Custom-Made Bubinga Wood Body for Benz Micro Glider ACE S SL SM SH & Ruby Series Cartridge

Custom-Made Bubinga Wood Body for Benz Micro Glider ACE S SL SM SH & Ruby Series Cartridge

A Bubinga wood body for the Benz Micro Glider cartridge imparts a rich, warm, and lively tonal character, enhancing the Glider’s smooth, natural sound with added body and musicality. Bubinga is a dense, hard African hardwood known for its vibrant grain and excellent acoustic properties, making it a popular choice in high-end audio for components that benefit from strong resonance control combined with a pleasing tonal coloration.

🌳 About Bubinga Wood

• Dense and heavy (~0.8–0.9 g/cm³), with good natural damping.

• Offers a warm, full-bodied sound with slightly enhanced midrange presence.

• Frequently used in musical instruments and speaker cabinets for its tonal richness.

🔊 Sound Characteristics of Bubinga Body for Benz Micro Glider:

🎧 Subjective Listening Impressions:

• Adds a pleasant warmth and richness to the Glider’s already natural tonal character.

• Midrange vocals and instruments gain extra body and emotional presence.

• Treble remains detailed but smooth, avoiding harshness or sibilance.

• Bass is full and well-defined, supporting rhythm and pace effectively.

• Overall, the Bubinga body makes the cartridge more musical and inviting, suitable for long listening sessions.

✅ Best Use Case:

Choose Bubinga wood for Benz Micro Glider if:

• You want to enhance warmth and richness without sacrificing detail.

• You enjoy jazz, blues, acoustic, and vocal music.

• Your system is neutral or slightly bright and benefits from a touch of tonal fullness.

• You appreciate a visually striking exotic wood that also improves sound quality.