I agree, I had a hard time deciding what I wanted in the finish as well. I do agree though that even if they took super pro pictures with the proper backgrounds and what not, they still would get complaints... Not everyone has the same monitor settings, etc. It's easy to say they should take pics of any speakers they do that they don't have pictures of already, but then that delays the shipment and we all know the guy waiting wants his stuff now. It may be different with vinyl where they probably do one speaker at a time, but I would imagine with the real wood stains, they do them all at once, step by step. Pictures also add another step of handling which can lead to scratches or other marks.