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Re: custom vinyl
Haoleb #249737 03/02/09 02:16 AM
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As far as I know, they are done over a wood veneer--I think Amie talked about it awhile back when they were doing the blue or the orange Audiobytes for a photo shoot. That was probably in the shout box, so it's lost in the mists of time...


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Re: custom vinyl
Zimm #249739 03/02/09 02:18 AM
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Charles, I might have asked you before, but did you clearcoat the veneer on the sub or is it an oil finish?


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Adrian #249741 03/02/09 02:29 AM
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The sub is the only mahogany that I applied lacquer to and polished to a relative shine. The towers are still in hand-rubbed, no lacquer finish. (The black has about 8 layers of lacquer but is due for one last 4000 grit rub and buff to increase the reflection from about 5 feet to...I don't know what.) Honestly, I like the soft natural finish of the unpolished veneers better at this point. I like the contrast of piano black gloss to flat mahogany. If you want a comparison to help in your decision I can send you close ups of each for comparison (if it helps?).

edit: I don't know if you were asking this, but I stained the raw veneer with water based stain before lacquer, but after sealing.

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Re: custom vinyl
Ken.C #249742 03/02/09 02:32 AM
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 Originally Posted By: kcarlile
As far as I know, they are done over a wood veneer--I think Amie talked about it awhile back when they were doing the blue or the orange Audiobytes for a photo shoot. That was probably in the shout box, so it's lost in the mists of time...


Perhaps for the blue and orange ones they do it over the veneer but they definetly dont do it with the piano black and HG white. I have the M3's in HG white... and piano black is the same type of finish.. only black.

Re: custom vinyl
Zimm #249743 03/02/09 02:38 AM
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Both look great, clearcoating is personal preference I guess. You could always use a satin finish on the PSB cabinets too, if you wanted to protect them a little better without too much shine.

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Re: custom vinyl
Ghostmech #249745 03/02/09 02:59 AM
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That's gotta be cheaper than paying for the upgraded finish.


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Joe_in_SC #249749 03/02/09 03:50 AM
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I wanted to get stands for the m22s but i heard the axiom ones arnt to stable. Can anyone recommend a brand that would be better. I got a 2 year old son so i gotta find ones that are not gonna fall over. I also need rubber fet cause i got hard wood floors.

Re: custom vinyl
deathjester #249863 03/02/09 08:16 PM
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A two year old? hmmm....have you considered glueing the stands to the floor? \:D Seriously, the best thing to do is find a stand with the widest pitch on the bottom to reduce the possibilities of toppling. Extra weight in the base helps but the larger footprint would help more, I think.


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Adrian #249871 03/02/09 08:28 PM
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Well instead of stands i was thinking about useing something like this. My girlfriend wanted them so they could serve double duty.

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deathjester #249886 03/02/09 09:07 PM
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Just remember that the QS-series have down-firing woofers, so you'll still need to assemble a little something...


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