2. speakers
  3. 1185838527

What's up with the 'Piano' gloss????

Forgive me if I'm just totally ignorant as to the inner workings of style. But why in the world has this super high gloss finish come to symbolize higher quality? I'm a wood worker, furniture builder, and a man who enjoys the joys of higher fidelity and I can't for the life of me imagine why anyone would want some crazy, super-shiny, impossible to keep finish in their listening rooms, much less their home. Am I alone? Please say it ain't so. That is all.
hhdinc
mitch2
4,156 posts
 
Seems the piano gloss would go best with a contemporary decor, but I can't picture it working as well with antique or craftsman style furnishings. Probably why most manufacturers offer options.
fatparrot
1,314 posts
 
Piano Gloss Black is a timeless classic...sort of like a black Tuxedo!
pdreher's avatar
pdreher
1,229 posts
 
Hhdinc - I did a little bit of woodworking in my younger days, and I agree with you, that a rich wood finish is the way to go. My favorite speaker finish that I've seen was on a pair of Dynaudio 1.3SE monitors in Birdseye Maple. I sold them to upgrade, and now have higher quality Dynaudio's, albeit in a somewhat less attractive Rosewood finish. I've owned several black subwoofers before, and did not care for how they showed the dust.

I have traditional tastes... all black (speakers) strikes me as being more of an eclectic / modern taste.

"Not that there's anything wrong with that" (Seinfield reference)
Post removed 
kublakhan
718 posts
 
I'm about to buy an unfinished plinth and want to do it in piano gloss black. Anybody have tips for me?
More to discover