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Well at last I have the QS8's installed and wired and have finished my cabinet for the VP150.

It's not as flash as some but it's all mine

Now I wish the dollar would go up so I can get the EP500 and the M80's

The only advice I'd offer from watching my wife do this (she's much handier with wood finishing than I am) is to use a dark wood stain rather than spray paint. I think you will be much happier with the look.

Before you apply the stain, you may want to use a very fine grain sandpaper on the wood as the stain will absorb better if you sand the wood lightly before painting. When you're done with the first coat and it has dried, you can apply more as needed to get the depth of color you desire.

Finally, if you want a glossy finish, look for a glossy wood lacquer to apply as the final coat. This will give your cabinet a glossy finish to match your HG Cherry speaker finish.

By the way, all of these materials can be found at a Home Depot or Lowes... I'm not talking about anything specialty here, and from what I've seen, it is not difficult to do, it just takes a little time to do the different coats. In the end though, I believe you'll be far and away happier with using a decent wood stain than you would be with just spray paint.

Jason

Just don't use a power sander between coats of anything. If you're going to sand between coats, use a very, very fine grit and do it by hand.

The pros use a random orbital sander with very fine sandpaper. No swirl marks!

I remodeled my kitchen last spring and had an over the sink shelf that I wanted to keep. The shelf was a natural maple finish but I got black granite counter tops. I went to the local hardware store and bought a can of black high gloss spray paint and gave the shelf about 6 light coats. It looks great. I'd set my tv and speakers up on something that looks like that any day. Very easy too.

I am the type, if you give me a hammer I will beat myself to death with it

The little round things you see are self adhesive Felt tabs, you can get them at any hardware store. I wanted darker ones but that's all they had. You can also get Felt strips that are about 3 feet long, which I think would look better but they didn't have any.

If I were you I would be trying to find a Stain to match your existing furniture, staining the timber will give it a much better look and will also allow the natural grain of the timber to show through, even if it is black.
Just use a lint free cloth to put the stain on with, Have a look after the first coat of stain, if you feel it needs to be darker apply a second coat, before you apply the second coat, lightly sand it using a VERY fine sandpaper and use a TACH cloth to remove any and all dust. Then apply an estapol, you can get it in flat satin or gloss. Two coats of estapol should do fine again sanding between each coat and use the Tack Cloth to remove any dust.

What is the weight of the TV that will be sitting on the top?
The reason I ask is if it's a heavy TV then you may need to add a support in the middle so it does not sag.

The dimensions for mine are, 34 1/2" W x 18 1/2" D x 10 1/2" H
I have made the middle support 8 3/4" Deep x 10 1/2" High. This allows enough room for the VP150 and gives it more strength.

If you look closely at the photo, you can see the middle support behind the VP150.

I hope this helps

Yeah that's about all it is lol