Just to further clarify a point on the real wood finish Vassalo speakers....as noted they are a real wood veneer finish over MDF which is consistant with the industry standard. In fact, you would *NOT want solid wood cabinets out of knotty pine or other wood species as the cabinet would resonate and have very negative effects on the reproduction of sound. MDF is noted to be a very dense, "dead" medium that is used for this reason, not because it's inexpensive as some people seem to believe.

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