Opinions on speaker enclosures?

[Pataforce8 10+ year member]

Alright guys, I think I'm just gonna throw them in my doors. Thanks so much for the advice.

 

[AndyWood7 10+ year member]

Are speaker baffles any good?

 

[Cruzer 10+ year member]

like made of mdf? yes. they provide a great mounting option over plastic, or stock mounting

 

[Pataforce8 10+ year member]

I thought a baffle was like a little foam thing that went behind the speaker?

 

[AndyWood7 10+ year member]

^^^that. I saw them online at Crutchfield. They seem more for protecting the speaker from dirt and moisture. The idea seems ok for sealing off the back wave(if they weren't made a foam I guess), but they look like they fit real tight to the speaker, noting someone's comment about needing certain air volumes behind the speaker?.....Just wondered if anyone has pondered the idea of using a sealed cavity like that to place there door speakers in.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

^^^that. I saw them online at Crutchfield. They seem more for protecting the speaker from dirt and moisture. The idea seems ok for sealing off the back wave(if they weren't made a foam I guess), but they look like they fit real tight to the speaker, noting someone's comment about needing certain air volumes behind the speaker?.....Just wondered if anyone has pondered the idea of using a sealed cavity like that to place there door speakers in.

Again, placing a speaker that is designed for infinite baffle into a small sealed space can only hurt its low frequency extension. This includes those foam 'baffles'. Most people in the know who use those, cut the back/bottom out of the 'baffle' and use it simply to protect the speaker from water dripping down off the windows/seal during rain while still allowing it to utilize the entire door cavity.

 

[Pataforce8 10+ year member]

Ahh so they're just using a 'baffle' as a cover? Why do they even sell baffles then?

 

[dcyphure 10+ year member]

I actually bought those foam baffles from Crutchfield to use in the door of my Civic. They took away all the bass. Bare in mind i did not test the speakers before the baffle as i just got them as an upgrade.(memphis 6.5)

So i cut a hole in the underside, a couple inch hole using a hole saw, i still thought it cut out the bass cause the OEM's had better output. Since i paid for the darn things, i got nervous about cutting the hole bigger thinking i'll make it sound worse or something, so i stuffed a little polfill behind the speaker and left it.

so actually, their probably better off without baffles. find a peice of plastic to protect from water as those baffles are way too much for their worth.

 

[Mr.B 10+ year member]

ive heard of guys using margarin containers as "baffles" to keep water and grime from getting on the speakers. ive also heard of guys ghetto rigging a pair of margarin containers together as an aperiodic baffle.

im actually planning on building an enclosure for a pair of woofers on my door panel. but had some questions regarding the wiring...