[SeEnCreaTive]

I cannot find Paxmate in my country, would dynamat and acoustic foam work as replacement?

I can get something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Dynamat-10415-Self-Adhesive-Deadener-Speaker/dp/B00020CATC/
https://www.amazon.com/Noico-deadening-Automotive-Insulation-dampening/dp/B01KZ5X7KO/

Thanks and best regards.

Dynamat is more a mass adder than anything, Paxmate can help with some reflections reflections, that is more the main point with lining the cups with Paxmate

 

[JCRG]

Dynamat is more a mass adder than anything, Paxmate can help with some reflections reflections, that is more the main point with lining the cups with Paxmate

What's an adequate substitute for paxmate? I cannot find any in my country.

 

[SeEnCreaTive]

What's an adequate substitute for paxmate? I cannot find any in my country.

Sadly I honestly am not sure, I used SilverStone foam, but that seems to be discontinued as well

 

[IvanDrago]

paxmate

SilverStone SF01 is still available. Where are you from?

 

[JCRG]

SilverStone SF01 is still available. Where are you from?

Right south of Arizona, I can indeed still get the Silverstone, just confirmed; is there any particular consideration when using Silverstone instead of Paxmate?

 

[VanHai]

Right south of Arizona, I can indeed still get the Silverstone, just confirmed; is there any particular consideration when using Silverstone instead of Paxmate?

Here the link
https://www.performance-pcs.com › akasa-paxmate-plu...

I just bought 2 boxes a bout 1 month ago.

 

[JCRG]

Here the link
https://www.performance-pcs.com › akasa-paxmate-plu...

I just bought 2 boxes a bout 1 month ago.

Thanks but shipping is more expensive than the paxmate per se, with no ETA; I'll have to use the silverstone.

 

[IvanDrago]

Thanks but shipping is more expensive than the paxmate per se, with no ETA; I'll have to use the silverstone.

Maybe you will find some better options with the follwing keywords: AK-PAX-1 or AK-PAX-2

 

[JCRG]

Maybe you will find some better options with the follwing keywords: AK-PAX-1 or AK-PAX-2

I got lucky finding a british eBay seller shipping to my country for 4 quid!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/143975757864

It mentions it might arrive between august and september, but it's way more affordable, thanks.

 

[VanHai]

I got lucky finding a british eBay seller shipping to my country for 4 quid!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/143975757864

It mentions it might arrive between august and september, but it's way more affordable, thanks.

I bought 2 boxes for the total of $35.90 + $13.26 for shipping =$49.16. Less than $25.00 a box, the company located in Florida and took 2 days for me to receive the order. I live in Virginia.

 

[DenverW]

98% finished my most recent set of this fun DIY. I corrected some of the earlier issues I had with the mod, such as getting the screws to hold the cup and baffles together with a better seal, so I didn't seal it like I had in the past.

My absolute nemesis with these is the finish on the cups. I had a nice red coat of caliper paint, and some USC spraymax clear glamour for a nice glossy coat, which looked amazing....and then didn't harden properly. A couple days after application when I'm handling the cups I noticed that I was leaving slight fingerprints on the cups. Gotta sort that somehow. I also need to disassemble and paint the outer ring, as right now I have a white ring next to the pads (although it looks kinda cool, tbh).

But oh, the sound...thunderous bass! I had picked up a pair of alpha prime so I could do a head to head with these. The primes have more overall clarity to the sound, these have more bass and aren't that far off. Good times! I'll have some pics posted soon.

 

[IvanDrago]

The primes have more overall clarity to the sound,

A side by side comparsion with open cups would be awesome

and then didn't harden properly

i had exp. the same with my printed cups and 1k clear coat. With 2k it will harden and stick to the surface without any problems.

 

[omegaorgun]

You can use the modded cups that I did with adjustable bass ports.

Do you know what the screw size is? Have resin models on the way.

 

[omegaorgun]

@mrspeakers do you know what type size the bass screw is?

 

[IvanDrago]

@mrspeakers do you know what type size the bass screw is?

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