This is a very old argument.
I would think that eliminating cabinet resonance is simpler than controlling it the right way, or tune the speakers, as someone would say.
But speakers must be 'alive', whatever the philosophy.
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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@gdaddy1 If I am blind, production or reproduction is just a definition and isn't relevant. Additionally, horns, kevlar, carbon fiber, paper, metal domes, capacitors, etc produce their own inherit sound. Speakers are therefore instruments as they produce their own sound. This is reality, not a theory or Utopian belief. |
@foggyus91 99% are made of cheap materials? Ridiculous. Did ASR kick you out of their forums or something? I'm not sure why you insist on making such claims. Genuinely curious. Do you need to be right? Okay, you're right. Concrete is the best material to use for construction of a speaker cabinet and everything else is inferior. Happy Holidays. |
@nondemo Point proven as far as you being an ASR Minion. No went over there once and enjoyed the banter about cheap audio gear, and how if you spend more than $2k on your system your an idiot. Cheap is cheap and most of it sounds like... would love to see your system please do post images under the Virtual Systems. If it walks like a duck... |
@bartsw is conflating sound PROduction with sound REproduction. It’s the same reason why high end home systems don’t use stage monitors or pro sound reinforcement speakers to listen to recorded music. |
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