that the Raamat is probably best bang for your buck, but I voted SS, because he just asked what is the best.

 

[x0n22s 10+ year member]

fatmat is weak

 

[Untouchable11 10+ year member]

I vote Raammat, just for the price/performance comparison... and becuase it is what I will be using shortly...

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

so the general concensus is that raammat is the best overall? how's this bstock stuff from 2nd skin? i remember someone made a thread about it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I've used SS Damplifier (not sure if it was B-stock or not), and frankly I liked my Raammat more than the Damplifier. Easier to work with, didn't tear as easily, I liked having it on a roll rather than being pre-cut pieces, etc etc

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

how hard is this stuff to apply yourself? any tutorials available? thanx, ca helps like a mother

 

[vasilios 10+ year member]

fatmat is weak

works fine to me.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

how hard is this stuff to apply yourself?

It's time consuming.....but definitely not hard. Disassemble vehicle, clean the surfaces, apply the mat to the surfaces, reassemble vehicle.

 

[Spr0ket 10+ year member]

For ease of application and install, Hushmat is my preferred choice. Damplifier Pro is also **** fine stuff. I've had experience in Dynamat, D. Extreme, RoadKill, and Fatmat. I won't consider any of the latter with the exception of dyanmat extreme.