Foam Behind Woofers?

[Justintoxicated 10+ year member]

Since it is recomended to put some Ensolite foam behind speakers to absorb sound waves instead of deflecting them back at the speaker. Would it be a good idea to do with with woofers as well?

Does adding Deadener inside the speaker box help at all?

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[Polecat 5,000+ posts]

if it's a good thick MDF box, it shouldn't resonate anyways....as long as it's braced proplerly, your golden.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

And the bass waves are too long compared to the size of the box to have any standing waves problems (which is what the foam/deflex pads are for)

 

[Justintoxicated 10+ year member]

And the bass waves are too long compared to the size of the box to have any standing waves problems (which is what the foam/deflex pads are for)

What is the cutoff frequency?

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Cutoff frequency for what?