@PWRRYD said:
…my own left brain really likes the Niam look too, the light wood colored one. The all black one kind of looks like a guitar half stack (amp) to me.
I do like the contrast of the wood against a black grill, but to fit into our living room we need darker and/or a weathered grayish walnut look? I’ll be using baltic birch and will play around with finishes. Maybe like my previous build with a bit of gray stain tossed around? I’m also thinking maybe just a wood lower front (barn weathered look) and top, and sides and back black?
So far thinking: top section (with ~open back coax offset) separate unit, providing a small bit of disconnect from bass unit (rubber footing).
Bass section one box, but with indent cut separating angled baffle from sq bottom ‘box’, as going with sealed bass vs double bass unit as per Naim DBL.
Top cap and front bottom sections weathered / stained, balance probably black stain with flat topcoat. Debating if base plate black or weathered stained, and if top plate and front bottom carries through the sides, or if terminated to sides (ie should sides go to front edge?).
My last few builds have been darker walnut’ish stained sides with the balance black (front black cloth grill, with the top, bottom, and back black rolled duratex), which I tend to like, and works for my living room.
I’m leaning black (albeit a bit towards a pro stack look) with top cap and base a weathered gray/walnut. Not really going out on a limb here - but I’ve liked the look of the Vandies.
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Both have their place as the wood grain one is furniture where the black one is studio/road equipment in it looks/finish.
I like both.
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I do like the contrast of the wood against a black grill, but to fit into our living room we need darker and/or a weathered grayish walnut look? I’ll be using baltic birch and will play around with finishes. Maybe like my previous build with a bit of gray stain tossed around? I’m also thinking maybe just a wood lower front (barn weathered look) and top, and sides and back black?
Oh, yeah!
Weathered barn/fence wood for the WIN!
So far thinking: top section (with ~open back coax offset) separate unit, providing a small bit of disconnect from bass unit (rubber footing).
Bass section one box, but with indent cut separating angled baffle from sq bottom ‘box’, as going with sealed bass vs double bass unit as per Naim DBL.
Top cap and front bottom sections weathered / stained, balance probably black stain with flat topcoat. Debating if base plate black or weathered stained, and if top plate and front bottom carries through the sides, or if terminated to sides (ie should sides go to front edge?).
Maybe get fancy with the wood on the side?
My last few builds have been darker walnut’ish stained sides with the balance black (front black cloth grill, with the top, bottom, and back black rolled duratex), which I tend to like, and works for my living room.
I’m leaning black (albeit a bit towards a pro stack look) with top cap and base a weathered gray/walnut. Not really going out on a limb here - but I’ve liked the look of the Vandies.
