Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners What finish?

Some of you may have posted this answer in my other thread.

What finish did you get and how is the vinyl finish holding up?

I realized that the vinyl finish is probably popular and a big reason why they are so much cheaper than the competitors. Are the speakers that these are always compared to also vinyl finishes or are they real wood?

Many of the Auditions I have done, had the people commenting on how I had real wood, I don't, I have the Light Maple vinyl and it has/is holding up very well, even with me lugging them to other folks houses for auditions and comparisons. Even more amazing is it is withstanding my 2 kids in the rec room, where we play ball and have had the odd Wii remote launched into them thanks to loose wrist straps on little arms.

I think what Axiom is doing is a good idea...basically they let YOU decide whether you want to upgrade the cabinetry or not. It's nice to have the real veneer but it's not always a priority for a lot of people, of the speakers I have been looking at, it's a pretty even split vinyl/veneer. Pricewise,if it's an issue, Axioms with a custom finish, still are hundreds less from what I have seen when comparing to similar loudspeakers.

I've had my M80s since 6/03 and the vinyl finish is as good as it was when they were new. I haven't had one person look at these speakers and not think they were wood. Most if not all were pretty darn surprised to learn the finish was indeed vinyl.

It's definitely a very good-looking vinyl...at least my Mansfield Beech is!

Many speaker manufacturers use vinyl wrap. With that said Axiom uses the best quality I've ever come across. They also make custom vinyl colors, as well as wood finishes now for a extra cost.

All the Axiom vinyls have the same quality, the one you select would depend on what you like for your room, we can't tell you that.

Even comparing finishes like high gloss cherry or burled wallnut directly to the real thing its hard to tell the difference.

ooooooooo, High Gloss Cherry <wipes off keyboard>

Got to love the HG Cherry, how can you say no to this Bob?

With Outriggers


Before Outriggers

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