Are carbon fiber speaker cabinets inherently better than wood or metal ones


There seems to be a pretty big jump in speaker prices when moving to carbon fiber cabinetry when all else is equal (or what seems like equal). Is this because it is able to be molded into more acoustically correct shapes or simple the characteristics of the material?

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It’s a custom designed material used as an alternative to wood so probably inherently better suited for the task. Wood is wood.

But either way can work well if done right. Done right usually cost somewhat more.

Is that what KEF uses in their LS 50s, Blades, etc? I don’t think so but a big thumbs up whatever it is they use. I do not miss the wood there.