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Re: VaSSallo
CatBrat #340682 03/03/11 12:33 PM
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color match can be (is) subjective.


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Re: VaSSallo
Argon #340802 03/04/11 03:06 PM
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I e-mailed Brent but haven't heard back from him. If you see this, please send both the satin and the simi-gloss sample for Nutmeg Cherry. Please, please. Pretty please.

Re: VaSSallo
CatBrat #340819 03/04/11 06:24 PM
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Brian: Interested to hear what you think when you compare them. I thought the satin on real wood made it look like Formica. I went with the semi, or "simi," if you're in the mood for wine.

Be careful with UV exposure. Some catalyzed finishes tout UV resistance. They're not all created equal. My semi yellowed considerably, but the room is nothing but glass. I've had some of my own maple pieces in there and that didn't happen. Not a complaint. It happens. But it's gonna be far worse with cherry, so watch out.


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Re: VaSSallo
BobKay #340823 03/04/11 06:48 PM
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That's kind of what I was thinking, that the satin would just look, well, flat. I think a little shine would brighten things up a bit.

As far as uv exposure, there's a skylight above the place where the speakers sit. I wonder if the top sides would end up being a different shade than the undersides. I wonder if I should re-coat them with something to protect them from uv light then?

Re: VaSSallo
CatBrat #340825 03/04/11 06:51 PM
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Coat your skylight, instead. That way, you don't get a sunburn. smile


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Re: VaSSallo
CatBrat #340827 03/04/11 07:00 PM
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In clients' houses, I have seen some terrible fading on high quality new cherry pieces that were beside a curtained window--never in direct sunlight.

I could plainly see where the coasters always went and if someone left a book there for too long. And yes, the tops and sides will end up looking different. I move my 4 QS8's around from time to time, but I will never be able to change the M60's or the sub. We had a small ceramic sculpture on the sub. Now that it's not there, you can see that it was.

My feeling at day's end---it's wood, it's real. Real things do that.

I think my clients don't really understand that until after they leave the ER.


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BobKay #340839 03/04/11 09:43 PM
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Worst fading I've ever seen was on Jatoba flooring....terrible.


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Ken.C #340844 03/04/11 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted By: kcarlile
Coat your skylight, instead. That way, you don't get a sunburn. smile


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Re: VaSSallo
CatBrat #341690 03/11/11 04:13 PM
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I've decided on the Nutmeg Cherry Satin finish wood veneer for my M2 and any more speakers I might/will/(probably shouldn't) order for the living room. It's slightly darker and redder than the Cinnamon Beech vinyl finish. I really wanted the simi-gloss, but not after I was told it would make it even more darker.

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CatBrat #342617 03/19/11 10:48 PM
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My M2 bookshelf center channel speaker should be shipped on/around April 8. Long wait. I hope it will be worth it. I can't vouch for the bookshelf VP100, but I'm really not satisfied with the on-in wall VP100 at all. I bought the blu-ray set of the original Star Trek movies. So far, I've watched the first 2. They use the center channel extensively for dialog. Almost all of the vocals suffer tonal wise. Especially Ricardo Montalbon in The Wrath of Kahn. All of the lower portion of his vocal is missing. This will probably be the first movie I watch with the M2 just to detect the difference.

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