should i get a double baffle

[rosrock 10+ year member]

1) what exactly does it do

2) Should i tell my box builder to use this for my tc9 12.

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[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

Adds rigidity to the panel your sub is on

Yes, especially if the panel is long.

 

[rosrock 10+ year member]

im sorry,,, but i really dont know what uy mean at all by "rigity".. like would i notice a difference in sound if i dont have one? Would it hurt the sub if i dont have one? cause i was thinking of just screwing it right in to the .75 mdf wood... or is that just not good to do

 

[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

It will make the box stronger, the panels won't vibrate or flex as much. Yes, it will decrease box resonance.

If you don't want to do it, it won't damage the sub.

 

[rosrock 10+ year member]

ok well im not to worried about box flex... as long at it wont change the sound/hurt the sub .. so it doesnt really seem neccessary

 

[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

ok well im not to worried about box flex... as long at it wont change the sound/hurt the sub .. so it doesnt really seem neccessary

I read that as, "I'm lazy, and don't want to go to the extra work to do things the right way unless I absolutely have to."

 

[rosrock 10+ year member]

lol, well i mean... what i said is true though right? its not like im gonna be feeling up the box or anything //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif. i just want the sub to sound good and im not worried if the box is suffering a little, itll hold... as long as its still doing its job and making the sub sound good thats the bottom line, but ill talk to the builder and see what he can do. thx

 

[rosrock 10+ year member]

ill get pics of my box and system on tuesday for u guys

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

either do a double baffle or good brace for the box. Tc9's are heavy and quite dense so you don't want to risk damaging the sub with a weak box.

 

[rosrock 10+ year member]

ooo, so ur saying i could risk damaging it??... cause i know my icon 12 just blew in like 4 days.. but i dont think that could have been why

 

[SPL Blazer 10+ year member]

If the builder is any good he would have recommended a double baffle anyway.

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

ooo, so ur saying i could risk damaging it??... cause i know my icon 12 just blew in like 4 days.. but i dont think that could have been why

a bad box won't blow a sub, it'll just sound like poop . But your baffle could bend all the screws out and make the sub get loose. then you could have some serious problems

 

[rosrock 10+ year member]

so ur saying that putting a sub in with 4 screws in .75 mdf without bracing instead of 8 screws is not a good idea eh. ill keep that in mind next time. i never would have thought that a sub could come loose.. as long as there were a few screws in there via a screwdriver automatic thing(cant think right now of what its called again)

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

so ur saying that putting a sub in with 4 screws in .75 mdf without bracing instead of 8 screws is not a good idea eh. ill keep that in mind next time

pretty bad idea. but hey once you destroy the tc9 you can sell me the motor! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsup.gif.3287b36ca96645a13a43aff531f37f02.gif

 

[SPL Blazer 10+ year member]

4 or 8 screws??? in what, just the sub? I hope you didn't mean your box builder was just gonna use that many for the box. I've seen that before so it wouldn't surprise me. If the sub as holes for 8 screws then you every hole available.