insulation or w/e for speakers

[danolimitpro 10+ year member]

alright i got my components setup but i was just wondering in the front i have 3.5's and i was wondering if insulation would make them sound better or not. and if it does what kind should i use? lol i wouldnt wanna go rip some out of my basement and use the pink stuff even though it seem like it would work //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif if it dont , im just bs'ing around and just wondering

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[WrenchGuy 10+ year member]

There are a lot of factors here where are they installed and why dont they sound good?

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

alright i got my components setup but i was just wondering in the front i have 3.5's and i was wondering if insulation would make them sound better or not. and if it does what kind should i use? lol i wouldnt wanna go rip some out of my basement and use the pink stuff even though it seem like it would work //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif if it dont , im just bs'ing around and just wondering

What exactly are you suggesting using the insulation for?

 

[danolimitpro 10+ year member]

honestly im bored and feel like doing something to my car. and it in a 97 intrepid in the stock door mount where the old speakers were.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

honestly im bored and feel like doing something to my car. and it in a 97 intrepid in the stock door mount where the old speakers were.

So random modifications to your car, to kill the time? How about stapling dirty socks to the headliner? Or painting the inside of your radiator? Installing a toilet?
I'll ask again... what exactly are you planning on doing with this insulation?

 

[danolimitpro 10+ year member]

well the way the speaker mount is i was going to put some in behind the speakers. I always thought that it somewhat improved SQ. never used insulation before so i really would not know.

 

[bass_lover1 10+ year member]

Try using closed cell foam instead, it probably a better suited product for what you're wanting to do. The pink insulation crap in your attic will probably absorb water, and eventually get moldy and smelly, not good. Closed cell foam by design does not absorb water, and will help reduce road noise, as well as absorb some standing waves.

Supposedly it helps clean up the midrange a bit, I've got some in my doors, but I didn't do an a/b test to confirm this, but I really don't see a reason not to, it's one of those "it couldn't hurt" type of mods.

Although I would recommend that you sound deaden your doors prior to this, you'll probably see a greater improvement from doing that than just adding foam.