.........See the bottom of the page "third party sources"; the 3 articles by Jim Dickinson. I knew I had them somewhere but been busy selling stuff and preparing to scarf a new DVD/SACD player
Bill, In the article on the small VOTT's, in the section on improving the horns, the first solution done by Altec was to place foam between the webs...that would be the 'fins' of the current discussion, and the foam was placed where the weld on the earlier models was right? The latex paint and sand idea also sounds like it would be very effective. Would you say that either method by itself would be sufficient? I had run into that article a few years ago and had forgotten how informative and useful it was. Thanks again. AstroSonic
As I just wrote to the other Bill, these damned Towers are like a bad houseguest and I don't have time for the Altecs. But I do recall mixing sand and latex paint to coat sandboxes for VPI turntables years ago. It would take a lot of sand to get dampening and you'd have to put it on with a trowel. Speaking of which, what about using Thin Set for ceramic flooring? heavy as hell, trowels on thick, flexible and you can add dye. There ya' go. Oh yeah, the fins are indeed the webs. Just use an angle grinder and as already posted, remove only the welds, fill the gaps with any silicone caulk and paint. With thin-set!
and it's great. I've put it in my CDP and damped speakers with it- noticeable improvement every place I've used it and it's very clean and easy to work with. Also works in higher temps than many other damping products. Assume the 3M product is similar. Recommend it highly.
Hey, good to hear about your positive experience with these types of products (constrained-layer damping material). I wonder if you would give some detail on your use of dynamat in digital players. It's off topic here so respond via email me or post in the digital forum on the Asylum) See my 511B Ringing Update, above for my very positive experience with Dynamat xtreme. Regards, AstroSonic
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