why doesnt RE use rubber surrounds?

[Boosted92HB 10+ year member]

No, im not talking about a condom....

I noticed on RE's site that they use foam surrounds. I thought that most newer subs had some rubber/butylene(sp?) surroud. Faoms will rot out & dry out quicker wont they? Is there sumtin that im not catching here, or what?

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[tranerec 10+ year member]

the ring around the cone on my sub is rubber

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Foam surround will last longer than you'll use the sub...

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

the ring around the cone on my sub is rubber

thats your gasket. the surround is the foam. sx's use foam surrounds.

 

[tranerec 10+ year member]

all good by me...still sounds good

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

all good by me...still sounds good

yea they do //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

Adire audio also uses foam surround.

 

[mustatang 10+ year member]

Foam is better for **** back.

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

Is that a technical term there ?

 

[Mark_ab 5,000+ posts]

Foam>Butyl Rubber

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

Foam>Butyl Rubber

and that kills the thread //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fart.gif.9285a21c4a53b1a914c9dedbfcf9d894.gif lol

 

[jellyfish420 10+ year member]

Foam>Butyl Rubber

not saying that this isn't true, but why is alot of speakers all like "WOW, we use rubber surrounds" i'm sure foam would be cheaper to make than foam...is there a reason that foam is better?

 

[Termlab 10+ year member]

i dont think foam is better..... atleast when it comes to durability

 

[c0la 10+ year member]

I was told by a custom car audio shop that the rubber will eventually stretch and then cause the speaker to begin to distort. Whether its true or not i dont know.

 

[Nikuk 5,000+ posts]

you should spend more time worring about spider make-up then cone surround.