Hardwood / MDF / Phenolic / Aluminium / Concrete / Polymer and or a combination of some have all been implemented, all have their advantages and challenges - Its all a matter of how its done.
Good Listening
Peter
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Peter
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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Sebrof, X material and M material is just a fancy word for Phenolic board. Phenolic Board It is not magic as some want to believe. It is however probably a good material choice for a speaker enclosure because of its inertness, but its not the only one. As previously stated is all a matter of implementation. Good Listening Peter |
Sebrof I have no clue as to where Wilson sources their Phenolic board - it is a generic commodity just like MDF and all the other materials used for speaker cabinet construction. If someone wants you to believe they they cooked it up in their back room with the help form elves and others with magic powers they are full of ..... As stated earlier it is implementation that counts and I do indeed think that Phenolic board is an excellent material for enclosure construction because of its inertness. It requires some expertise to machine it is heavy to move around undoubtedly contributing to the high cost of Wilson's speakers Google it and you will find multiple suppliers, my reason for supplying the link was to show that Phenolic material indeed are classified in X XX and XXX among others. Good Listening Peter |