In the market, there are several different material types used in Speaker Cones. Which one will provide the best performance for your application?
A speaker cone’s material is crucial to its performance, but there is no single material that has the “best” performance - lightness and stiffness. So, based on the material’s characteristics and your application’s needs, you’ll have to select one. Today there are three common materials types used in speakers:
Paper 
Plastics (Polyethylene) 
Cloth 
| Speaker Cone Material | Paper | Plastic (Polyethylene) | Cloth | ||||
| — | — | — | — | ||||
| Characteristics | Excellent sound quality and good at self-damping | much more reliable in different environmental conditions; can maintain good tolerance | Lower cost, delivers economical performance | ||||
| Remark | Can actually absorb moisture from the air, changing its mass and damping characteristics and suffering performance loss |