The cabinets are MDF finished in cherry wood veneer built by Brian Bunge of Rutledge Audio Design. Brian does great work and is the guy that built my maple veneered stands.
http://www.thechangs.us/clean.JPG
Yes....THOSE are my ugly Ascends on the stands. Granted, the shape of the CMT-340 is nicer than the CBM-170.
The A/V-2 is a nice speaker, not to my taste though. Smooth, and just a tad rolled off in the highs. I would like a little more detail.
The cost for a pre-built pair is about $1000. About $700 in kit form.
http://gr-research.com
They have demo pairs of speakers floating around. No charge to demo them, all you are required to do is pay for shipping/insurance to the next person in line for the demo.
Brian Bunge's website is
http://www.rutledgeaudiodesign.com
He also makes custom subs.
