Boof Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Any opinions on the natural cherry color? It doesn’t appear to have any red in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 @Boof, Welcome to the forum. I personally think the RF-7IIIs(bottom) cherry veneer looks to be much closer to natural cherry than the RF-7IIs(top). One note, cherry ages darker over time. Faster if in or near direct sunlight. I bought my natural cherry RF-63's used and about 2 years after production date in May 2008. It was clear that they had darkened(red/pinkish hue) since new. I bought my new natural cherry RC-64 about 2 years after the 63s and they were as close to young natural cherry as you could get which really does no have any "red" in it. Now with almost 10 years of aging, the 64s are just about the same shade as my 63s. You want some red hues, give them a good suntan for a few days and you will be amazed at the transformation. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Here are some photos of the speaker stands I made with real natural cherry lumber. They needed a good suntan to catch up with my 17 years old cherry RB-75s. Nothing but a clear poly coat applied to raw cherry lumber. Of course sanded and buffed. If you saw a photo now of the stands and speakers, the stands have passed the speakers and are darker/redder. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artto Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Mine definitely have more red in the color. And Willand mentioned cherry darkens more over time. Mine are RF7 II and they have more reddish tone now than these pictures show. They look more like the bottom front right speaker now. A lot the color tone will depend on lighting and room colors/treatments reflecting the light. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Here are a few photos of my re-veneered in natural cherry Revel B15 subwoofer, pre suntan. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzannucci Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 18 hours ago, Boof said: Any opinions on the natural cherry color? It doesn’t appear to have any red in it. Natural Cherry doesn''t really appear reddish. Very nice finish though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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