Why are there so many wooden speakers?


I have noticed a problem within the speaker industry. 99% of speakers that come onto the marketplace are wooden, i.e MDF.
 
This is true of old speakers and new speakers. This is true of Dynaudio, B&W, Elac, Kef, revel, PMC, Focal, ATC the list goes on and on. This is a longstanding problem that has been deceiving audiophiles for decades and it requires a solution. 

The problem with a wooden box is that no matter what crossover or drivers you use, it will still sound like a wooden box. 
There is a limit to the sound you can get out of a wooden box so it is not possible to improve the sound just by using different drivers. Despite this, every year or two, the aforementioned companies put new speakers on the market claiming that they sound even better than what came before. In conclusion, we are being misled. 

I have no problem with MDF boxes per se. MDF is a good material to use. But if you want to make an even better speaker then you obviously need to use a better material. You cant use the same material and say you have made a better speaker. Thats false. 

Let's take the B&W 600 series for example. This is a series that has been going on for decades. 

Here is the latest speaker from their current series

https://www.bowerswilkins.com/home-audio/607

There is no mention of what wood is used but I'm pretty sure its MDF. All they talk about is their continuum woofer and dome tweeter that goes up to 38khz. No mention of even improvements to the crossover let alone the cabinet.

I believe that this has gone on for long enough and audiophiles deserve better treatment. I don't know if a class action lawsuit is the answer but something needs to change.
kenjit
Do your homework Kenjit. You will figure it out. Everyone else has.

I figured mine out.. Everyone? LOL you have a lot more faith in the typical audiophiler, than me.

A typical question. How do I change the stylus in my MM cart, I pulled a pointy thingy out of the front,, what do I do next? or I pulled the stylus out of my so and so MC cart (2000.00 cart). where can I get a new one?

or

I have so and so cables, and they are "Bright", I changed them a while back from so and so. They were fine. What cable do you think I should try now?

Everyone? Hee Hee ok..

BTW there is no Baltic Birch 22 ply, at 20.00. It's 50-60.00 for 11 ply. Over 100.00 for 13 ply but not delivered. 13-15 ply in the EU 200.00 dollars a sheet VOID and formaldehyde free. They are actually XRayed. 300.00 a sheet delivered here in the USA. Some really good stuff out of Russia now...

NONE of the big box store ply is good for speaker cabinets, have to be very careful when making kitchen cabinets with it. A LOT of voids in that crap from SE asia, and a lot of really REAL bad glues is used.. Bad for your the health.  I age Big Box ply or MDF for at least a year before making anything with it. Think ahead material for sure.

Regards
Bayz Audio could be exactly what you seek. Made from carbon and looking similar to the creature from Alien.
I was able to listen to them at the 2019 AXPONA. IMHO easily best of show.
You can pick up the flagship model for just under six figures. The good news, no wood in sight.