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Old 1st December 2009   #2
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First off, I always get a kick out of investigating any new audiophile gimmick I haven't heard of before. Those dippin' dots strike me as being the typical audiphile fake-ass bullshit.

I think you're going to have to measure the actual resonance of the windows before you can determine how to treat them. If you add a significant amount of mass [four minuscule dots are not significant], that will lower the resonance; you'd have to calculate-/measure to see the specific results. If you coat the windows in some kind of self-damping resin or something, that will lower the frequency of resonance and reduce its intensity. If you're talking about an actual constrained layer as in putting some kind of self-damping material between - and touching - both of the panes, that could also be effective. On the other hand, the resonance of the windows may not actually be a significant problem in the first place. What kind of surface area are you looking at with these?
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