On 9/23/2017 at 10:48 PM, Woofers and Tweeters said:
I am all for learning what I don't know and accepting something different that what I thought I knew. I have had several years in the hardwood veneer slicing industry (machinery design and machinery building), so I have been around several conversations about woods. I am familiar with wood quality due to where it grew such as in the north vs the south and if it grew in a moist area vs dry that can change the density, sap, heart, pith and such. I have read several articles about wood finishing. Several reputable publications claim UV and oxygen are the catalysts that causes the darkening.
Please share some reading material that says UV has nothing to do with making Cherry dark and that heat is what makes it dark.
Well I'm not going to give my 2 cents on whether on not light or heat darkens the wood but HDBR worked for Klipsch for a long long time and tbh his initials are probably on your Klipsch speakers as he did A LOT of them. based on his experience in the Klipsch business for over easily 20+ years i would believe whatever he says over some articles no offense, he has more experience with Klipsch speakers than probably 99% of people on the Klipsch forums. I don't know hdbr personally but i know he is very knowledgeable on everything Klipsch and I would believe him on the affects of heat/light on the speakers over any article but that's just me I guess.
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Well I'm not going to give my 2 cents on whether on not light or heat darkens the wood but HDBR worked for Klipsch for a long long time and tbh his initials are probably on your Klipsch speakers as he did A LOT of them. based on his experience in the Klipsch business for over easily 20+ years i would believe whatever he says over some articles no offense, he has more experience with Klipsch speakers than probably 99% of people on the Klipsch forums. I don't know hdbr personally but i know he is very knowledgeable on everything Klipsch and I would believe him on the affects of heat/light on the speakers over any article but that's just me I guess.