A speaker enclosure having a substantially seamless rigid outer skin, a middle
sound absorbing layer, and a substantially seamless inner skin results in a lightweight
speaker having sound absorbing characteristics. The speaker enclosure is comprised
of two basic parts, a box section and a baffle section where each of these sections
include a rigid outer skin, the middle sound absorbing layer and a seamless inner
skin and are made according to the same method. The outer skin is formed from a
layer of sheet molding compound, the middle sound absorbing layer includes pieces
of honeycomb material, and the inner skin is formed from a layer of sheet molding
compound. The layers of material are placed into a mold and then cured through
vacuum bagging and heating thereby producing a strong, lightweight speaker enclosure
made of materials which attenuate the transmission and retransmission of errant
sound waves in the enclosure thereby reducing distortion of the sound signal produced
by the speaker.
