Sound deadning

[DFW40 10+ year member]

is that pad cuttable? there is a ridge that sticks out like an inch behind my speaker so i couldn't mount that pad flush on the back of my speaker.

Yes, it feels like jello but stronger and tastes worse. Think of it like a large piece of sandwich meat. It is a great sound absorber for all freq, look up dynasorb, same type thing.

 

[swaptrex 10+ year member]

is that foam similar to secondskin's luxury liner? would it work well for reducing road noise if i put a layer over deadening in my hatch and possibly doors. and would it adhere well with simply 3m adhesive? seems like it would come off very easy.

 

[DFW40 10+ year member]

Not sure about roadnoise I would think that dynamat would be best for roadnoise and that soft rubber stuff would work but I've never seen big sheets of it and it is expensive

foam with 1 sticky side (egg crate like)

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=260-520

Jello like soft rubber, needs an adhesive

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=268-242

dynamat

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-OCTslm1GgAU/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?wm=fp&I=15410415&g=181250

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

Not sure about roadnoise I would think that dynamat would be best for roadnoise and that soft rubber stuff would work but I've never seen big sheets of it and it is expensive
foam with 1 sticky side (egg crate like)

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=260-520

Jello like soft rubber, needs an adhesive

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=268-242

dynamat

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-OCTslm1GgAU/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?wm=fp&I=15410415&g=181250

i think i'll just go with the foam since it's only $7.

 

[Rand McNally]

What about these things? Good idea or worthless?

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-S8NQVzZnwZk/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=762&I=237XT652

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

What about these things? Good idea or worthless?
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-S8NQVzZnwZk/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=762&I=237XT652

Definitely worth it to protect the speaker. However, I'd probably cut the bottom out of it, so it doesn't act as an enclosure

 

[Rand McNally]

Definitely worth it to protect the speaker. However, I'd probably cut the bottom out of it, so it doesn't act as an enclosure

And that would be bad, acting as an enclosure? I am new to this audio stuff. I have a 01 Jeep Cherokee and am going to replace the front and rears with Infinity 6002i's. Just wanting to do it right the first time...

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

And that would be bad, acting as an enclosure? I am new to this audio stuff. I have a 01 Jeep Cherokee and am going to replace the front and rears with Infinity 6002i's. Just wanting to do it right the first time...

yep, thats bad

most speakers are designed to play in an Infinite Baffle situation

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

if you cut the bottoms out of them wouldn't that make them useless? water will still get on your speakers then. i was thinking about getting them things because i took my speakers out and had a chunk of ice on the magnet.

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

if you cut the bottoms out of them wouldn't that make them useless? water will still get on your speakers then. i was thinking about getting them things because i took my speakers out and had a chunk of ice on the magnet.

well, moisture from the air can still get in, but it cant drip on them from above which definitely helps

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

yep, thats badmost speakers are designed to play in an Infinite Baffle situation

Infinite baffle meaning that there is no enclosure

 

[twoohfour 10+ year member]

Just thought i'd add my 2 cents on the whole deadening concept.

I recently did double layers of eDead v1 in my friends 2001 Forester and it helps loads. I would definitely reccomend putting deadener on literally every nook and cranny though. Cover any nonfunctional door holes, but if you do so, put sound deadener on all the metal BEHIND the door holes too if taht makes sense.

eDead v1 SE > Dynamat Xtreme //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/redface.gif.62fdbfe1a101588a808c4cff71bcb942.gif

 

[twoohfour 10+ year member]

Jello like soft rubber, needs an adhesive

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=268-242

Wait... the idea is to put this behind the speaker in the door, not literally ON it, correct?

 

[derek33 10+ year member]

I have a few questions if you dont mind.

I understand where to apply the edead in the door panel, but where would that piece of foam go? and how does the foam seal the door off more than the edead?

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Wait... the idea is to put this behind the speaker in the door, not literally ON it, correct?

Yes! It goes directly behind the speaker.