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In Reply to: Diy loudspeakers; birch cabinets vs mdf cabs posted by bunni on June 11, 2007 at 17:51:02:
MDF sounds very hollow to me, and I have gone up to 2" thick. It also is terrible over time, and creates a powdery dust that goes everywhere.
I use a 13-layer Birch on all my speakers. I find a high-layer, long-grained (or fairly long) hardwood has some great self-damping properties. I also have found that birch (as oppose to oak, pine,. and others I have tried) voices the best. It DOES slightly color the lower midrange, but it is for the better. It is very warm and smooth without lacking detail.
I doubt a large chunk of DIY-ers also build the cabinets properly to take into account the acoustic properties of their design and material. Some think a brace solves all evils, but if placed wrong it can add to harsh colorations.
Bottom line is hardwood ply is more difficult to work with and needs to be tuned properly, but when it is, the benefits are amazing. MDF is MDF and always will be and sound like MDF.
Good Luck
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Mike "use your ears" Z
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- I prefer Birch and use it ALL the time.... - *Michael Z* 05:32:39 06/12/07 (1)
- RE: I prefer Birch and use it ALL the time.... - Schu 14:38:57 06/12/07 (0)
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