Episode 315 - T&K Vorix 30 Ti .308 and 300 BLK Testing and LayerX Strake 9 Deep Dive (22-JUL-2026)

Episode 315 - T&K Vorix 30 Ti .308 and 300 BLK Testing and LayerX Strake 9 Deep Dive (22-JUL-2026)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.231 – LayerX Strake 9 MP5 testing. It’s been about 3 months since you’ve seen the MP5! Welcome back, subgun friends. This is the relatively light and compact Strake 9. Hybrid designs and low back pressure – what happens when the silencer is small? Can this beat the HUXWRX Cash 9 at its own game? Technical deep dive for the report published last week. (00:10:12)

    a. Intro and recap – what is this silencer for? (00:11:59)

    b. Strake 9 general overview (00:14:50)

    c. Strake 9 silencer design and functional physics (00:17:49)

    d. Hazard Map Brief 8.1.28 (00:24:39)

    e. Strake 9 silencer performance (00:30:58)

    f. Performance Comparisons and Overall thoughts (00:40:46)

  2. Sound Signature Review 6.232 – T&K Vorix 30 Ti on .308 and 300 BLK bolt-action rifles. Multi-cartridge testing for this lightweight and compact bolt-action rifle silencer, to fully characterize its behavior. A little under 1.5-in diameter, and less than 8 inches long… yet bringing the performance? Pleasant surprises seem to becoming more commonplace in today’s silencer market, which is great! Let’s take a look at these interesting physics in this introduction to the report published today. (00:46:16)

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Episode 314 - LayerX Strake 9 MP5 Testing and Listener Questions (16-JUL-2026)

Episode 314 - LayerX Strake 9 MP5 Testing and Listener Questions (16-JUL-2026)

Today’s Topics:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.231 – LayerX Strake 9 MP5 testing. It’s been about 3 months since you’ve seen the MP5! Welcome back, subgun friends. Today we introduce the relatively light and compact Strake 9. More companies entering the 3D-printed space. Hybrid designs and low back pressure – what happens when the silencer is small? Can this beat the HUXWRX Cash 9 at its own game? Introduction to the report published today. (00:08:40)

  2. Listener Questions are back! Let’s dive back into Solicitation 8, answer your queries, and learn more about silencers! You can always find the other episodes with Listener Questions over the years by clicking on this metadata tag. It will pull up all the Listener Questions episodes on our website! (00:23:11)

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