HOw many of you use polyfill in ported enclosures?

[tsenfw 10+ year member]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif:laugh://content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif:laugh: Oh wow, you have no idea who you're talking to.
Anyway, you really should take a minute, calm down, and realize that what you're posting makes little to no sense. You ask us to tell you about whether or not we use polyfill, and it's all situation based. We say that, you get mad. You ask a vague question comparing two independent things (SPL and sound quality) as the same thing, and we call you on it and get mad again. What are you actually looking for from this thread? You're insulting members like frosty who have more audio experience (not to mention the power to ban your *** forever) in an eyelash than you'll ever have, and then post pictures of something to prove your point which were taken with a 1896 bellows camera. Just step back and realize you're not only making zero sense, but are also asking to get a one-way ticket to Ban street.

Dude, I don't give a fcuk who I was talking to or how much experience they have. He was still being a d-bag. Why post if you have nothing to add, and you just criticize people? I don't care if he bans me because that would be ridiculous. Why don't you go **** some more mod cawk.

Also, there is such a thing as compromise between SPL and SQ otherwise everyones system would sound like shit. You never heard someones daily driver that sounded pretty good but still got pretty **** loud? I may not be an expert in car audio but sounds like you have a lot to learn.

Unless you've been on any other forums I'm on, I don't know you and you don't know me...so calling me a "douchebag" is pretty uncalled for.
Calling something an "all-around performer" is meaningless - either you have a substage that gets very loud, sounds very good, or some compromise in between - once again, your first statement is one that's confusing, because it can't happen. They're just mutually exclusive as was mentioned before. Decide what your goals are and go from there, but realize that you aren't going to get the best of every world. That's what I was pointing out.

Once again, you have no idea what I've done...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Once again, I know I'm not getting the best of both worlds, see above. EXACTLY, I was looking for a compromise. I was basically asking (guess asked in a horrible way) would polyfill have characteristics to help me meet that compromise. I asked this because I've read on this forum that it can also get rid of a "hollow" sound of ported boxes. Anyways I now understand it only serves to make the box appear "bigger." SORRY for making a horrible poll lol.

No I don't know what you've done. From your replies I assumed you a noob because they were short, criticizing, and offered no experience or help. Sorry for calling a d-bag I guess, you were being kind a dick though lol. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Dude, I don't give a fcuk who I was talking to or how much experience they have. He was still being a d-bag. Why post if you have nothing to add, and you just criticize people? I don't care if he bans me because that would be ridiculous. Why don't you go **** some more mod cawk.Also, there is such a thing as compromise between SPL and SQ otherwise everyones system would sound like shit. You never heard someones daily driver that sounded pretty good but still got pretty **** loud? I may not be an expert in car audio but sounds like you have a lot to learn.

Once again, I know I'm not getting the best of both worlds, see above. EXACTLY, I was looking for a compromise. I was basically asking (guess asked in a horrible way) would polyfill have characteristics to help me meet that compromise. I asked this because I've read on this forum that it can also get rid of a "hollow" sound of ported boxes. Anyways I now understand it only serves to make the box appear "bigger." SORRY for making a horrible poll lol.

No I don't know what you've done. From your replies I assumed you a noob because they were short, criticizing, and offered no experience or help. Sorry for calling a d-bag I guess, you were being kind a dick though lol. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif I've been needlessly banned more than anyone here, and you think I **** off the mods? Must be some shitty *** dome.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

You never heard someones daily driver that sounded pretty good but still got pretty **** loud?

Sure, but in that case "getting loud" has absolutely nothing to do with the subwoofer(s).

It's much, much harder to have an undistorted front stage get loud that maintains a proper image, than to simply have loud subbass. You could have the best-installed midbasses and tweeters in the world, but if the sub doesn't blend it's not sounding "good" anymore.

Not really sure what you mean by a "hollow" sound, that sounds like something is off with either the enclosure specs or crossover points/slopes.

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

Fast bass = Treble //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

Not when its coming out of my ***... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Not when its coming out of my ***... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

Lemme tell you, my protein farts rival sounds whales make, son.

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

Bet they smell like whales too...

 

[tsenfw 10+ year member]

Lemme tell you, my protein farts rival sounds whales make, son.

Hahaha I almost snarfed my coffee reading that!

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

The "hollow" sound of a ported enclosure is probably referring to a lack of low end extension. I know that a good amount below tuning, things sound "hollow" to me.

 

[30hrtz 10+ year member]

my name is 30hrtz...and i use polyfill in my ported enclosures....lollololol!!!but seriously i do.it definatly helps soften or lower the tuning of an improperly tuned box.Or if the box is tuned right,the polyfill helps it sound not so "hollow"in some vehicles as someone already said.its cheap and east to use,dont make you itch and if you dont tell,nobody knows its in there....unless it starts blowing out of the port like a snow blower..lol,been there done that.the whole point of building your own box is to get the experience and pride(or embarrasment of the final outcome.I've built some pretty boxes that were bassless and some ugly crooked cutted, 5 tubers of liquid nails boxes that hit like nobodies business.Im a lil better at it now but its still an anxious time when its all done and you put in the disc to see how it sounds.anyways,dude put the pillow stuffing in and see,if its no good take it out.2.68$ a bag at wally world.have fun.

 

[tsenfw 10+ year member]

Thanks, guys you cleared up a lot of questions I had. As Imdaman mentioned, I built to spec so I should be good. I'll start with nothing in there and experiment. See what the claw mag likes!

I'll try to make less shitty polls in the future //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

While polyfil can be used in a ported enclosure, its not necessary unless the enclosure was built wrong, or needed a compromise in the design phase. Poly rarely makes much more than barely audible differences anyway. *shrug* Everything else is just bickering.

Oh, and if you do use poly in a ported box, cover the port with a grill to keep the stuff inside the box. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Audio Master 10+ year member]

yup lined the box with it and also my kicks made the kicks sound heaps better