{"id":1069,"date":"2024-02-05T10:02:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T11:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fashionista.dev\/?p=1069"},"modified":"2024-04-09T22:44:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T22:44:14","slug":"best-sound-deadening-for-your-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fashionista.dev\/index.php\/2024\/02\/05\/best-sound-deadening-for-your-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Sound Deadening For Your Car"},"content":{"rendered":"

Want to prime your car’s cabin for some speaker upgrades<\/a>? Treat it to the best sound deadening material that the aftermarket has to offer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Have you ever stepped inside a luxury car and noticed how quiet it was when you shut the door? We are way more sensitive to sound than we realize. And as a result, that decibel attenuation is an expensive commodity. In true luxury barges, we even see double glazed windows with an air gap between them for that very reason. Bentley and Rolls Royce cars are said to offer \u2018Splendid Isolation\u2019, meaning in reality about 20dB of sound reduction.<\/p>\n

The truth is, decibels of sound are slippery customers, moving about through air and metal and bouncing around inside spaces. Which is why we talk about two kinds of things to do with sound in any space, not just vehicles:<\/p>\n

One is sound \u2018proofing\u2019 – or stopping the transference of sound, the other is sound \u2018treatment\u2019 – or improving the space\u2019s acoustics. The upside-down mushrooms hanging from the Albert Hall\u2019s ceiling were devised in the 70s, generations after it was built. It was an awful venue for sound and the shapes cured it. Likewise, your car has weird and horrible acoustics. Your cabin boosts bass, every surface else sucks up the high frequencies, while the windows make ugly reflections. That\u2019s why there is so much interest in tuning car audio equipment to work well.<\/p>\n

However, the best investment in the realm of automotive audio has to be the mods which make the cabin a better place for audio. And that is where sound deadening comes in. So, before you think about upgrading your car speakers or subs, give a thought to the products and brands listed below…<\/p>\n

Best Sound Deadening Materials<\/h2>\n

\"SILENT<\/p>\n

Silent Coat<\/h3>\n

Made in the EU, this is a solid value for money product. Silent Coat<\/a> has a wide range of matting at often remarkably keen prices versus some other brands. They have twelve products if you count the different thicknesses. The first are the foil and polymeric damping bitumen based sound deadening mats: Silent Coat in 2mm, Silent Coat Black in 3mm with black foil, and Silent Coat Extra in a fat 4mm thickness. There\u2019s also Silent Coat Multilayer mat (which is used for heavy vibration areas) with foil atop butyl mastic with a mass loaded vinyl layer, then another of butyl.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Silent Coat Isolator mat is a foam that can be had in either 6mm or a fat 10mm spec and is used as a layer on top of the deadening mat. That’s the sort of stuff you want when dampening high end audio or bass cars. You want your cabin to be inert, and still be able to afford the audio to install in it? This is a good option.<\/p>\n

Specialized products<\/h3>\n

On top of all that, Silent Coat sells a 20mm or 30mm bonnet liner with foil topping, called Noise Buffler. It is fire retardant and heat resistant but no thermal rating is quoted. Then, there’s a polyurethane foam with an egg-box looking surface called Silent Coat Absorber, offered in 7mm, 15mm and a massive 35mm. This is all about high frequency sound absorption – it is said to absorb 30-40% more sound through its architecture. A major application for this would be inside bass boxes to stop resonances.<\/p>\n

Lastly, Silent Coat Noise Isolator in 10mm or 6mm is a lighter weight closed structure cell foam used for doors and in the roof lining. It’s good for absorbing airborne noise.<\/p>\n

As well as the mats, Silent Coat offer three kits. One is a basic hatchback deadener, and the others are for Land Rover Defender 90SWB and 110LWB.<\/p>\n

Overall, Silent Coat provides cost effective stuff, and offers a good choice of products for different applications.<\/p>\n