Paper Based Speaker Cone Question

It may be considered a matter of preference but I myself often prefer paper cone material for its organic sound. I know that sounds like I'm a vegan or something but paper cones can do some things better than other material. Poly cones, kevlar, etc tend to provide a very black background and can be more punchy with electronic music but if you listen to jazz, classical or you prefer the "wooden" sound of John Bonham's drum kit, paper cones will give you a sound that is closer to the actual performance in my opinion. DALI even puts wood chips in some of their drivers for this very reason.

My AN-J's have paper mid/woofers and I could not be happier. Natural sounding detailed and musical in the extreme. I will probably stick with AN speakers and paper drivers in the future if I ever decide to change or upgrade.

I find the Mother of Tone web site to be an outstanding reference toward the understanding of this subject - this page in particular:

http://www.mother-of-tone.com/vibration.htm

... but especially the following page:

http://www.mother-of-tone.com/mother.htm

But read at your own risk, as you will not be the same after.

Some of the best sounding speakers ever made had paper cones. Paper will outlast any other speaker cone material and can survive hundreds of years. Any other questions?

There are $50 speakers that use Kevlar and 100k speakers that use paper and vice versa. The cost of the enclosure is much greater than the driver.