My experience is that speakers almost always have waaay too much stuffing. The only thing that does is decrease the effective volume. For best results use only a grapefruit size amount of pure hollow fiber wool. The sound will be more open, more detailed and have better bass performance. Why are most speakers filled with stuffing? Most likely it’s just a case of monkey see, monkey do. 🐒
acoustical stuffing / sound dampening subwoofer cabinet REL BRITANNIA B1 subwoofer
Hello,
Quick question on acoustical stuffing / sound dampening in a subwoofer cabinet.
I am the 2nd owner of a REL Brittania B1 subwoofer.
Opened it up, and NO stuffing. A bit surprising. My guess is the original who was a dumb &*(&#$ removed it.
I am guessing there should be some stuffing in the cabinet.
IF SO, I am looking for recommendations as to how much to put in the cabinet and where.
THANKS for the help!
Please see pictures for view of interior of cabinet. Bottom-Middle- Top pictures
FYI--- Interior of cabinet is approximately 13” x 15” x 19”
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B01U3HhYR3nZZUJ6U0lzZVNMYkE
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B01U3HhYR3nZbGZNR1ktRHBOMmM
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REL BRITANNIA B1
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The two I am considering are: The rhythmik and the AD12-300 from BKELEC in the U.K. I ruled out an NHT 1259, simply too old, want to go with new. The problem with the RHYTHMIK is that they are NOT selling the driver separately. They want you to buy the whole sub. It even states that on their website. So I wrote them to see if they will sell one separately. Waiting to hear back. The problem with the BKELEX is that I had written them in the past, got no response. Gave it one more try last week, they actually responded, but have not sent me an invoice. Still waiting on that too! Might need a 3rd option after all the hassle! |
You could look at the Scanspeak 30W/4558: It has very good XMAX. It's an aluminum cone and the moving mass is less (less weight). It has a lower resonance frequency than the AD12-300 (17hz vs. 24.6hz of the AD12). It has a higher VAS than the AD12. It is more expensive, but it's a very nice sub. Couple other options: https://www.parts-express.com/peerless-by-tymphany-835017-12-aluminum-cone-xxls-subwoofer--264-1114 https://www.parts-express.com/eminence-lab-12c-high-power-12-subwoofer-speaker-driver-4-ohm--290-668 Neither one has as good of XMAX as Scanspeak, but the Eminence has a higher power rating. I would not get too attached to a high power rating. I have some SonicCraft designed 12" woofers that are supposed to be 150 watts RMS, but I have driven them very loud with no problem. You just don't want constant high power bass. For home theater, this is just fine as loud bass is infrequent. |
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