Hi,

Next week I will pull the trigger on the M80...

My last interrogation is the color?

I tend to prefer black because it fit with everything but the Boston Cherry look pretty good.

Is Boston Cherry color will still be fashion in 3, 5 or 10 years?

I have the impression that black will stay for ever.

Boston Cherry or black?

Owners, what do you think ?

Thanks for your help.


Eric

Boston Cherry

Black is just soo.. Plain. and Big box store speakerish. Now if you really want to splurge, High Gloss Cherry

I say wait until the next High Gloss Cherry promo... They are sooooo nice

I have a sample of BC and HGC. In my opinion the HGC looks much richer and more like real wood.

Thanks for your help...

Another question to the owners of the Boston Cherry color. Is this color is easy to match with the rest of your room?

And, is this color attracts too much of attention when lessening or watching a movie?

Is the texture reflective?

Thanks,

Eric

No, the texture is not reflective and it never distracts me when I watch TV or listen to music.

I went through the same thought process years ago and thought, yes black blends in to the room, but they look like speakers bought at Best Buy. I wanted something not flashy, but more "rich" looking. Solid woods weren't available back then, so I went Boston Cherry. I really like them and they work well with just about any colors in your room. I've had mine against tan, white, flat black, grey, and a couple of shades of blue, and they look good wherever they are.

The texture, if I would have to comment on reflectiveness, is more matte than glossy, so in a dimmed room, you will end up getting about the same level of reflectiveness from the boston cherry as you would black anyway since the light is more difused on the surface regardless of color.

Thanks for the info, that really help me. It is true that black is a bit Best Buy look. I think I will go for Boston Cherry.

Eric

Not to confuse the topic but I've often thought that a black center channel with Boston Cherry mains would also work well.

Look at the photos of my HT room in the gallery section. I was able to easily match my seating and the stain of my custom made AV unit to the Boston Cherry Axiom's.

They do promos? Do tell. Do they offer the HGC for the regular price or something?

They have in the past, but it ended a little over a month ago and it only comes around so often (and not so terribly often I don't think). Even though I got my system during the promo, it's worth the extra 12% for the HG Cherry IMHO.

Do someone have pictures of the HG Cherry speakers ?

Thanks,

Eric

Sure,


More here:
http://www.axiomaudio.com/boards/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=199066&fpart=1

Closer to 20%, actually :-/ I can understand why the real wood veneers would cost more, but not why they have four kinds of vinyl for the regular price and a bunch more vinyl wraps for a significantly higher price. I wouldn't think that their material cost would differ that much.

Thanks that really help!!

Eric

I'm not a black fan either. I agree it looks to big box store like. I have Boston Cherry and love them. I don't have the sweet glossy finish but people often mistake mine for having a real wood finish. I love the pictures of the high gloss cherry but I too wonder if they might have been a bit much when I move them into a dedicated projection theater room. That is if I ever actually get time to finish it. Still a wall and a half of drywall to go.