As far as aesthetics, the only obvious change is I may laminate the front with an Oak laminate rather than the satin black polk used. We'll have to see how that looks before making any permanent decisions...
Now that is a good question. The only answer I can give is I have seen M10's with painted fronts and others with what appears to be a poly laminate. Did polk test all construction materials including vendor changes and process improvements or did they say that's close enough, we're making money?
I am making my cabinet from MDF, not particle board, and I'm making 1" front and back panels rather than 3/4", so I think in my build it's moot.
If polk had a sonic benefit in mind using a laminate rather than something else, i would be impressed.
Stick with nylon risers...the steel will mess with the inductors on the terminal cups.
nbrowser - as you can see I went with the nylon standoffs for the additional riser, but I did use the original steel standoff on the first riser. So I haven't added any additional steel but I also haven't removed any. That meets my build criteria, right or wrong.
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I am making my cabinet from MDF, not particle board, and I'm making 1" front and back panels rather than 3/4", so I think in my build it's moot.
If polk had a sonic benefit in mind using a laminate rather than something else, i would be impressed.
nbrowser - as you can see I went with the nylon standoffs for the additional riser, but I did use the original steel standoff on the first riser. So I haven't added any additional steel but I also haven't removed any. That meets my build criteria, right or wrong.
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