Can you have too much cabinet dampening?

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Rob S.

Can you have too much cabinet dampening?
« on: 10 Apr 2009, 07:27 pm »
Hi,
     I hope to add some sort of acoustic stuffing or sheets of NO REz, or other like products to the interior of my AV123 speakers, and a subwoofer.   Can I cover all available internal area, like cabinet bracing in addition to the walls?  Also, should the resonance panels be the same kind, sub vs. monitor speaker?

Thanks,

Rob S.


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Re: Can you have too much cabinet dampening?
« Reply #1 on: 10 Apr 2009, 08:03 pm »
Hi,
     I hope to add some sort of acoustic stuffing or sheets of NO REz, or other like products to the interior of my AV123 speakers, and a subwoofer.   Can I cover all available internal area, like cabinet bracing in addition to the walls?  Also, should the resonance panels be the same kind, sub vs. monitor speaker?

I can't really answer your specific questions, but I can answer more generally.

Yes, it is possible to apply too much damping to a cabinet. You can also change the volume of the inside of the enclosure (by adding stuff that leaves less room for air) and change the tuning of the system (often for the worse).

Thin sheets of damping material, which is what I assume the NO REz is, shouldn't do too much harm. But maybe someone else can provide more advice.

If you can, when you're doing this, apply some material and then listen to the speakers. Then apply some more and listen, and so on. That should keep you from getting into the situation where you put all this stuff in, it sounds bad, and you don't know where to start removing stuff.

Like maybe you'd do both sides, then later the bottom and top, or something like that.