Wood cones - any experiences?

Yes I do agree that it doesn't seem to be aimed at the high-end market. But at times innovations do shake the previously set theories.

Ultrakaz - JVC has standalone speakers to that use the wood cones. I was hoping I could get them to hear at the mass electronics stores - like BB or CC .. went there but no such luck.

I may buy the micro system down the road - waiting for an event so that I can get permission from dear wife - you all know how it goes ... :)

They could be teak veneers which would help prevent splitting. I heard about the existence of JVC wood cones but not a lot of details and I haven't heard them play. Cheers!

Bamboo drivers are in the works to take advatage of wood's natural resonances. http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/srch_fr.pl?bamboo&zzANY

I saw them at the Sharper Image. The system seemed to have excellent build quality. The sound was very smooth and natural. Of course it's tough to tell much about the sound quality with all the background noise at the Sharper Image. The system had a subwoofer that the Sharper Image was including as part of the package at the time. I wouldn't hesitate to use this as an office system. If nothing else, it's an interesting conversation piece.

Let's not forget that Paper Cones are also a Wood Product.