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Why are there so many wooden box speakers out there?

I understand that wood is cheap and a box is easier to make than a sphere but when the speaker companies charge tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars for their speakers, shouldnt consumers expect more than just a typical box? Are consumers being duped?

Back in the 70’s a speaker engineer found that a sphere was best for a speaker. A square box was the worst and a rectangular box was marginally better.

The speaker engineers have surely known about this research so why has it been ignored?

Cabasse is the only company doing spheres. Should wooden boxes be made illegal

kenjit
kenjit OP
1,771 posts
 

If the materials of the cabinet are designed to take the energy (back waves) and convert that energy to heat, well then that is a different animal.

There is no material that miraculously converts sound energy into heat. That would be the perfect speaker material but it doesn't exist

kota1
2,706 posts
 

If you want research on speakers from the seventies take it, I want research  (on anything) that is recent. Progress marches on, if you like round speakers buy Gallo or Cabasse. If you want research on speakers that actually makes sense try AES, the standards have just been updated on speakers:

 

grislybutter
3,002 posts
 

There is no material that miraculously converts sound energy into heat

I am pretty sure women can do that

 

(btw you mean waves?)

thespeakerdude
483 posts
 

There is a saying,

 

"It is better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."

 

I work in the professional speaker industry. I think the above is the best contribution I can bring to this discussion. Anything else would be a waste of effort.

 

secretguy
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nonoise

9,496 posts

 

Andrew Jones has used something that is faceted so he has clearly applied my theories.

Talk about delusions of grandeur

Pay no attention to the fool behind the curtain,

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