In Reply to: Generally speaking, solid hardwood is a poor choice for speaker enclosures. posted by Opus 33 1/3 on May 22, 2015 at 03:39:47:
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.
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