No regrets, it is more white than any real wood maple you will have seen. It looks more like the bleached oak that is available. I have
some pics with the speakers sitting on a maple fireplace shelf. I would take a closer pic but my camera has packed it in and I am currently looking to purchase a new one.
As you said the contrast with the black grilles or against the drivers themselves is a really nice look. I like it, I would only change it for a real wood finish in a high gloss, which is just too expensive for me.