wood?

[bballrrt06 10+ year member]

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

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

thoughts?

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[BigOso 10+ year member]

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 5,000+ posts]

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.

^ Those are about $2,800 per pair //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[bballrrt06 10+ year member]

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