? on FXi A6

CaligulaPolk
CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
edited December 2008 in Speakers
Why doesnt FXi A6 come in Cherry Finish? Is there any reason behind on why polk chose white or black FXi A6 finish? RTI A items are in cherry finish except for FXi A6 and this made me wonder why?

I am considering this product and wish it came in cherry finish to match other speakers i plan to buy.
I am 100% BORN DEAF and No I am not kidding! :D Why am I here? My wife's hearing! :p

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  • Igo
    Igo Posts: 411
    edited December 2008
    I beleive all other RTi series are wood laminate. The FXi is a composite or plastic.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2008
    The FXiA is a laminate but the rest of the series is a real wood veneer.
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  • Igo
    Igo Posts: 411
    edited December 2008
    The ones on my wall sure seem like plastic. Could be wrong.
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    Infinity BU-2 Sub-Woofer
    Polk Audio RT800i Towers
    Polk Audio CS400i Center
    Polk Audio FXiA6 Surrounds
    Sennheiser HD 280 Pro Headphones
    DH-Labs T-14 Speaker Cables
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2008
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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited December 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
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    so are you saying that fxi a would sound bad in wood veener?
    I am 100% BORN DEAF and No I am not kidding! :D Why am I here? My wife's hearing! :p

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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited December 2008
    CaligulaPolk wrote: »
    so are you saying that fxi a would sound bad in wood veener?

    I'm sure it would sound fine, if not better...it would probably make it considerably more expensive though if it were a wood finish. The cabinets on the FXi's have a lot more angles than the basically square shaped RTi's.

    If you're set on the wood grain finish, look into either the RTi A1 or RTi A3. Either one would be great as a surround speaker. If you're set on the bipole/dipole configuration though, just get the black ones. Black will go with basically anything...so they wouldn't really look that out of place despite having wood grain on your fronts.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2008
    CaligulaPolk wrote: »
    Why doesnt FXi A6 come in Cherry Finish? Is there any reason behind on why polk chose white or black FXi A6 finish? RTI A items are in cherry finish except for FXi A6 and this made me wonder why?

    I am considering this product and wish it came in cherry finish to match other speakers i plan to buy.


    You wouldn't see any of the Cherry anyway most of the speaker is cover by the grill with the exception of the top and bottom.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited December 2008
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    You wouldn't see any of the Cherry anyway most of the speaker is cover by the grill with the exception of the top and bottom.

    That's a very good point...I didn't even think of that. It would be kinda pointless to make the cabinet cherry really.

    If it matters that much, I'm sure you could get a pretty realistic looking decal to put on the top and make it look like it has a wood grain finish...lol

    And now that I look...there actually is something that would work if you really wanted to do it. Heavyweight vinyl with a woodgrain finish printed on it. It has a sticky backing on it, and be custom cut for whatever size/shape you need.

    http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product?storeId=10101&Pr=p_Product.CATENTRY_ID%3A2006573&productId=2006573&catalogId=10101

    It would probably be pretty pointless to do that though really...
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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited December 2008
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    if it matters that much, i'm sure you could get a pretty realistic looking decal to put on the top and make it look like it has a wood grain finish...lol

    and now that i look...there actually is something that would work if you really wanted to do it. Heavyweight vinyl with a woodgrain finish printed on it. It has a sticky backing on it, and be custom cut for whatever size/shape you need.

    http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product?storeid=10101&pr=p_product.catentry_id%3a2006573&productid=2006573&catalogid=10101

    it would probably be pretty pointless to do that though really...

    white trash! Lol
    I am 100% BORN DEAF and No I am not kidding! :D Why am I here? My wife's hearing! :p

    My Home Theater Rig || Television: 58" Panasonic TH-58PZ800U Viera Plasma || Power Conditioner: Power Monster HTS 3600 MKII || Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR805 || Blu-Ray/Gaming: 60 Gigabytes Playstation 3 || Amplifier: Emotiva XPA-5 || Fronts: Polk Audio RT800i || Center: Polk Audio CS245i || Surrounds: TBA|| Subwoofer: TBA
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited December 2008
    CaligulaPolk wrote: »
    white trash! Lol

    lol...that's kinda what I was thinking.

    I could picture someone buying a bunch of that to try and turn their car into a "woody".
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2008
    CaligulaPolk wrote: »
    so are you saying that fxi a would sound bad in wood veener?

    No, I'm not saying that at all.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Igo
    Igo Posts: 411
    edited December 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Read more, post less.

    Does something happen to people here when they hit a certain amount of post? Lack of sunshine maybe. Rude I call it.
    ...Link to my System Showcase...
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    Sony ES STR-DA4300ES 7.1
    Sony ES SACD SCD-C2000ES
    Sony 400 Disc CD CDP-CX455
    Infinity BU-2 Sub-Woofer
    Polk Audio RT800i Towers
    Polk Audio CS400i Center
    Polk Audio FXiA6 Surrounds
    Sennheiser HD 280 Pro Headphones
    DH-Labs T-14 Speaker Cables
    Panamax Max 500 DBS Line Conditioner
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2008
    You're correct.
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