Subwoofer Insulation/Foam

[F.M.]

Is anyone using any kind of insulation or foam behind their factory or installed subs for better sound? If so what?

 

[Adrian @ JB Solutions]

I would be shocked if you, or anyone were able to hear the difference, if any.

 

[F.M.]

You are probably right, I had kind of the same thought too. But little inexpensive projects keep me from going stir crazy when I'm not working.

 

[Adrian @ JB Solutions]

If your subs are IB... you could work on solidifying the baffle they are mounted to.

 

[Mainah]

If you have the factory sub in your 242x then I would recommend the following options based on my experience of fully sealing in my subs on both sides.

Option A -Swap for IB and follow @ Adrian recommendation for beefing up the mounting surface.

Option B
-Swap for an 1040 MM sub
- Give the mm sub more power from a dedicated amp and/or add a second sub to the other side
- Spray foam with max expanding foam to seal up that area and reduce to 0.6 cuft
- Ensure to leave a channel for water to drain at the bottom with tubing
- Attach tubing to cup holders so they drain outside of the sealed enclosure
- Beef up the mounting surface from behind
- Line it all with MLV as an added measure to ensure fully sealed and reduce the unwanted deflection resonance of the outer hull
- Skip the epoxy step I did as that was a mess with little added benefit on that side of the boat but was need on the starboard side where I have my other sub.

Option B is a lot more work. That said on this past weekends trip my neighbor who is a life long home theater audio geek had lots of compliments on how clean and tight everything sounded.