2 out of 5

Cool idea, but not enough room.

Written By Robert, Tucson, AZ on Saturday, August 20, 2011

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When ordering speakers, the baffles looked like a great idea. When installing the speakers, there was not enough room for the baffles to fit. Oh, well.

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1 out of 5

Not worth it

Written By Vince, San Jose on Thursday, June 30, 2011

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Dont waste your money on these.I installed my speakers with and without and the only thing they do is protect the speaker from water.The sound wasnt any better.

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1 out of 5

Not for Ford F150

Written By Will, Huntsville, AL on Saturday, May 21, 2011

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These baffles were one of three recommended baffle accessories. I have never used a baffle and thought I would give it a try. The baffle was way too big for the factory opening. After cutting down the flange of the boom mat to get it to fit the face of the opening, you had to cut a section out from the circumference of the baffle to get it to fit in the opening, (otherwise it prevented the speaker from being installed). After finally getting them to fit, I cranked up the stereo and was surprised at the results. It helped the mids and highs but the bass was muffled. I again modified the baffle by cutting half off of the back out to allow air movement for the speaker. The bass was better still not as good as the factory speaker. On the third try, I threw the Boom Mats away, installed the speakers without the baffles and rocked out! The speakers sounded much better without the baffles! Don't waste your money! I don't know why this is a recommended accessory for an F-150!?

4 out of 4 people found this helpful

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5 out of 5

Does its Job

Written By FRED, Saint George UT on Thursday, May 12, 2011

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bought these to help keep moisture and dirt out of my speakers, accidentally
ordered too deep of ones so had to trim them a bit but that was my fault.

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4 out of 5

Good protection

Written By Mike M, letssgo68@gmail.com on Thursday, April 07, 2011

 

These are great for protecting speakers in my 07 Mazda6 doors. I had my new
speakers installed for 2-3 days and they already got drops of water on them from
a rainy day, so these boom mat baffles were a must. Now I'm sure they'll stay
dry and clean.
I do notice in my front doors the window does hit them just slightly when
lowered all the way down, but being they're foam it cant hurt it.
The baffles definitely seem over-sized, and required a little cutting of excess
material, but such is life when you're installing a generic product. If they fit
better they would get 5 stars from me.

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5 out of 5

Best speaker protection for the money!

Written By WaTexan, Washington...the state on Wednesday, March 02, 2011

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IF you are going to invest in upgraded your sound from OEM, I would recommend this
product. I read all the reviews and decided that it would serve me best to use them to
keep water away from my door speakers. To top that, I have F-150 SCrew and one pair
did the trick for all my doors, I cut them in half horizontally and placed them on the top
portion of the speaker!

1 out of 1 people found this helpful

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5 out of 5

Boom Mat 6"x8" Speaker Baffles

Written By Mike_Ohio, Hamilton, Ohio on Tuesday, January 25, 2011

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If you are getting decent speakers, these are a must-have.
For the cost, you are crazy to not buy them.

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5 out of 5

A must!

Written By Mike, Corvallis OR. on Thursday, October 21, 2010

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You wont believe you didn't want to spend the money. Insulates empty space behind speaker, sound difference is noticable. Keeps door speakers dry and clean.

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1 out of 5

Boom Mat 6"x8" Speaker Baffles

Written By Anonymous, Corpus Christi TX on Saturday, October 09, 2010

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I just installed these in my 03 Tacoma the only thing they are good for is a gasket for the mounting flange of the speaker. They were way over sized for my 6x8s and it took a lot of fitting and trimming to get them to work. if you leave the whole Baffle intact it really cuts down on you're sound quality. I finally cut out the whole back side of the baffle and what a difference this makes. with that being said only buy these if you are looking for a speaker gasket to prevent vibrations and cut out the back side for sound quality.

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1 out of 5

Fits like a Saddle on a Sow

Written By Anonymous, McCall, ID on Tuesday, May 25, 2010

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I purchased these to compliment 2 sets of Pioneer 6x8 speakers I recently installed in my '06 F150 Super Cab. I'm not sure how they measure these but a 6x8 speaker falls down inside of these completely, mounting flange and all. If the speakers measured 8x10 the speaker mounting flange might stay on the top lip but a 6x8, no way. After multiple attempts at trying to cram these 10 lbs monsters into a 5 lbs opening I finally gave up and installed the speakers without them. I don't know if these were oversize or what but if they aren't then I would recommend not using them where space might be a concern.

