shoe11 Posted November 8, 2002 Share Posted November 8, 2002 Informal poll to see what finish is the most popular amongst us. Planning to order mine soon and black ash is the front runner, but after hearing and seeing them in maple, that finish is starting to grow on me. Anyway what finish did you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMcGoo Posted November 8, 2002 Share Posted November 8, 2002 Shoe, My RF-7's are black. Their predecessors were Klipsch CF-2s in light oak. I went from a light oak tv to a Urushi black tv, so i went with black speakers this time. I hope to get many years out of my RF-7s and RSW-15. Black should blend better with future upgrades of my tv and other equipment. I did love the light oak, but it's the sound that is important IMO. Either color will sound great! Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Peel Posted November 8, 2002 Share Posted November 8, 2002 I just ordered my RF-7/RC-7/RF-5 stuff in black. I REALLY wanted the Light Maple color SOOOOOOOOOO BAD! Man it killed me to order the black, but black is what will go with everything in my house, maybe next house I will get the maple, man I love that color!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnm Posted November 8, 2002 Share Posted November 8, 2002 My KLF30's are finished in Mahogany but I too love the look of maple. If both finishes had been available to me at the time I would have gone with the Maple but the mahogany fit well with the furniture in my LR and in any event the 30's sounded better to me than the RF's - no war invited here the difference was at the Rolls vs. Bentley level. In Any Event - The Sound - Is what it is all about ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted November 8, 2002 Share Posted November 8, 2002 lynnm, Hello hello anybody there? The question is about RF7's colors not the KLF30.The KLF are as detailed as a chainsaw and posess as much finesse as a raging bull from the Calgary stampede. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodj101 Posted November 9, 2002 Share Posted November 9, 2002 not RF-7's, but I got my RSW-15 in black, and would get my RF-7's in black as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnm Posted November 9, 2002 Share Posted November 9, 2002 Sorry Ears !! No flame war available here ! I auditioned both the RF 7's and the KLF 30's and both blew me away but the reality is that the 30's were a little less than 1/2 the price of the RF7's because the 30's had been replaced by the RF series and in any event I preferred their sound. Had the maple finish been available to me I might have gone that route. Anyone who has purchased either the KLF 30 or the RF 7 has made a damned good choice. There are many less expensive alternatives to the Klipsch line available these days and I grant that there may well be options available that are greater value for money - But I am happy with my system. BTW - If I were to add a Sub to my system which ones should I be looking at ? (bearing in mind that the KLF's were a MAJOR stretch on our budget. Mein Frau has finally stopped hyperventilating so a reasonably priced sub is possibly within the budget) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted November 9, 2002 Share Posted November 9, 2002 Since I was building the system for the upstairs, I went ahead and ordered what I thought was the best looking finish. Maple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe11 Posted November 9, 2002 Author Share Posted November 9, 2002 The black ash to me has always been the default because as many of you have said it matches your TV, components, etc which usually are all in black. I think, however, that now I'm going to get the maple for a few reasons. One, the maple will make the RF-7's the standout component in my system as compared to the generic black ash (not that they should have any problem standing out even in black of course). They add a touch of class to the mix if you will. Two, the majority of TV, LCD/plasma displays are all silver these days anyway so most likely my next monitor purchase will not match with whichever color RF-7's I choose. Lastly, to me only the maple and cherry really convey the fact that they are real wood cabinets. Thanks for your comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Peel Posted November 9, 2002 Share Posted November 9, 2002 Good choice, Maple is gorgeous!!!! Damn I wish I could have got that You gotta post pics of those Maple beauties!!!!! Deang, you got pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted November 9, 2002 Share Posted November 9, 2002 Mine are in black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe11 Posted November 9, 2002 Author Share Posted November 9, 2002 Honestly this decision absolutely sucks, but in a good way!!! Think I'm gonna ride the 51 back to the store later today and get a good look at each of the finishes. Klipsch just did this to tortue would be customers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted November 9, 2002 Share Posted November 9, 2002 Black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PYRO Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 Cherry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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