... sound batting and/or weighting speakers ...


Hello to all... 

Need some thoughts and/or suggestions: I am using a pair of KEF Q1s - luv the sound, so much more full than I ever expected - and the driver has such cone extension that the speaker box really vibrates. Now - I am assuming that the vibration really = the possibility of distortion ( or a smearing at higher volumes, tonal deformity, if that is different) and I am wondering if this is more controllable by:
Adding more sound batting into the enclosure (thru the bass port)
Weighting the speakers with a bag of lead shot (?) over the top of the driver/cabinet box ( the cabinet is not flat on top, so I can't use a brick or solid weight; I'm guessing the weight should be something moldable, so the lead shot in a bag is possible if I can figure a way to affix it to the cabinet...)

Thoughts? Suggestions? Alternates?
insearchofprat

Showing 1 response by onhwy61

Are the screws attaching the driver to the cabinet tight?

You say you love the sound of the KEF, so why try to change the sound?  Stuffing any type of dampening material inside the loudspeaker will radically change the loudspeaker's sound.  You'll be changing the internal volume which at the very least will change the bass response.  I think I understand what you are trying to do with the lead shot, but why not just wrap it alternating layers of duct tape and bubble wrap.  Either solution will only slightly mask the real issue inherent in the KEF's cabinet design.  All box loudspeakers experience cabinet vibration and it's not necessarily a bad thing.  If I were you, I would just continue to love the sound and stop worrying about the vibration.