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Duratex vs. Line-X (again).
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 1:20 pm
by BrentEvans
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?
Re: Duratex vs. Line-X (again).
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 2:58 pm
by Dan30
I think this show has ran out of ideas. lol
Re: Duratex vs. Line-X (again).
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:11 pm
by BrentEvans
Dan30 wrote:I think this show has ran out of ideas. lol
Heh... gratuitous explosions and other various destruction make up for it.
Re: Duratex vs. Line-X (again).
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:41 pm
by Dan30
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.
Re: Duratex vs. Line-X (again).
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:08 pm
by BrentEvans
I think they said 1/8". That's a standard application, I believe.
Re: Duratex vs. Line-X (again).
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:21 pm
by DJPhatman
BrentEvans wrote:Dan30 wrote:I think this show has ran out of ideas. lol
Heh... gratuitous explosions and other various destruction make up for it.
+1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000!!!!!!!!!!!!
But, I will still use Duratex on my speaker cabinets!
Re: Duratex vs. Line-X (again).
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 10:47 am
by camrynekai
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.
Re: Duratex vs. Line-X (again).
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 4:23 pm
by BoostFab
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....
Re: Duratex vs. Line-X (again).
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 6:40 pm
by el_ingeniero
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.
Can you give us a rough idea what it costs to get a cab line-x'ed?