Danny Moore wrote: > Actually, if you go to a high-end commercial sound re-inforcement > cabinet (like PAS, EAW, McPhearson, Deitz, etc.) you won't find much > particle board/MDF. They use 13-ply Baltic Burch, 17-ply Russian > Laminate, etc. if they're using wood (looks more like Falconwood or > Delignit). The more exotic designs use polygraphite and carbon fiber > reinforced Kevlar. Sorry, I was not aware of that. Of course high end sound reinforcment speakers are subject to much more abuse than the average home speaker or piano will ever take. Particle board is a good speaker cabinet material but you can put a hammer right through the stuff. Speakers that do a lot of traveling and/or have to put out 120+ dB of bass need to be built much stronger than the average home theater speaker. > Again, it goes back to construction costs. Yup, the advantages gained with other much more expensive materials in speaker cabinets would not be significant enough to justify the price increase. A
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