When making a home theatre, it can help to follow some good advice: using the right materials can do a lot to improve the overall sound quality of the system.
For example, medium density fiberboard (MDF) is often used to make furniture, cabinets, door parts, mouldings, millwork, and laminate flooring. MDF is a type of composite panel made of recycled wood fibres that are stuck together with a synthetic glue and heated and pressed. Additives can be added during production to give a product more qualities.
MDF's surface is flat, smooth, uniform, dense, and free of knots and grain patterns. This makes finishing operations easier and more consistent, especially for tasks like direct printing and thin laminates that require a lot of work. MDF has a uniform density profile, so it can be cut, sanded, and finished to make high-end architectural products.
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MDF is a building material that can be used in many ways. MDF is the only material that can be used to make speaker cabinets that can produce high-quality, high-energy sound. It is dense, rigid, and doesn't affect sound in any way. A well-made MDF speaker cabinet will direct the most "acoustic energy" to the listeners while letting the least amount of vibration through. When putting together a home theatre, it's important to use materials that bring out the sound quality of the system.
Some designers have made wall panels out of MDF and covered them with special fabrics to control how sound bounces around the room. MDF is a good choice for people who like higher sound pressure levels in their homes. With "tactile transducers" under the floor of a home theatre, the sound system can really pack a punch. These are base-connected, piston-driven devices that can shake the whole room. These kinds of installations are always put together with two layers of MDF.
The Composite Panel Association is a group of 39 companies in North America that make particleboard, medium density fiberboard, and other products that work well together.
