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personally ive used all 3 of the main listed..no resin on any of my boxes and birch ply has been the best...mdf is heavy as fuck...and regular ply is ok as long as you add other shit to make it better

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I could give a fuck less what meade uses in his box. he also used 5gallons of fiber glass and a shit load of 2x4's. and any "true" competitor doesn't use wood buddy

ply wood kicks mdf's ass mostly because it is actual wood not glue and dust

wow didn't expect that kind of attack and by the way not to sound like an ass but all the top spl competitors use some form sealer weather it be resin or mat then resin, again if i could id build my boxes out of 3/4in plexi but hey to each his own thats all im gonna say ive always used mdf and thats what i was taught to use but again to each his own

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the real competitors use concrete and stone and I have seen glass as well

I had a piece of 1" ply wood 20" wide 70" long I layed it across my ditch and drove my truck over it didn't even crack try that with mdf

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" enclosure material challenge"

2 identical enclosure one mdf one birch, same woofer same power on the tl

then resin them both and test again

all being on a range say 30-50hz? to see the affects. one may be better but untill someone with some time sits down and test chill out.

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MDF is nicer to work with a router.

Good plywood is stronger, lighter and less likely to blow out/split/whatever.

Cheap plywood and cheap MDF are both shit.

It's horses for courses. MDF is more dead, no doubt about it. It's just a density thing.

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MDF is nicer to work with a router.

Good plywood is stronger, lighter and less likely to blow out/split/whatever.

Cheap plywood and cheap MDF are both shit.

It's horses for courses. MDF is more dead, no doubt about it. It's just a density thing.

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MDF is nicer to work with a router.

Good plywood is stronger, lighter and less likely to blow out/split/whatever.

Cheap plywood and cheap MDF are both shit.

It's horses for courses. MDF is more dead, no doubt about it. It's just a density thing.

almost exactly what i was going to say. i like working with mdf more than plywood. it rounds over a lot smoother. but i most likely had some crap plywood too. not a ton of places to get wood where i live, so home depot is my one stop shop. so i usually just go with mdf. it's also half the price of the plywood they have there

 

 

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Not all plywood is created equal.

Cabinet grade Oak or Birch > MDF any day

Depending on the Box your building the benefits of a good Ply don't out weigh the extra cost. If you are building big heavy boxes that require extra strength then go with a good ply. Most of the boxes I have done as of late have been several sheets and boxes weighing 6-800 lbs

As far as sounding different, you won't notice much if any difference to the sound. I have noticed that my tuning is a little higher then MDF.

using the right tools to do the job will help with any splintering as well as cutting face side down on the saw. All it takes is a little more skill to work with real wood ;)

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