Ok, so Mythbusters did some tests of Line-X, and the stuff stands up pretty darn well. Like.... to C4.
What piqued my interest is that the Line-X installer referred to it as an elastometric product. IIRC, that's what Duratex is as well... and I know my Duratexed cabs aren't going to stand up to a C4 blast.
So... what's the difference? A buddy of mine does Line-X on his cabs, and I bought one of his wedges (cabinet builder installed the baffle upside down, so I got it for a song) and the Line-X is definently superior in hardness and durability to the Duratex, but the Duratex on my cabs is a thinner coat.... if it was built up would it be the same durability? Is the cost worth it?
Duratex vs. Line-X (again).
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Duratex vs. Line-X (again).
99% of the time, things that aren't already being done aren't being done because they don't work. The other 1% is split evenly between fools and geniuses.
Re: Duratex vs. Line-X (again).
I think this show has ran out of ideas. lol
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Re: Duratex vs. Line-X (again).
Heh... gratuitous explosions and other various destruction make up for it.Dan30 wrote:I think this show has ran out of ideas. lol
99% of the time, things that aren't already being done aren't being done because they don't work. The other 1% is split evenly between fools and geniuses.
Re: Duratex vs. Line-X (again).
I just finished the episode. (with some skimming) and that bedliner is really impressive. I wonder how many coats they applied for the wall experiment.
T39 24" 3012lf (1 built 1 in progress)
SLA Pro x 2
Yamaha S112V x 1
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SLA Pro x 2
Yamaha S112V x 1
QSC RMX 2450
dbx Driverack PA
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Re: Duratex vs. Line-X (again).
I think they said 1/8". That's a standard application, I believe.
99% of the time, things that aren't already being done aren't being done because they don't work. The other 1% is split evenly between fools and geniuses.
Re: Duratex vs. Line-X (again).
+1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000!!!!!!!!!!!!BrentEvans wrote:Heh... gratuitous explosions and other various destruction make up for it.Dan30 wrote:I think this show has ran out of ideas. lol
But, I will still use Duratex on my speaker cabinets!
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Re: Duratex vs. Line-X (again).
My T48's are Line-X'ed....it was a very expensive venture, but worth EVERY penny. It is applied with two coats...a smooth one that is just over 1/16 of an inch and then they do a splatter coat that is also a 1/16 of an inch. Basically, its a molten plastic and as durable as you can get. For my tops, DuraTex is plenty good but for my subs that get tossed around Line-X is bullet proof.
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Re: Duratex vs. Line-X (again).
I did see that MythBuster episode, I was going to post here about it, but forgot to. I'm pretty impressed by the C4 blast protection, not like your cab ever see that pressure. It's too expensive....
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Re: Duratex vs. Line-X (again).
Can you give us a rough idea what it costs to get a cab line-x'ed?camrynekai wrote:My T48's are Line-X'ed....it was a very expensive venture, but worth EVERY penny. It is applied with two coats...a smooth one that is just over 1/16 of an inch and then they do a splatter coat that is also a 1/16 of an inch. Basically, its a molten plastic and as durable as you can get. For my tops, DuraTex is plenty good but for my subs that get tossed around Line-X is bullet proof.