I am very close to making my purchase and I have now moved on to another painful process-choosing the speaker finish.

Has anyone bought any speakers in the Mansfield Beech-floorstanders preferably and have pictures or opinions of it to share?

I initially wanted black but decided that might be drab, then maybe the cherry but now I'm thinking the Beech would be a cool-looking finish.
Would definitely appreciate any input here that might make this less of a blood-and-sweat procedure! Thanks!

i believe these are the mansfield beech..

nice set-up, eh??

bigjohn

Mine are mansfield beech. You can check my profile and click on my weblink.

Thanks for the note!
Oh the m22s look really tiny! In a good way of course. I've always had the impression they were much bigger than that. Did you have pay extra to have light colored grill cloths?

Nope. It's a free option.

The M22s are very narrow and about as deep as they are wide. However, they are pretty tall in comparison to the other two dimensions.

Hey Bigjohn. OMG. That is EXACTLY the kind of pictures I was hoping someone would show me. Huge and detailed plus you had my favourite movie playing.
Your setup looks awesome. I take it you're very happy you went with the beech?
I'm going to be looking at that link a lot these few days...

WHOOOAAA.. hold on there cowboy..

i just gave you the link to click on.. that aint my system.. DAMMIT!!!.. it belongs to a guy named white raven(i think).. anyway, his system is awesome.. i am jealous..

but its cool that you thought i was REAL cool for a few minutes..hehe..

i think that beech looks great.. doesnt match my den, but still good looking.. have fun shopping around.. look on some of the old threads.. you will find some pics..

bigjohn

BTW, you can have them ship you out some cabinet samples with screens to see if you like them.. it costs $20 bucks per sample, but they will forward that toward your purchase.. so you aint losing nothing.. just thought you might like to know.. email them or call the 1800# for details

bigjohn

no wait, $10 bucks per sample.. not $20..

i ordered 2 samples, so it was $20..

i am starting to confuse myself..

bigjohn

don't let the picture fool you. The M22's are MUCH bigger than I thought. And the VP150 is ENORMOUS, that is until the plasma came...

Hey Bigjohn,

darn...I guessed I was so excited at the pictures I didn't even noticed it wasn't your nick. What do you REALLY have by the ways?

I've got the Beech as well...

Black looks cheap on speakers (in my opinion), the Boston Cherry was a possibility but my fiancee didn't like the colour and the Maple look too light - so Beech it was... I also got tan grills for a bit of a retro look (though ther're only on the QS4 woofers).

Bren R.

I've heard alot of ppl talk about this beech (and i've seen it now), but i have to say, some of the finishes i saw at the Factory really stood out. Apparently Buffalo Oak is a top seller, although i didn't care for it.
The Vermont Maple is really the finish that i think my wife and i would have wanted the first time around but the Boston Cherry will merrily suffice.
The other two finishes of note are the Sorrel Pear and Heartland Maple. Really amazing looking finishes. I was very impressed and Amie can correct me if i'm remembering this incorreclty but i believe the Pear was another latest top seller.
Black? Bah.

I have QS8s in Beech w/ gold grills. They blend fantastically with my decor. The front speakers are all black and... what can you say? They blend fantastically with all the techno stuff at the front of the room. If you're certain you're going w/ Axioms then order like 10 finish samples and apply the deposits to your purchase price.

bigjohn...nice setup...what brand of tv stand do you have? I'm looking for something like that but local CC or BB doesn't care it.

thanks.

Some pics of my Beech setup.

Brent, what a beautiful setup. Just a nice, uncluttered (all brand new!) HT room to lose yourself for awhile. Th Panny TV looks great. I have a 50" Sony LCD in the main room, but the 27" Sony CRT (10 yrs. old) is crying out for replacement and the Panny is at the top of the list. I've been told that the EDTV Plasma's don't give much up in comparision to the HDTV. (I haven't started to look around in earnest because I would likely end up buying something!). Anyhow - looks great. Congratulations.