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Oct 30, 2004 | 08:56 PM

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could i use cotton instead of polyfill?

i have a sealed 1.0 cubic foot box with a single 12inch. i just wanted to know if i could use cotton instead of polyfill. would it be the same? and would it affect the voice coils? thanks

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Oct 30, 2004 | 09:46 PM

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Use either Dacron poly-fill (pillow stuffing) or R19 fiberglass insulation. Cotton doesn't work as well.

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Oct 31, 2004 | 04:08 AM

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Like MaximaDan said. Use either the polyfill or the fiberglass, although the polyfill is def less itchy

Cotton will absorb half of the sound making it quite possibly worse...

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Oct 31, 2004 | 05:06 AM

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and how much should i use, i checked the website, and it only had stats for a 1.4 cubed box.

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