2. speakers
  3. 194303-3130

??? What Is Your Favorite Speaker Finish ???

 Just polished up my Rosewood finished Tablette Anniversaries, using some Murphy Wood Cleaner,lamenting my stupidity for selling the Ebony finished versions I had 3 years ago & started thinking about all the speakers I've owned over 55 odd years in this hobby...
 Hands down I'm a real wood veneer lover..Give me a stunning Ebony veneer finish with Rosewood my second fav...I will admit though,there was something about those Gloss Orange Heco Aurora's I had that could bring a smile to my face...
 How about you?

freediver
stringreen's avatar
stringreen
6,524 posts
 

kawazinga

larryi
4,248 posts
 

I don’t have a favorite.  Anything done right looks good.  I saw a large custom speaker in koa veneer that looked really nice, but, it took two sheets at something like $1800 per sheet.

kingbr
382 posts
 

Interesting question. Used to be strictly black (always gloss if available), but now I’m totally all in on walnut! Will never go back to black. For the first time ever I went walnut on my speaks (Revel Be) and they are stunning! I sometimes will just stare and admire them even when my system is powered down. What a beautiful finish/color!

lou_setriodes's avatar
lou_setriodes
702 posts
 

It depends on how well they are finished.  When the wood has a high gloss finish that looks like glass, it can look amazing; likewise, when it has a very natural low gloss ting oil finish it can look equally attractive.  

mofimadness's avatar
mofimadness
5,544 posts
 

Real wood lover here too.

Rosewood, Bubinga, Kewazinga, Cocobolo, Purpleheart, Black Walnut.  Almost any exotic wood species.  Waterfall and Burl variations are really cool.

More to discover