White grills with wood finish speakers?
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What would you guys think of eggshell white grills on wood finish (either synthetic or real) speakers? I doubt anyone reading this has it. Well, maybe someone over the years chose it. I'm sick of the typical black/charcoal look, and I'm not entirely happy with the tan/gold/sienna choices. Yeah, yeah, these color threads (here and on auto forums!) can be annoying as it all comes down to personal preference. Still, I appreciate the input.
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There is someone who has white grills on one of the custom vinyl finishes (wood). It looks pretty good, like those old Advents. I can't remember who, and I don't think they're active any more, but do a search on white grill QS8s, you might come up with something. I think they were sorrel pear, that might help.
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Pick out a speaker you want to look at and click on the “More Finishes” link and you can see what a wood speaker with a white grill will look like. Not sure if this example will show correctly here’s a try: http://www.axiomaudio.com/customstudio.html?prodCode=M80VSCould look nice in a white room.
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I ordered a sample (HG Cherry w/ Eggshell White grills). Worth $10 to test my notion about what I will like! Still, please weigh in with your thoughts.
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Nope, goes to defaults, but it's easy enough to work one up.
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Or not, I can't find anything.
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Grunt, thanks for the suggestion. I do like the way it looks online.
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Wasn't it white grilles on vermont maple? Dwell Magazine featured the customer's house and there were neat pictures of his QS8s sporting the white grilles. His home was retro-style and the whole thing turned out very well indeed - blended beautifully.
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Probably was, although I remember them as being slightly orange-ish.
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No idea if it's any help, but here are white grills on the "light maple" vinyl finish... Click for a much larger version Click for a much larger version(was hard to get them in frame with a ~50mm effective lens on the camera) They looked better when I was using silver stands. I don't normally keep the grills on anymore.
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Sweet looking setup Madman!
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What an inviting setup. Grills create a perfect look with your light colored shelving. I think these grills should be a standard choice with white maple in place of "Band Aid" (while I make fun of it now, I actually chose it on a pair of M2s a few years ago).
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Those grills grab your attention.
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In some kind of weird "personal statement" way, those totally work. Not saying I'd get them, but I like people who have the vision for this sort of stuff.
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