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

it's like asking what kind of fishing line is best. or what caliber for deer hunting is best. are we this bored?

Solid jarrah sounds excellent.It is a really dead sounding timber .I have used it laminated over MDF in larger speakers and as 100% solid in smaller speakers.It sounds much better than MDF or plywood to me.It is also great for turntable plinths and racks.Grado were also using it for some of their most expensive phono cartridges.It seems to have just the right density [medium-to high] and grain structure[short].It also looks beautiful.

“Why Magico is made out of aluminum? Probably because it is cheap.”

Whether aluminum is cheap or not is besides the point. If you look at all the complexities in the internal bracings that are used and machining of all those pieces and the time and cost to assemble everything you’ll get a picture why they cost so much. It’s certainly hell of a lot easier (and cheaper) to run MDF boards through CNC machines and glue them up together, even when every other component, e.g., drivers, crossover parts, etc., are the same.

Just make all walls 2.5 inches thick. Brace front to back with old (dry and shrunk) hardwood. And use granite glued onto the front. Voila! Success!!!

Vinny

What..........you don't enjoy a little ringing???