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#1
1st September 2007, 09:13 PM
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Is plywood better than particle board?
We are aware of Peter's acoustic preference for particle (chip) board for speaker cabinet construction. Planet 10 who is obviously a speaker educated person has recently suggested that good plywood would be his overall preference. I'd be interested in anyone elses take on this. In particular, Peter, what do you think of quality ply versus particle board?
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#2
1st September 2007, 10:46 PM
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Re: Is plywood better than particle board?
I started building speakers with particle board. Certainly better soincally than MDF but it does not fit with my style/rational of designing boxes.
A lot of the classics were made with particle board (and i have burned many hundreds of those boxes -- including the carcasses of a set of IMF TLS80s) Besides not having the sonic finese of a well designed plywood (i am not considering crappy ply here), particle board does not have near the longevity of plywood. dave
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#3
1st September 2007, 11:28 PM
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Re: Is plywood better than particle board?
in his latest newsletter Peter discusses particleboard and has in the past on the forum come down in favour of it over ply,
so personally I would go along with his views, he has a very good track record with speakers
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2nd September 2007, 12:08 AM
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Re: Is plywood better than particle board?
Quote:
dave
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2nd September 2007, 12:44 AM
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Re: Is plywood better than particle board?
Hi Dave
heres the link for the newletter http://www.wduk.worldomain.net/forum...4734#post44734 or maybe contact peter for back copys
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#7
2nd September 2007, 09:26 AM
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Re: Is plywood better than particle board?
Give me chipboard over MDF any day of the week. The fact that's it's also cheaper is nice. But I'd still take ply over it, accepting that we can never entirely erradicate panel resonance in a reasonably sized cabinet; only control it.
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#8
3rd September 2007, 12:53 PM
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Re: Is plywood better than particle board?
You can read more about my thoughts on the subject here
www.speaker-parts.eu/info/ which is an ongoing rant (bit like this forum really!). I'll be updating this every other day or so.
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#9
3rd September 2007, 03:40 PM
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Re: Is plywood better than particle board?
hi, Peter,
great stuff so far, looking forward to part 3.
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#10
4th September 2007, 10:45 AM
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Re: Is plywood better than particle board?
Very informative and "un" rant like. It's good to get an experienced perspective on the hows and whys of an established designer like yourself.
 A good read in an age of ill informed blogging. Looking forward to your next rant Peter.... 
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