While I love a furniture grade wood finish, decor changes over the years have caused the wood finish color and type to clash with remodels and color changes. This happened to a beautiful set of speakers I still own and love but they have been moved out of our main listening room.
Gloss Black will always match any decor my wife chooses so is my favorite long term finish.
For the Basement Theater, matt black to minimize reflections in a dark room.