Has anyone used that Spire sound dampening material?

Absolut Talent · Post by **Absolut Talent** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 11:01 pm

as seen below
http://www.kdcomputers.com/eui/prime/pr ... onent.htm\

has anyone used that stuff? how well does it work. Could there possibly be an alturnative that costs the same and works betteR?

Pugsley · Post by **Pugsley** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 11:22 pm

yea, go to home depo and get some roofing rubber. you know, the rubber mat stuff you use under shingles.

Absolut Talent · Post by **Absolut Talent** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 11:33 pm

but does that work as well?

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 11:42 pm

I too have wondered this.. I've seen some use DynaMat, but why pay for it? I believe what pugsley is saying is true, it will act as a sound dampeneer

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 8:58 am

Originally posted by Pugsley
yea, go to home depot and get some roofing rubber. you know, the rubber mat stuff you use under shingles.

i think the proper name for the material pugsley is speaking of here is -ICE & WATER SHIELD .

Pugsley · Post by **Pugsley** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 1:16 pm

i dont know if it will work as well, but it cant be that bad. all it is is rubber to absorb the sound and lessen vibration (also causes sound). so i would say give it a try.

Absolut Talent · Post by **Absolut Talent** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 4:46 pm

well correct me if im wrong....but the ice and water sheild is just a solid sheet of rubber. Whereas most of the sound dampening material/foam isnt just solid. it has a bunch of little holes and such

Thats how I thought the sound dampening gets its effectiveness, because of the more surface that the sound could get lost into. If the material is just a solid piece, it wouldnt be any more effective than just the case to begin with. But because its rubber, it could absorb some sound and vibrations, but not as much as a material with the holes and other little nooks and crannys for sound to travel into

Pugsley · Post by **Pugsley** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 7:19 pm

thats correct... but for cost VS sound id just go with the roofing stuff.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 8:37 pm

I've used Dynamat sound dampening material. It's a heavy solid rubber. I got it from NewEgg, although most automotive audiophile shops carry it including Best Buy (it's used in car doors to reduce bass vibration).

It works - definately made my rig quieter. Most cases vibrate from the fans and drives - it just acts like a drum amplifying the noise. It's amazing how much this stuff will quiet it down.