You could also achieve a flat black finish with a blow torch...just make sure you do it in a well ventilated room. My duct tape comment was in jest...man, you gotta be careful around here. I've thought about the opposite for my speakers...Silverline Preludes in cheesy (but OK I suppose) brown woodgrain vinyl. Part of why they're (or used to be) relatively inexpensive...anyway, I've wondered how much a woodshop would charge to put a cool striped ebony veneer on 'em...assuming I prepped the speakers. Or, I could glue orange shag carpet to the things...or print out high resolution photos of Brazilian rosewood...thinking...just thinking.
