Painting Of The Subwoofer
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um, I imagine that the vibrations of the sub would make the paint come off. In my opinion, it wouldn't be worth it.
yo hit the nail on the head. paint = more mass = not gonna sound the same. speakers are VERY sensetive to changes. more mass is gonna a ffect everything, the Q's, the VAS, the Fs, efficiency...
might not be noticable for all to hear, but it is going t happen. paint at your own risk.
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Hoss and Zeptoplix (damn that was hard to type
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) are correct. But if you must, use a thin oil based paint. The less you put on, the better.
It also depends on the material of the dust cap. If it's paper, don't even try at all. If it's plastic, you might have a chance. If it's cottn fiber, well, you get the point.
It also depends on the material of the dust cap. If it's paper, don't even try at all. If it's plastic, you might have a chance. If it's cottn fiber, well, you get the point.
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They actuall have this stuff to paint on speaker cones that gives a "wet look" finish and helps protect them from the environment.
Sub cones are usually heavy (not all tho') anyway so a few extra grams of paint shouldn't change much. Be warned, once you do it, there's no turning back.
The thing is, just spraying on a coat of your favorite color will probably not give you the effect you want. But hey, who knows? If they're inexpensive woofers, give it a go, you might get lucky. If they're expensive woofers, do you wanna risk it?
Sub cones are usually heavy (not all tho') anyway so a few extra grams of paint shouldn't change much. Be warned, once you do it, there's no turning back.
The thing is, just spraying on a coat of your favorite color will probably not give you the effect you want. But hey, who knows? If they're inexpensive woofers, give it a go, you might get lucky. If they're expensive woofers, do you wanna risk it?
LOL. why would you want your subs to look wet?
sub cones may be "heavy", as you say... but think about this... suspension system "A", combined with mass A provides result "A". suspension system A with mass A plus .05 grams changes everything. so even if they are heavy, a slight change is going to change all the other characterisits...
like i said before, it might not be noticable to all, but it WILL change... all the specs i listed before are going to change DRAMATICALLY... but, can the normal person discern that... most likely not
and zepto--"natural resonance = Fs... you meant the same thing, but the technical is FS(the frequency it is most natural at)
edit- i have had a few drinks by this point... sorry if i let you down brad
ill try to wang harder next time
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Speaker coating...
Also comes in clear
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Of course any added mass will change certain T/S parameters. The only question is will the result be better, worse, or not noticeable at all.
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Of course any added mass will change certain T/S parameters. The only question is will the result be better, worse, or not noticeable at all.
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If you're referring to the speaker's natural resonance, you're absolutely right.
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