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Are exotic speaker cabinet materials overrated?
Seems a lot of speaker companies are coming out with new non resonant cabinet materials all the time. Wilson especially seems to be inventing a new M X V material every year. Other top speaker companies seem to be staying with MDF even when their speakers match the above mentioned speaker company prices. Do these exotic materials really contribute to a better sound or do they add an unnatural quality to the sound.
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These companies that invest (develop) in these exotic cabinet materials all have one thing in common; spend more of their resources and time on this aspect of speaker development and less on drivers. They usually outsource drivers and tweak them t fit their design parameters. Focal takes the other road; they develop their own drivers and use this Focal point as the main emphasis of their designs. |
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All they naysayers need to give some of these speakers a listen. Armchair condemnation of these materials shows the true ignorance of the person posting. Acora Acoustics MRB-1 https://acoraacoustics.com/ Sonner Speakers, cabinet design. https://sonneraudio.com/enclosure/ Are just 2 examples. If you think your $500.00 MDF speakers even come close then you need to head to a show or dealer near you ASAP... Sorry kids those Golden Ear speakers do not hold a candle to many of new cabinet designs (last 10 years) and materials. And if your going to make fun of the 4 cable risers I have in my system, know this they are there only to make it easier to clean my floor in my listening space. My home is built on an engineered slab... |
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