Funny you should ask that, since I have had a dedicated listening room for over twenty years, I would not mind the best sounding speakers available in some el cheapo Nextel or flat black industrial crap-type finish, I think. I wonder how much of a speaker's price goes towards the finish? Right now I have the "rosenut" finish on my Paradigms. I don't think that there is such a thing as a "rosenut" tree, but with the aid of stain, anything is possible. My former Thiels were light oak, simply owing to the fact that it was the only pair locally available. Given a choice, morado from Thiel is nice.
