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

buki is exactly on point here:

Here is what I would say about that. How many CONCERT level instruments are made out of plywood or MDF?

Since I listen to mainly jazz vocalists my speakers are made mainly of deceased jazz vocalists. You would not believe how long I waited for this pair. Touch and go for a while, I was worried the singer might recover.

@ebm

What great speakers do you have?Good luck in this great hobby.

I design my own. Here is what I’m listening to now. The tweeter is the same as used in some Gryphon designs, the mid-woofer I’ve seen in Wilson and other speakers:


https://speakermakersjourney.blogspot.com/2017/12/snr-1-two-way-high-end-diy-monitor.html


Caps are top of the line from Clarity, resistors from Mills and copper foil inductor in the woofer. Not sure if it’s Mundorf or Jantzen. Cabinetry is from Lee Taylor

@ebm 

The A1 is a much much better value and realistic speaker to live with than the S1 Mk II , so I'm not surprised. 

Important to note, that it's easy to make fewer speakers than you think you will sell, so you can later announce you are sold out! Generates great hype. 

Having said that, while I do think Magico's are overpriced in general, they at least have some of the smoothest frequency responses, with consistently great dispersion in a "high end" speaker I've heard. They are one of the most consistent sounding "high end" speaker brands. I think they tune a little bright, and that the prices are astronomic, but otherwise not bad speakers.

Best,

E

+1 peter.
I've wanted to play with composite sandwiches, as well as using layers of the same materials with different cut-outs to prevent panel length resonances.

I think it's close between ply and MDF. Construction matters however.
The best MDF I have seen use 1" thick layers to build up the case, with each layer using a different bracing topology. This yields an incredibly stiff and inert cabinet. but is very expensive and produces tons of dust.

Best left for those with access to CNC machines. Still, it's a lot cheaper than billet aluminum. :)

Best,
E