What types of material are commonly used for speaker enclosure?

What types of material are commonly used for speaker enclosure?

Speaker enclosure plays a significant role in achieving high sound quality. There is a diverse of material selection to make speaker enclosure. Each type of material has its own characteristic. Let’s take a look at the most commonly materials used for speaker enclosure.

1. Wood Speaker Enclosure

Most of the wooden speaker enclosure is actually made from particle board that is covered with wood veneer. This type of material is also known as high-density plywood, or medium-density fiberboard (MDF). The solid wood like oak and walnut is rare and expensive. As a matter of fact, few woods have the the uniform density and wall thickness to make speakers enclosure. The majority believe the wood and MDF has natural and acoustical properties, but wooden speaker enclosures have their limitations. Wood is too weighty and difficult to work. The manufacturing cost is much higher as it is a time-consuming work in shaping to the desirable design.

2. Metal Speaker Enclosure

Metal looks surely premium, but inevitably a speaker enclosure made of metal has all kinds of acoustic issues that compromise performance heavily due to the springiness of metal causing vibrations and distortions. The hard-feel surface leads to internal reflections (echoes), which results in distortion.

3.Plastic Speaker Enclosure

Over these years, great progress has been made in finding the alternative and practical material for speaker enclosure. Plastics become a popular choice amongst designers. It offers flexibility that any outline, size and color can be easily molded at relatively low production cost with aesthetics pleasing design. The molded speaker enclosure has high quality level. It is lightweight yet durable with consistent wall thickness. The mold cost is reasonable as tooling is done on computer numerical control (CNC) machines directly from the 3D CAD

As the demand for the consumer audio electronics is increasing, plastic speaker enclosure is definitely prevailing to dominate the market. Right here at Light Venus, we have developed a wide range of high end custom plastic enclosures for different application by using our rotational molding production line. Contact us if you are interested in leaning more information.