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Subwoofer damping

I didn't no whether to post this in the speaker or tech forum, but I'll ask my query.

I have a very large subwoofer which has 2 16 inch drivers. I fired this baby up today after having it in storage for many years. I played a reference recording of Frederick Fennell's Pomp & Pipes. Well I set the crossover pots at 10:00, 6 being the lowest and 5 highest. Everthing was ok till there was some low and I mean low frequency with plenty of dynamics. I could hear the drivers make a girgle sound that came out the 4 vents in the cabinet.

I can't recall if I've heard this before and I'm thinking that I need to add additional damping material. Doe's anybody supply speaker wool anymore? I can't imagine overdriving this thing....I think my house would collapse...so adding more material seems might help. Any speaker tech's with answers would be appreciated.

Roger
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jtwrace
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try this:

http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm?webpage_id=3&CAT_ID=48&ObjectGroup_ID=137

I use the acousta stuf with great results.
wavetrader OP
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Thanks for the responses...I ordered 3 lbs of wool to start.
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david99
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"I think my house would collapse"
Do pictures on your walls and other items in your room vibrate when you use the sub?
I have a treated room,but when I added a sub it shook the room.
Problem fixed when I got my sub up off my carpeted floor with large cones.
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shadorne
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It sure sounds like you were overdriving it from the way you describe the sound.
wavetrader OP
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I have a Velodyne also and that rattles all the dishes in the house. My big sub....sounds different...as instictavley you look around and say what the hell was that.

I am going to add some wool as the cabinet is about 40+ cubic feet and I don't think there is enough material in it. It could have been overdriven but I think not..but my mono amps will output about 1800W each. Kinda overkill.
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