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post #16 of 27
6/21/06 at 3:38pm
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Originally Posted by warpdriver
Enjoy life and don't worry so much.
Haha, this is my new motto.

http://www.theguitarguy.com/enjoyyou.htm
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post #17 of 27
6/21/06 at 3:50pm
Statistical odds say that you won't get lung cancer from MDF particles. And hey, wood varnish is also carcinogenic, so there's really no getting away from the (theoretical) risk of cancer from your speakers.
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post #18 of 27
6/21/06 at 4:34pm
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Originally Posted by arnesto
Some of it is paranoia, but you know the leading cause of cancer death among men is lung cancer.

Cancer's 3 leading causes are: environment, radiation, and viruses.

I'm trying to limit my exposure to toxic building materials used in my home building supplies as well as furniture, speakers, and other things in my home.

Hypothetically, there could be MDF dust inside your speakers. The vibration caused by sound could make the dust particles move into the air and out through the bass port in your speaker.

Normally substances like abestos kills people based on duration of exposure and concentration of particles while being exposed.

And on the other hand, I believe natural wood particles that you are exposed to. Your body can eliminate through normal cleaning cycles like flem. Because your body has been exposed to these particles over generations and has been designed to clean itself out. But new building materials like MDF, abestos, lead, etc., your body does not have a process to break down and eliminate these substances.

I have worked too hard and lived too cheap. So, I want to have the benefits of a long and healthy life. To me, 1% contamination is unacceptable.

I would agree to you for the most part. I have seen first hand how being a furniture builder can impair your health. However, that's due to several reasons:
1. the person is exposed to find wood particles 8-10 hours a day
2. lack of proper ventilation
3. exotic woods
4. laminate and glues used in location

As a casual person in casual contact with wood particulates, l feel we are less likely to develop cancer due to wood particles. It is far more likely for us to develop cancerious cells by sitting in the sun or smoking. Unless you are in an environment where the wood particles is in parts per thousands or parts per hundreds, then you have ample concerns based on your personal beliefs. I'm not questioning your personal beliefs, neither yours or mine are in debate, but purely on statics the likelihood is minimum exposure.

That 1% contamination is be very expensive to rid in your house. In today's America, we have a higher radon gas concentration that ever in our homes, which far more deadly than wood dust sitting inside your speaker. My .02 cent.
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post #19 of 27
6/21/06 at 4:56pm
I read in a speaker theory book that the reason why manufacturers use MDF and not real wood is because real wood has grain - and it's this grain the messes with the back waves coming from the drivers.... creating standing waves and adding unwanted resonance within the cabinet.
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post #20 of 27
6/22/06 at 7:20am
There are always marble speakers like these that cost even more than real wood.
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post #21 of 27
6/22/06 at 10:08am
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Originally Posted by gevorg
There are always marble speakers like these
Woah...I think the shipping charges (from Moscow) alone would cost more than my entire system! They'd probably look nice in an Italian villa...
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post #22 of 27
6/22/06 at 1:38pm
No need to go to moscow for granite speakers

http://home.comcast.net/~rothakoustic/SasonLtd2005.html
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post #23 of 27
6/22/06 at 7:45pm
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I prefer aluminum or plastic cabinets over marble.
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post #24 of 27
6/22/06 at 9:50pm
I think you're in for some bad speakers, then, if you ever get any of those.
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post #25 of 27
6/23/06 at 5:41pm
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Originally Posted by arnesto
Some of it is paranoia, but you know the leading cause of cancer death among men is lung cancer.

Cancer's 3 leading causes are: environment, radiation, and viruses.

I'm trying to limit my exposure to toxic building materials used in my home building supplies as well as furniture, speakers, and other things in my home.

Hypothetically, there could be MDF dust inside your speakers. The vibration caused by sound could make the dust particles move into the air and out through the bass port in your speaker.

Normally substances like abestos kills people based on duration of exposure and concentration of particles while being exposed.

And on the other hand, I believe natural wood particles that you are exposed to. Your body can eliminate through normal cleaning cycles like flem. Because your body has been exposed to these particles over generations and has been designed to clean itself out. But new building materials like MDF, abestos, lead, etc., your body does not have a process to break down and eliminate these substances.

I have worked too hard and lived too cheap. So, I want to have the benefits of a long and healthy life. To me, 1% contamination is unacceptable.
Man, if you're worried about all of this, you need to get out of LA NOW! The air you're breathing is worse than anything in your house.
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post #26 of 27
6/23/06 at 5:48pm
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Originally Posted by kwkarth
Man, if you're worried about all of this, you need to get out of LA NOW! The air you're breathing is worse than anything in your house.
Yeah, LA sure is smoggy. But I live close to the beach and the air there is pretty clean.
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post #27 of 27
6/24/06 at 3:08am
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Originally Posted by arnesto
I prefer aluminum or plastic cabinets over marble.
Have fun with those...
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