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


Im guessing they use mdf these days because its cheaper.

vinny55

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Slightly off topic - but Martin Logan CLX have no cabinets and they certainly sound fine -  i think HDF makes the most sense if you are looking for consistency - eapecially when cut and prepared with CNC machinery - i dont see how they can match the left and right cabinet properties if you are using plywood or natural wood regardless of the wood type or mumber of layers - it is impossible to build two cabinets with identical sound absorbtion / reflection properties with anything other than MDF or HDF.  PMC speakers - widely used in most recording studios use nothing but HDF or MDF - although they baffle the cabinets with a proprietary insulation material -  but i would think natural wood would be the worste choice for cabinets because of the tendency to change properties with the climate and humidity - as well as the impossible task of trying to have two cabinets with exactly the same charactiristics