Anyone Damp the insides of your Speaker Cabinets?


Do most speakers sound best in cabinets that resonate as little as possible? Why or why not? Is there something any of you have applied to the inside of your speaker cabinets to keep them from resonating, and achieved a more pleasing sounding speaker?
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I added dampening to my wine tonight; it tasted awful, but it does sound better;-)
Sorry Mapman, my jokes get worse as I get older, lol.

I've been reading a little bit on-line and trying to educate myself a little more on the topic. I'll report back as I learn more and experiment with my own speakers (frankensteined in wall speakers mounted in a phase tech speaker box).

If anyone has done this, and achieved a good result please chime in and let us know where you applied the dampening material and what you used.

Thanks everyone!
Ptss, if building a box from scratch (or even retrofitting), whats the best way to brace it? I was thinking it would be most effective to put shelves throughout that fit snug on all corners of the cabinet and then either cutting a bunch of small circles out of the shelves or even perhaps just one big one in the center of the shelf (to allow air to pass through). Also, would this approach impede free air flow and degrade sound quality?
Ptss, would you please start the thread? I start a new thread every other day, and don't want to be labeled "that guy".

In all honesty, this is the only site I've ever participated in, in any way, so its a learning experience all the way around for me. I've said a bunch of things I regret (it's on here forever, for all to see...) and a bunch of things I wish I never said, lol.

I agree though, time to start a new thread. Damping (huh, huh, notice I didn't say dampening??) has run its course... Black hole, maybe some plasticide on the drivers, etc.

I think damping is more of a way to fine tune. A strong, sturdy enclosure that is braced well should be step one... or steps 1-10!