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Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF?

Im guessing they use mdf these days because its cheaper.

vinny55
ebm
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invictus005 What great speaker do you have DUDE????
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kalali
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"It depends on the wires which should be copper and the electronics, it took me years to get them to sound my best."

You're a lot more patient than most folks here and probably a perfectionist. I would give it a month and then move on to something else. For me, any component I buy must sound better than what it replaced, right out of the box.


invictus005
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@ebm I have several awesome speakers, but non are gongs like yours! 
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jayctoy
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I agree with Baltic Birch , Lois speaker designer from omega speakers , sold me the rs8 supercone made with Baltic Birch it so beautiful and sound really good, then I have this Norh speaker made with synthetic marble , made in Thailand design by Michael Barnes, The Andra they do have granite in it...
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soundsrealaudio
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Which ever material is lower mass would be better. High mass materials have a low resonance point. Very difficult to deal with low frequencies. 

Aluminum has never seemed viable as a musical speaker cabinet material. I don't think it will stand the test of time. 

Plywood is by its nature a composite material that has self dampening properties. When used properly this can sound excellent. I think some old violins are made with plywood. Not sure. 
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