Jaxon54 Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 (edited) Hi, I just joined today, and this is my first post. My first speakers were new Khorns bought new in 1976, and for nearly 15 years now, I have owned (second hand) a set of Klipsch Epic CF 4 version 1. I have been a member of the Audiogon community since the beginning, and today a member stated that he believed that Klipsch made some speakrs in the Epic series of solid oak. To my knowledge, there has never been a Klipsch speaker of any type or vintage that was made of solid wood (oak in this case). I'm wondering if one of the Klipsch experts on this forum can clear this up for me. My own Epics are veneered plywood, except for the front baffle and the back wall, and to my knowledge, all Heritage speakers were plywood as well. Thanks for your help, John Edited July 15, 2023 by Jaxon54 misspelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 They’ve always been veneered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 the EPIC CF 4 were not made with plywood , ENCLOSURE MATERIAL: Medium density fiberboard construction (MDF) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter P. Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Making any speaker in solid wood is too expensive. Besides, fastening a hardwood in a manufacturing environment would increase labor and engineering costs. Time has proven MDF and veneer is just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 I could have sworn mine were plywood but I'm apparently wrong. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.