Black or White please help me decide

polk happy
polk happy Posts: 31
edited October 2009 in The Clubhouse
I've just finished making new speaker cabinets for my HT system.
I have tried to maintain the internal dimensions from the donor speakers but turn them into floor standers ( small, remember these are for a UK size room )
now i'm sending them off for final finishing and i cant decide what colour :confused: at the moment i'm thinking Piano gloss black for the sub (Polk driver and amp) and center, not shown, and Piano gloss white for the front and rears. what do you think ?????
Please help me decide.
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited August 2009
    Nice.


    I would do white. All around..


    It would different from the every day black that EVERYONE has....




    Nik
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited August 2009
    Awesome job on those! Where did you get the specs to build those? Definetley black.
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  • polk happy
    polk happy Posts: 31
    edited August 2009
    Knucklehead wrote: »
    Awesome job on those! Where did you get the specs to build those? Definetley black.

    Cheers, I'm afraid i made them up as i went along, utilising the components from some bookshelf speakers i already had, a pair of Wharfedale Diamond and a pair of Eltax Monitor. I have kept the internal dimensions the same as they were but tried to make them look better as floor standers. I'm trying to start a HT on a budget but i want it to look good.
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2009
    I'd like black better.
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  • Retro152
    Retro152 Posts: 985
    edited August 2009
    Excellent job! Black without question.







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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2009
    Very nice cabinets polkhappy :cool: Personnally, I'd go black as I would be afraid white would too distracting in a HT atmosphere.

    Cheers!
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited August 2009
    Let us know how they turn out...Good Luck!
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    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

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    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited August 2009
    Very nice job.
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2009
    Knucklehead wrote: »
    Show us how they turn out... with more pics!

    Fixed for the greater good of the viewers ;) Can't wait to see the pics of the final product polkhappy :D
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,200
    edited August 2009
    Piano gloss white all round, including the sub! That'll make them look more unique IMO, and less of that boring ol' black everywhere. The sub will be especially unique in white, since it's not something you see every day. It should also make them look smaller and less overwhelming, especially if your room is smaller than 12' x 18' x 8'.

    Other interesting piano gloss options, IMCO (in my crazy opinion), and depending on your room d
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited August 2009
    Very nice work. Another vote for black.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited August 2009
    Awesome-Job!
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    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited August 2009
    Antique Ivory,definitely !!:)
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited August 2009
    White would be unique, but Gloss Black is popular for a reason - it just looks awesome and is not overly distracting.

    Gloss black for me.
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    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited August 2009
    Chrome so you can see yourself smile
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,654
    edited August 2009
    Ferrari Red in honor of Schumi’s non-return. ;)
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  • dorourke07
    dorourke07 Posts: 298
    edited August 2009
    Deep red would be interesting.......
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,200
    edited August 2009
    Anybody that insists on voting for black obviously has the mentality of the proverbial Old ****!

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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited August 2009
    Barolo Red. Satin finish.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,447
    edited August 2009
    Rosso Corso with a nice medium birdseye maple front baffle
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,304
    edited August 2009
    Nice Work!!!

    Black without question...
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  • polk happy
    polk happy Posts: 31
    edited August 2009
    Thanks for all the comments guys but i'm still no wiser, i told the wife red and you can imagine the response :eek:. I've got a bit of finishing off to do tonight than there off to the finishers on Friday morning. He reckons about 2 weeks to complete with about 10 coats to get a deep gloss.
    I'll post pictures once finished.
    Then its off to get the Harmon Kardon AV receiver :D:D:D:D
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,044
    edited August 2009
    Black vote here. Nice job on the cabinets!
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited August 2009
    What color are the drivers and tweets?
    Life without music would♭
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  • polk happy
    polk happy Posts: 31
    edited August 2009
    Pauly wrote: »
    What color are the drivers and tweets?

    Black on the Wharfedales, which will go in the cabinets on the right, and silver/black on the Eltax.
    The sub bass tube is black, i've made it down firing to stop my kids bashing it so you wont see the driver.

    All will have custom made stainless spikes.:D
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  • Pycroft
    Pycroft Posts: 1,960
    edited August 2009
    If you have no need to ever resell these, go by the color of the room they are going in. For example, if they were going in my living room, I may make the speakers a deep maroon, and the subwoofer purple :)

    Those are beautiful...have fun with them!
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited August 2009
    polk happy wrote: »
    Black on the Wharfedales, which will go in the cabinets on the right, and silver/black on the Eltax.
    The sub bass tube is black, i've made it down firing to stop my kids bashing it so you wont see the driver.

    All will have custom made stainless spikes.:D

    Black gets my vote

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  • polk happy
    polk happy Posts: 31
    edited August 2009
    Pycroft wrote: »
    If you have no need to ever resell these, go by the color of the room they are going in. For example, if they were going in my living room, I may make the speakers a deep maroon, and the subwoofer purple :)

    Those are beautiful...have fun with them!
    Thank you

    We have some satin cream furniture in the room and i must admit i had thought about that but wasn't sure if that would look a bit naff. I know i'm making the speakers but i dont want them to look home made i want a professional look.
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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited August 2009
    polk happy wrote: »
    Thank you

    We have some satin cream furniture in the room and i must admit i had thought about that but wasn't sure if that would look a bit naff. I know i'm making the speakers but i dont want them to look home made i want a professional look.

    Black then
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  • jimmydep
    jimmydep Posts: 1,305
    edited August 2009
    Have you thought about using a wood veneer and staining them.......

    Or I'd go with black, it should compliment the Cream furniture.




    Jimmy
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