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RE: Is MDF airtight? (Long-ish)

Posted by LKDog (A) on June 25, 2007 at 12:35:44

In Reply to: Is MDF airtight? (Long-ish) posted by Dyak on June 25, 2007 at 10:05:39:

Well, it definitely is absorbent despite seeming so rigid.

I have a small set of speaker stands I made for my rear 5.1 HT monitors.
I had not yet put spikes on them to raise them off the floor slightly.
I got a little water in the basement from a heavy Spring rain.
One of the stand bottoms swelled up like a baby's diaper.

Now the question is do speaker manufacturers wish to leave the surface absorbent, or do they wish to seal it so it is more reflective and airtight?
Maybe post a question on the Speaker forum here might yield some input, too.

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