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I decided to let my order for Russian maple vinyl stand, and my m80s arrived this morning. They look fine. Sort of orangish -- a light cherry I'd say -- but not yellow (as I feared). I wouldn't say it's my favorite-est wood-like finish in the world, but it comes reasonably close to matching the wood paneling in the room where it goes, which is what I was trying to do. Now, I've got to redo the color of my older M22 and QS8 light maple Axioms, and it appears that two coats of pecan varnish stain will come close.

So, thank you all for your helpful comments.