wood?

[bballrrt06]

okay so its home audio, but it could eventually come to car audio

http://www.jvc.com/Presentations/WoodConeSpeakers/life/hcs.html

thoughts?

[BigOso]

They could never function properly for high end car audio considering the heat and power that most woofers are expected to handle. It might be a viable option for low power handling applications but definately not spl. But I could be wrong.

[Beat_Dominator]

There are a few issues with a wood driver, the most significant is weight of the cone. Vifa also makes a wood-based driver that Dali uses in their mid-range home speakers.

http://www.soundstage.com/candystore/pics/200409_helicon.jpg

^ Those are about $2,800 per pair :p:

[bballrrt06]

they use 1/100" thick wood with laminate, so i think that would help on weight issues, and as far as spl they're not meant for spl, the idea is SQ