What type of subwoofer finish do you prefer? (1 Viewer)

[Peter Marcks]

Two questions:

1) What type of subwoofer finish do you prefer?

a) black
b) silver
c) maple
d) cherry
e) rosewood
f) piano black gloss
g) other (please specify in thread)

2) Out of these finishes, what are your top three choices?

Thank you so much!

 

[Chris Quinn]

#1 piano black- f
#2 flat black - a

 

[Jon W.]

ditto ^

 

[paul clipsel]

1: a
2: a + a + a (3 top choices)

Flat black only for me.

PC

 

[John Garcia]

There's a polls area.

Black wrinkle. I never see my sub, so it doesn't really matter.

 

[Chuck_W]

1) black textured
2) a, e, d

 

[kevin tate]

Cherry #1
Maple #2
Rosewood #3

I am tired of the basic black, and the piano gloss is too hard to hide the dust.

 

[NickYours]

Anything but black.

1) Oak
2) Cherry
3) Maple

 

[Philip Hamm]

other - a return air grate with no apparent sub in the room at all.

 

[Arthur S]

Hi Peter

I guess Dr. Hsu is in the cabinet finish planning stage with the new VTF-3HO and VTF-2HO models.

Your question doesn't deal with an important factor in choosing a cabinet finish: price.

Personally, if price is the same regardless of finish, I would go with wood every time. Certainly, if we are talking about real wood veneers. For me, maple and rosewood are tied for first place. Smooth matte black a distant third.

If Dr. Hsu can bring in the VTF3-High Output in maple for the same price as black, as he is now doing (and was doing with rosewood), with the current VTF-3, that will be a real coup! Let's bring these new models in with a bang. An introductory price of $899 for the VTF-3HO in maple would be a great start!

Thanks

Artie

 

[Mifr44]

1. Black (finished) Ash
2. Black (finished) Oak
3. Cherry

 

[Kenneth Harden]

SVS black.

I would seriously want a smooth truck bed liner material (epoxy) on my sub, with rounded corners. This is how JBL does some of their stuff (sorta) - very durable, hi-tech, and doesn't stand out.

 

[Peter Marcks]

Hi Artie!

We still have some important details to work out on the new HO products, pricing being one of them, but I will make sure to let you all know more as soon as possible.

Thank you for your support and for your patience!

 

[joseFMJ]

1Cherry
2Rosewood
3Black

 

[Morgan_]

Black textured with rounded corners like this: