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Ravi, in addition to what Steve C mentioned, among non-velvety-black-cylinder quality/value subs the factory outlet EP 350 for $496U.S. including shipping should be considered.

Ford,
that car is hilarious.

Alan,
i can understand how market trend by even one major company can direct the future of products and how customers (similar to sheep) all flock in that direction. Hence the craze for gold in Asia and the lust for black in America. But trends only last so long before customers want something new so I think those times are changin . More and more i'm starting to see the metallic look come back. I loved those old 70s Radio Shack Realistic receivers (at one point i believe they were made by Yamaha i think) which had the wood panel on the side and brushed aluminum casing with light steel dials that turned ever so smooth.

Steve_C, Jason_G,
Thanks for the links.
I totally forgot about the Adire subs. I've read (and heard from local audio crazies) that the Shiva driver is pretty amazing. That Rava would make a nice fit into our decor scheme. Now if only they had a Boston Cherry for Axiom integration...

For anyone a little less concerned about the price being $600-800 or less, Rel is another company i came across that has several model levels and quite a nice wood selection as well as the basic black.
link to Rel

Provided that the tools and space are available, I believe there is no better price:performance value than doing it yourself. I (with very little woodworking ability, but a great deal of interest and patience) was able to build a subwoofer than I am very happy with. The satisfaction of building it yourself, coupled with the HUGE savings, make a DIY sub project a real possibility.

The DIY section of HTF (www.hometheaterforum.com) and Adire Audio (www.adireaudio.com) are great places to start. DIY subwoofers (www.diysubwoofers.org) is a more technical treatment of the topic, but worth a look as well.

-Nick

from my experience... i found that down firing subs to work the best... the dynamics of the way bass travels (in waves) also i've found that 15" and bigger would re-create the deepest bass so thats why i went with i the Klipsch KSW-15 with the bash amp i also was impressed by the servo 15 paradigm sub.

just my 2 cents......

p/s hope that axiom have a 15" sub in the works........

You can custom order a Rava with no finsh (bare wood). Then you can stain it any color you like - Boston Cherry, Purple, Blue, etc.

Check out www.harmonicdiscord.com and the Adire Audio section. Dan Wiggins, the CEO of Adire, hangs out there and answers questions quite frequently.

Here is the link to the conversation on how to order a "raw" cabinet: http://www.harmonicdiscord.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4066

Thanks b_man.
Great info.

That's the kind of thing i like to see in a speaker cabinet. If you can't find the finish the company offers, then at least give you the option of an unfinished cabinet.
Of course this works much more easily for true wood cabinets as opposed to MDF covered with vinyl finish.