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What is your favorite material for loudspeakers?

So what is your preferred choice for loudspeaker cabinet materials and finish? Veneers, Laminates,Metals, Carbon, Solid hard woods, Partical board, birch plywood. Plastic coats,Plastic,Aluminum, Paint,Lacquers, French polish, Oil? So pick your cab material, veneer or other, finish choice what even you like? For me birch plywood with veneer and french polish. Whats your choice?
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jaybo
4,478 posts
 
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zenblaster
504 posts
 
HDF (high density as opposed to medium) with laminate inside and out. Bracing is very important.
eldartford
4,262 posts
 
The best cabinet material is air! I like planars.
guidocorona
4,298 posts
 
Interesting. . . in most cases, Baltic Birch is not from the Baltic region. . . it usually denotes a somewhat hiher grade birch ply from Russia, Bielorus, or China. Finnish birch instead. . . is a different kettle of fish. One of the highest grade materials I have found is from Finnish fabricator UPM, which can be sourced in thicknesses up to 50MM:
http://w3.upm-kymmene.com/upm/internet/cms/upmcms.nsf/$all/af4c54532110776dc22570ba00304034?OpenDocument&qm=menu,4,5,1&smtitle=Plywood
Material uses outdoors bonding agents and has 21 plies on the 1 inch thick product. This appears to be higher grade material than what is usually called 'baltic' or 'marine' plywood. G.
gunbei
2,327 posts
 
I bought some Hawaiian Koa veneer for the ProAc 2.5 clone project I have planned.
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