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4 out of 5

Good choice for protecting your speakers

Written By Anonymous, Williamsport, PA on Saturday, May 01, 2010

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Installed these in my Mazda 3 with 4-infinity kappa 682.9cf's 6"x8". Heard a strong vibration coming from my back drivers side door from the boom mat vibrating up against the main cross brace inside the door, so i just pulled it out of the door more. It was my fault for buying boom mats that were too deep. They do sell them in other depths. But overall they do provide protection to the speakers if water gets into the doors and do improve the bass quality slightly. Overall a good buy.

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1 out of 5

01 F250 with Factory radio Infinty speakers

Written By Jeff, Artesia,NM on Saturday, May 01, 2010

 

This product is TERRIBLE. tried them with infinity reference speakers and they distorted everything to the point I was going to send the whole setup back......
reinstalled everything with out these stupid things and I am completely happywith the speakers
with them the speaker sounded as if you put a folded towel on top of them

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2 out of 5

MAY CAUSE BASS DISTORTION

Written By Bill, Raleigh, NC on Friday, February 19, 2010

 

Installed these with infinity 6x8 6820cs woofers. Significant bass distortion was occurring at medium to high volumes. I ended up cutting out the bottoms of the boomats. Before I did this, the pressure wave from the woofers was bouncing off the bottom of the boomat and interfering with proper operation - they sounded as if the surround was broken.

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5 out of 5

Awesome product !!!

Written By Glenvall, Batesville, Arkansas on Saturday, June 06, 2009

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I have never used these before. Just installed them with 4 6x8 Kenwoods in doors. They definitely improve the midbass !!! They also completely eliminated vibrations in the doors !!! These foam baffles are awesome and I would recommend them to anyone !!! Just cut a slit in the bottom side for the wires, which also allows for pressure release, and will retain the ability to keep the speakers clean and dry.

Rock On !!!

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3 out of 5

Okay...I think...

Written By Casey, Texas on Friday, June 05, 2009

 

I don't really know if these made a difference at all. My intensions were to put them in all 4 doors, but the setup on the front doors would not allow these so they are just installed in the back. The back and the front pretty much sound the same to me, but they might make a noticable difference to you.

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5 out of 5

Oooo....foam......

Written By Kelly, The top of California on Monday, March 23, 2009

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I guess these things are pretty cool. I needed to buy more stuff to get free shipping and these were the only thing I could think of, so I stuck them in. Can't say for sure if they sound any better since they went in with new speakers. They are easy to work with and went in smoothly.

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4 out of 5

They work

Written By Shaun, Springfield, VA on Saturday, February 21, 2009

 

To tell you the truth, I didn't expect these to work at all. To my surprise, they actually did. They made the lows a little punchier and the mids a little stronger. Since I'm running 4-way speakers it didn't do anything for the treble. I put these in both the doors and the rear deck on my 06 Mustang, there was a bigger difference in the front than the rear. I'd recommend these if you don't already have subs, otherwise the subs will just overpower the gains these make.

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4 out of 5

NICE & CRISP

Written By Jetmd1967, Romulus, MI on Sunday, February 15, 2009

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These Baffles are very easy to install and they give my new speakers a Nice & Crisp, deeper sound. In addition they protect the backside of my speakers. Highly recommend.

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5 out of 5

Great Quality-Easy Install

Written By Chris, Southern California on Wednesday, February 04, 2009

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The price is great. The quality is great. Make sure you check behind the door panels (with the windows down) to measure clearance. Crutchfield sells a shallow pair as well.

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5 out of 5

Not too shabby.

Written By Eric, Portland, OR on Sunday, November 16, 2008

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Like the other reviewer, I have an '05 Mustang and bought these when I got around to swapping out all four of my speakers. I have a confession -- I bought the baffles because they sent me over the minimum price for free shipping (making the baffles virtually free). That being said, these things are great. They're easy to install, really improve the sound quality, and are inexpensive. The foam is very easy to cut so it's no problem getting the wiring in and cutting them to fit after you've screwed the speaker down. The only other thing I feel I should mention is that they don't really have any other competition product from Crutchfield; there's no other product that does what they do. So, if you want this kind of thing, get them. If not, don't.

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