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In Reply to: RE: Solid wood cabinet posted by Bill the K on May 21, 2015 at 19:34:57
Ideally, the enclosure should be as inert as possible. Hardwoods resonate.
MDF or furniture grade plywood is preferable.
Opus 33 1/3
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I disagree. All materials resonate. It is just a question of at what frequenies. Just like all materials will be transonic to some degree at some frequencies. Particle board and MDF is a bitch to work with, can off gas nasty stuff and are so dense they can make speakers sound dead/dull. Baltic birch ply (void less thin laminate layers) is much better. Solid hardwoods can sound fine but can be very price and prone to warbling if not correctly drired, climatized/acclimated to the room environment and appropriately brace. At you size, these should not be too much and issue. I like solid hardwood front baffles and 2 layers of 19mm Baltic birch ply sides and backs with hardwood veneers. Just my $0.02.
I thought the hardwood was not being used because of the price. Resonating means problem. I may as well stick with MDF with Rosewood finish which should look OK among the existing Rosewood furniture. Thanks.
Cheers
Bill
Use MDF, and then veneer it with Rosewood veneer. My favorite source is Tape Ease. I recommend the 10 mil over the 20 mil, as the edges disappear more easily. Rosewood veneer is rather pricey, at $256 a sheet.
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