Why do some tweeters have gaskets and others do not?

[rayma]

where do I get this gasket tape?
and again if I use this tape will it raise the woofer off the baffle?

https://www.simplyspeakers.com/speaker-gaskets-repair.html

 

[tone?]

None of that made sense

sorry

 

[abstract]

After selecting / designing the right gasket, be sure to bypass it entirely with solid metal screws connecting the motor to the wood. 😎

 

[rayma]

After selecting / designing the right gasket, be sure to bypass it entirely with solid metal screws connecting the motor to the wood. 😎

The gasket is primarily intended to take up gaps that would otherwise be present.

 

[Galu]

If I put a gasket on my drivers and tweeter...

Full disclosure please - tell the members the make and model of your speakers!

 

[tone?]

my drivers are SEAS made custom for proac.
they are from the prestige series.

the tweeter is a scanspeak 2406/8300

 

[Galu]

What about photos of the rebates in your enclosures?

 

[tone?]

This what you are looking for?

 

[Galu]

Yes.

Gasket sealing strip: https://wilmslowaudio.co.uk/accessories/gasket-sealing-strip

2 mm thick, but will compress down substantially.

 

[tone?]

Yes.

Gasket sealing strip: https://wilmslowaudio.co.uk/accessories/gasket-sealing-strip

2 mm thick, but will compress down substantially.

too bad I don’t live in the UK.

 

[Galu]

That was but an illustration!

P.S. I wouldn't use sealing strip as your drivers will certainly stand a little proud.

 

[tone?]

That was but an illustration!

P.S. I wouldn't use sealing strip as your drivers will certainly stand a little proud.

I think this would work and not raise the woofers

https://www.amazon.com/Weather-Stri...pY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU&th=1

 

[Galu]

I've used sticky back foam draught excluder strip in the past.

 

[planet10]

Black neoprene close cel door sealant from home depot. I have never had to buy stuff from audio shops.

dave

 

[tone?]

Black neoprene close cel door sealant from home depot. I have never had to buy stuff from audio shops.

dabe

if I put light gaskets on my drivers what should I expect to hear in differences ?

 

[Galu]

Speaker manufacturer Q Acoustics decouple their tweeters using a gasket which they claim "ensures the vibrations from the woofer, which can impair the performance of the tweeter, are isolated allowing the tweeter to perform with dramatically reduced interference, resulting in a purer sound."

 

[Galu]

I don't expect that thin gaskets would make an audible difference in your case.

 

[stv]

Gaskets of woofers and tweeters seal the enclosure for good bass response and avoid chuffing sounds of air whistling through gaps between driver and box.
Does not apply to tweeters that have their own enclosure, of course.
Bass reflex tuning can be difficult and frustrating with air leaks other than the port!

(Air leaks lower port output and raise helmholtz resonance frequency)

 

[planet10]

if I put light gaskets on my drivers what should I expect to hear in differences ?

Better bass since you have not sealed that air leak.

dave

 

[tone?]

Better bass since you have not sealed that air leak.

dave

but I don’t feel an air leak