jeffgeorge Posted July 7, 2001 Share Posted July 7, 2001 I am going to be purchasing a pair of RB-5's for my living room. I am confused on finishes. According to this website the three that are available are: cherry, maple, or black. I have seen some listed by authorized dealers that the three are: mahogany, medium oak, and black. Are there different finishes for different years of production? Please respond soon... I can't wait to get them. ------------------ RF-3's : mains RC-3 : center RS-3's : surrounds KSW-12: subwoofer Receiver: Denon 2801 DVD: Panasonic DVD-A120 CD: Yamaha CDC-765 Cables: Tributaries Sat Receiver: Hughes Direct-TV DD5.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JimG Posted July 9, 2001 Share Posted July 9, 2001 The three current finishes are Mahogany, Oak and Black. They will be changing to Cherry, Maple and Black in the not-too-distant future so that they match the new models. They were gonna change earlier, but then it got pushed back a little. Probably be sometime during the changeover where old and new will both exist and you'll have your choice of 6 finishes! (New black will be Ash, old black is Oak). Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshT Posted July 10, 2001 Share Posted July 10, 2001 JimG For the sake of all things holly, do not drop the mahognay finish! Check my posts -- I'm an avid fan I don't gripe much But my god, why in the world would you drop that beautiful finish to replace it with the latest trendy look? why?! Droping walnut a few years back was dumb. Dropping oak is even dumber. Droppin mahogany is criminal! Why did BobG solicit, a few months back on the BB, our thoughts on what finishes we wanted if you were simply going to copy B&W (and I like B&W and their look, but I also like BMW and wouldn't want my Ford Mustang to look anything like one). I am truly depressed by this decision! Horn Ed, Mdeneen, someone??? BRING BACK THE CLASSIC LOOK! This message has been edited by JoshT on 07-10-2001 at 10:51 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted July 10, 2001 Share Posted July 10, 2001 I'm partial to Mahogany myself.And Cherry.And Walnut. I have many of the Black Oak,though.I find that wrapping the speaker in a black finish makes the speaker appear smaller.Kinda like a fat woman's ***! Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Posted July 11, 2001 Share Posted July 11, 2001 It aint over till the fat speaker sings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobG Posted July 14, 2001 Share Posted July 14, 2001 While mahogany is beautiful (I'm the guy who promoted it inside Klipsch) it did not win the popularity contest. Finish choice is a funny thing; we dithered over it endlessly. Called a BUNCH of our dealers and asked them what was the right selection. The answer was pretty uniform, "You guys are making this too hard. All you need is (insert local finish choice here)". Problem is, that locally popluar choice of finish changes about every 200 miles. We even visited the annual furniture fair in Highpoint NC to gain some wisdom. In the end, it's Cherry, Natural Maple and Black Ash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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