Rubber instead of foam?

Those subs were designed for foam surrounds and they will probably give you the best sound quality as a result. If they had been designed for rubber surrounds then that would be better...

When you take a pseudo-SQ driver and you start arbitrarily changing stuff, you WILL kill your sound quality if you haven't put R&D time into how to make it sound good.

Those subs were designed for foam surrounds and they will probably give you the best sound quality as a result. If they had been designed for rubber surrounds then that would be better...
When you take a SQ driver and you start arbitrarily changing stuff, you WILL kill your sound quality if you haven't put R&D time into how to make it sound good.

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What makes a w6 an "SQ" driver ? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

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Well, relatively, anyway. pseudo-SQ? I dunno. There are many subwoofers that I'd take over a W6 that can beat it in both SQ and output. I used to run 2x12W6s. They were decent.

Using a rubber surround will lower the FS by adding more mass, which also increases MMS (moving mass) and could change the CMS (Suspension compliance) depending upon how stiff the foam was compared to the new rubber surround.

Ok so stick to foam it is, is this made for port or sealed

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WinISD comes with the w6 in it, so model it up and see. I recommend sealed, but from what I remember, they can be used in either type of box to decent results as long as you get the size of the box and the tuning correct.

I ran 2 in, I think, about 1.25-1.5cuft each, sealed. It's been several years and I have long since gotten rid of that box and those subs, so I can't remember for sure.

i prefer foam any day....

i prefer foam any day....

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cool story bro

i dont like rubbers

if i liked rubba's u wouldnt have been born.......son,lol

Using a rubber surround will lower the FS by adding more mass, which also increases MMS (moving mass) and could change the CMS (Suspension compliance) depending upon how stiff the foam was compared to the new rubber surround.

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Kind of. Saying the latter is like saying that all V8's have more power than 6 cylinders. Depending on how they are built the aforementioned statement can be completely erroneous. Per a given thickness and profile, rubber surrounds do not add a significant amount of mass to influence the sensitivity rating by a noticeable amount. What they do, however, is change the compliance (Cms/Kms) curve a good bit. Changing the Cms of a driver will impact the Fs of a driver while all other variables remain constant. Long story short? Don't change any material unless you know 100% what you are doing and why you are doing it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Question.... why are you bothering with changing the surround on that sub?

if i liked rubba's u wouldnt have been born.......son,lol

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you have to be careful with rubber too, crazy ******* will poke holes in it

why i i stand really close to the microwave when cooking lunch,lol...