symphonic
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Seeing if whether there is a measurable difference is on the agenda for me (also between plastic/wood baffles). The driver casing is quite heavy already, and if the gasket between driver and baffle is doing its job there probably shouldn't be much mechanical energy being transferred.
If no plasticine works, that's very nice. Lighter and more room for acoustic dampening.
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If no plasticine works, that's very nice. Lighter and more room for acoustic dampening.
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I have one T50rp loaded with plasticine and one without and I don't notice a significant difference between them to be honest. I haven't compared them with the exact same damping, but they sound very much the same, they have the same strengths and I have the same problems with both pairs- not enough bass depth or quantity and a bump in the upper mids that is bothersome. If there is any benefit in the plasticine it is really subtle and IMO not worth it unless you have everything else dialed in. It certainly doesn't increase bass quantity.
Hard to be sure though because the plasticine needs to be covered in acoustic foam, so one pair has a plastic baffle and the other foam covered baffle, but still they sound very similar...
I haven't had time to try that many things in them yet so I'm not sure whether I'll get them to my liking or not. I have eliminated all resonances, and I could see some people liking the way they sound, very clear, but they are too thin for my taste so far.