Helen Bach
if it ain't Baroque ...
mass is often confused with a 'better sound'. Certainly, higher mass usually (in the hifi sense) means 'thicker', which means higher frequency resonances, lower critical frequency and poor damping ability. The thicker material will be much stiffer, and mechanical impedance much higher too. It will, however, have less displacement because it is stiffer. And most stiff materials don't damp, although there are a few man-made products which are stiff and have excellent damping ability, like some engineered woods and composites of resin/fillers.
Of the common materials used for plinths, or even loudspeaker boxes, none (other than those mentioned) do a good job. Chipboard (now almost extinct) was good, but mdf and ply are not. Have we progressed. Well profits may have, but the use of technology hasn't.
Of the common materials used for plinths, or even loudspeaker boxes, none (other than those mentioned) do a good job. Chipboard (now almost extinct) was good, but mdf and ply are not. Have we progressed. Well profits may have, but the use of technology hasn't.