Do I need any absorbing material?

[twalker294]

My 340c lives in the space above my TV behind a cloth covered door:



The cabinet that it is in is rather large. Here is a pic of the speaker in the cabinet:



Yes, it's dusty. Anyway, the cabinet is 58.5 inches wide, 12 inches tall, and 30 inches deep. The rear of the 340 sits about 18 inches from the back wall of the cabinet. Should I have some sound absorption material in there such as fiberglass insulation? The speaker sounds good but I think I might be losing something with the sound bouncing around in the rather cavernous cabinet that it's in.

Thanks
Todd

[cyberbri]

Not sure about the inside of the cabinet, but is the tweeter lined up with the bar in the middle there?

[BradJudy]

Yeah, a board lined up with the tweeter would be bad.

As for material in the cabinet, try a simple test by putting a blanket or pillows in there and see if it sounds better. Don't pack it full, just some stuff around the edges.

[twalker294]

Not sure about the inside of the cabinet, but is the tweeter lined up with the bar in the middle there?

No it's not -- should have mentioned that. I have it lined up so that the middle support falls right between the tweeter and the midrange driver.

I'll try some pillows and blankets -- thanks for the suggestion!

Todd