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Speakers made with unusual cabinet material

There were the Celestions with their Aerolam cabinets. The Green Mountain Audio speakers that had a sort of cast marble cabinet. Were/are there other speaker manufacturers that used some kind of odd or exotic materials for the cabinets? Are there speakers with real wood cabinets (rather than veneer?)
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almarg
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solid wood = resonance problem. it's only for consumer's attraction.
Not if it's done right. Although doing it right may result in a cost disadvantage relative to veneered approaches. See the comment by Daedalus_audio in the thread I linked to earlier.

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The original B&W CM1 (1987) had a plastic matrix enclosure.

B&W Nautilus 801/802 midrange enclosures are Marlan.

Unity Audio made some speakers with Corian cabinets.

Essence made speakers with cast concrete enclosures.

Waterfall speakers have glass cabinets.
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Doin' right with veneer will not compromise doin' right with solid wood only with smaller expense. Next move of solid-wood or any other higher-priced materials manufacturer is to convice consumer.
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Next move of solid-wood or any other higher-priced materials manufacturer is to convice consumer.
In the case of Daedalus speakers, a lot of consumers are already convinced, as can be seen in many owner comments that have been posted about them here and elsewhere, including in the thread that I linked to above. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, as the saying goes.

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Hardwood / MDF / Phenolic / Aluminium / Concrete / Polymer and or a combination of some have all been implemented, all have their advantages and challenges - Its all a matter of how its done.

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Peter
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