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Wood cones - any experiences?

I came across JVC site the other day and they are announcing introduction of wood cones. Any one heard these speakers or any other wood cone speakers? Just curious to know if it is really an improvement on the traditional driver materials.

I couldn't find any places where JVC is selling these speakers. Maybe there are not out in the stores or with dealers yet.
harrygoldsmith
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r_f_sayles
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They could be teak veneers which would help prevent splitting. I heard about the existence of JVC wood cones but not a lot of details and I haven't heard them play. Cheers!
newbie13
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Bamboo drivers are in the works to take advatage of wood's natural resonances. http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/srch_fr.pl?bamboo&zzANY
jeffreyds
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I saw them at the Sharper Image. The system seemed to have excellent build quality. The sound was very smooth and natural. Of course it's tough to tell much about the sound quality with all the background noise at the Sharper Image. The system had a subwoofer that the Sharper Image was including as part of the package at the time. I wouldn't hesitate to use this as an office system. If nothing else, it's an interesting conversation piece.
tubeking
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Let's not forget that Paper Cones are also a Wood Product.
cdc
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I DISliked the JVC very much. Strange resonances seemed to unnaturally enhance the reverb in Chris Isaac's "Dream About You". Then again JVC electronics are pretty bad to begin with. Usually this is grain or brightness, not reverb. I like Denon UD-M31 or Yamaha much better.
Newbie13 I got the Tang-Band drivers and actually small pieces of bamboo appear to be bonded to the paper. Apparently to further damp the paper.
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