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1/2” birch ply sufficient for box build?
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<blockquote data-quote="SlugButter" data-source="post: 8735983" data-attributes="member: 678073"><p>I’ve never heard a difference between any types of wood I’ve used for sub boxes. If it’s a solid build, it will sound fine. The issue with cheap wood comes when sanding and finishing the enclosure. Really easy to sand right through the the thin birch veneer when using Home Depot birch, for instance. Also, a particle board box may sound fine, but it’s super heavy and chips and breaks easy. If you’re carpeting your box, particle board and MDF would work fine, and save a few bucks. If you’re painting or staining, then the quality of wood makes a big difference in appearance, but you won’t hear a difference. If you were to build 2 identical boxes, 1 from particle board and the other with sanded pine and did a blind sound test, I would bet my savings that you wouldn’t be able to hear any difference between the 2.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SlugButter, post: 8735983, member: 678073"] I’ve never heard a difference between any types of wood I’ve used for sub boxes. If it’s a solid build, it will sound fine. The issue with cheap wood comes when sanding and finishing the enclosure. Really easy to sand right through the the thin birch veneer when using Home Depot birch, for instance. Also, a particle board box may sound fine, but it’s super heavy and chips and breaks easy. If you’re carpeting your box, particle board and MDF would work fine, and save a few bucks. If you’re painting or staining, then the quality of wood makes a big difference in appearance, but you won’t hear a difference. If you were to build 2 identical boxes, 1 from particle board and the other with sanded pine and did a blind sound test, I would bet my savings that you wouldn’t be able to hear any difference between the 2. [/QUOTE]
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