helotaxi
5,000+ posts
Kilroy was Here
You don't use birch ply for just strength. Its biggest benefit as far as I'm concerned is weight savings.
MDF and HDF are used because they are non-resonant. The walls of the enclosure are dead. Strength has nothing to do with it because they really aren't all that strong.
MDF and HDF are used because they are non-resonant. The walls of the enclosure are dead. Strength has nothing to do with it because they really aren't all that strong.