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Paper Based Speaker Cone Question

I am considering a pair of Ohm Walsh speakers, likely the beta Super Sound Cylinders or the beta 3.3010s with the integral powered subwoofers. Ohm has indicated to me that the speaker cones are made from a paper based material. Should this concern me or not considering the pricing is around $5k to $6k / speaker pair? Can paper based speaker cones perform properly and have reasonable durability?  Are there other similar cost speakers with paper cones?

michiganbuckeye
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jond
5,780 posts
 
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.
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vtech2000
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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.
invictus005
597 posts
 
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?
seanheis1
623 posts
 
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. 
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audioguy85
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Tannoy uses paper cones.....some believe that the sound of music takes on the properties or characteristics of the material used to construct the cone. 

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