Paducah Home Theater Posted September 25, 2015 Author Share Posted September 25, 2015 (edited) you realize there are different species of Walnut right? Nope, not really, but I figured some of this stuff can vary from tree to tree even within the same species. Like I said, it's similar enough that I didn't notice anything glaringly different plus it looks really nice. All I know is that my guitar has a slightly tighter grain and lighter redder color. Don't know what that means, if anything. My only question is about the black, basically it says real wood veneer that has a black walnut finish. ??? Even black walnut isn't pitch black. I don't know what that is supposed to mean. Why not just say what species of wood it is then say it's stained black? Even if it is real walnut that is stained black it's worded in such a way that makes you wonder. Edited September 25, 2015 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coleman Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 I really like the looks of the 280FA. Just wish Klipsch would have made a RP160 instead of a 140. Not thrilled about a 4" driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Prolly the same way the rf-7ii is a black ash. Ash is the veneer finish. And it's black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan611 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 They look nice. Not a huge fan of the foam around the Atmos speaker - seeing as I like my speakers naked, this would drive me crazy. I think I'd rather add the Atmos 140s to existing speakers. But, Atmos is so far down the road for me since i just bought my 4520 in Feb. I will say, if the 140s had been available then I might have bought a Atmos receiver. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 (edited) They look nice. Not a huge fan of the foam around the Atmos speaker - seeing as I like my speakers naked, this would drive me crazy. Easy remedy there. Just place on top a custom cut a 1/4" thick walnut panel with a cutout to just cover the foam. Bill Edited October 4, 2015 by willland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan611 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 That would work, good call! Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay L Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 They look nice. Not a huge fan of the foam around the Atmos speaker - seeing as I like my speakers naked, this would drive me crazy. Easy remedy there. Just place on top a custom cut a 1/4" thick walnut panel with a cutout to just cover the foam. Bill I would not do that, it will alter the magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 I would not do that, it will alter the magic. No, not like that, like this. The inner black area would be a cutout. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay L Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 I would not do that, it will alter the magic. No, not like that, like this. The inner black area would be a cutout. Bill If you simply replicate the current grille design with walnut, okay. If you try to cover more of the foam area then the current design has, then bad things will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 If you simply replicate the current grille design with walnut, okay. If you try to cover more of the foam area then the current design has, then bad things will happen. Okay, more like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismo Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 With the top grills on & in pkace... you would never even see the foam insert. And since the top Atmos speaker is horizontal (facing upright) the speaker & tweeter will be more susceptible to dust. etc.... so, I personally would never be in a situation to "not" have the standard grills in place. There are both form & function. Sound-absorbing foam inserts are installed to eliminate any random secondary baffle radiation, insuring that the vertical sound is not distorted by uncontrolled lateral reflections... & specifically engineered frequency response and directional sound radiation patterns. To permanently leave the top grills off & then to fabricating a matching wood insert purely for aesthetic reasons would seen counter productive for the DAES (Dolby Atmos Enabled Speaker). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay L Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 The grille is part of the recipe, I would leave it in place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan611 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 I think it's a matter of personal preference. But, it really doesn't matter to me as I would never buy these. If and when I finally make the move to Atmos hopefully there will be other options - preferably DIY options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismo Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Based on all of Jay's previous posts regarding passive filtering, directivity and frequency response (just to name a few aspects)... I doubt a proper or effective DIY Dolby Atmos Enabled Speaker that meets with Dolby's spec is on the immediate horizon. If I was in the need for new towers, I wouldn't hesitate to grab the 280FA's. Switching gears, I would install in-ceiling speakers before an attempt to create a DIY project, that may or may not be effective (since I would be guessing at Dobly's required spec). In-ceiling would be both effective & a cost effective route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan611 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Based on all of Jay's previous posts regarding passive filtering, directivity and frequency response (just to name a few aspects)... I doubt a proper or effective DIY Dolby Atmos Enabled Speaker that meets with Dolby's spec is on the immediate horizon. If I was in the need for new towers, I wouldn't hesitate to grab the 280FA's. Switching gears, I would install in-ceiling speakers before an attempt to create a DIY project, that may or may not be effective (since I would be guessing at Dobly's required spec). In-ceiling would be both effective & a cost effective route. Maybe. But I'm sure that's been said about DIY before. I won't be buying new towers again, my next set of anything new will be all DIY. I won't go Atmos until a DIY solution is available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismo Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 No need for DIY... just install in-ceiling speakers: instant Atmos that meets all required spec. Unless in-ceiling speakers are not an option with your space? Prior to having availability to any upward firing modules, I had numerous (non-Atmos) direct radiating & wide dispersion speakers in place. They worked to an extent, by simply throwing sound above... but nothing that achieved the accuracy & effectiveness of the RP-140SA's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan611 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 i could do in ceiling at some point, but not now. My biggest issue with in ceiling is you can't do anything else with them if you decide to move or change your setup. My preference has always been flexibility, in ceiling prevents this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismo Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 DIY could be a fun project with DAES (Dolby Atmos Enabled Speaker)... but way above my pay grade. For me it was easy... I let Jay L do all the hard work. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 As for modifying them due to the foam visuals, I mean I might not like the look of an extended extra-full shotgun choke, but that doesn't mean I'm going to take it off and run bare threads when I go turkey hunting. Think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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