Mark Seaton
WBF Technical Expert (Speaker & Acoustics)
I was in this room today and found it quite impressive. The speakers aren't the eye candy that some are, but the imaging, depth and soundstage were among the best of any room I heard today. Very impressive.
Hi MiTT,
Thank you for making it by the room and very good to hear you enjoyed the sound. It was fun to show how a different approach can deliver fun and impressive results. A premium finish certainly photographs and shows better. We'll see what I can come up with for next year.
I decided to demonstrate only about 4 weeks before the show, and didn't quite have time to have rosenut or other premium finishes ready for the show while I stock the black finishes. I had the rosenut Catalyst 12Cs at Axpona last year. As you note, a finish upgrade still won't make these 16" wide speakers the sexy works of art from some of the big names, but certainly a little more interesting.
12C's and our SubMersive F2+ subwoofer in a customer's home: