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Speakers made with unusual cabinet material

There were the Celestions with their Aerolam cabinets. The Green Mountain Audio speakers that had a sort of cast marble cabinet. Were/are there other speaker manufacturers that used some kind of odd or exotic materials for the cabinets? Are there speakers with real wood cabinets (rather than veneer?)
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Hi Howard,

Regarding real wood speakers, see this thread. Daedalus Audio speakers, which I and a number of other A'gon regulars own, are a leading example.

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solid wood = resonance problem. it's only for consumer's attraction.
Not if it's done right. Although doing it right may result in a cost disadvantage relative to veneered approaches. See the comment by Daedalus_audio in the thread I linked to earlier.

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-- Al
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Next move of solid-wood or any other higher-priced materials manufacturer is to convice consumer.
In the case of Daedalus speakers, a lot of consumers are already convinced, as can be seen in many owner comments that have been posted about them here and elsewhere, including in the thread that I linked to above. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, as the saying goes.

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-- Al
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