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In the Thread: Constructing LF modules to the limits

Post Subject: Rubber soundPosted by be on: 9/23/2011

Hi, I have spoken to a few guys here, who had used the 8 inch version of the Scanspeak woofers for the low frequency channel they agreed about the somewhat rubbery sound of them in the higher range.
The solution was quite easy and logical: They removed the rubber suspension and replaced it with half roll foam suspension from some loudspeaker part suplier.
This together with perforations of the back spider had the added bennefit of lowering the Fo to below 20Hz.
They claimed that the improvement was considerable.
I have not heard it before and after, so I cant comment, but in the one setup I heard them in, the result was superb.
The crossover was arround 400Hz and I did not hear anny rubbery sound.

Rgds.

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