can't choose a finish - please help!

[Rushwj]

hello all!
i currently have sierra 2's and love them! so much so that i'm going to order sierra towers and horizon w/ raal for a new HT build. i'm very torn on the finish to get. it seems that all the stained finishes have a red tint to them - is this true or just how they show up in pics? i currently have the satin dark cherry 2's and they have a reddish tint (as expected for a cherry finish), but didn't know about the espresso. i'm really considering the satin black bamboo, but can't quite tell how nice the finish is on them. do they look better than most cheap veneers on other speakers? thank you for any help or pics that people are willing to share!
-bill

[sludgeogre]

My Towers and Horizon are satin black bamboo and I love it. It is certainly a much higher quality finish than other cheap veneer speakers and you can tell. You can't see much of the grain of the wood like you can with the other finishes, it's not pronounced at all. Up close you can see a little bit of it, but not much, it's very understated. I think they are perfect for HT because they are a deep black that doesn't reflect much light at all. They look really cool in a dark theater to me.

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[rysher]

possible to get a close up pic of the satin black bamboo?

[curtis]

possible to get a close up pic of the satin black bamboo?
Dave posted one here:
http://forum.ascendacoustics.com/showthread.php?4630-The-Tower-Discussion-Thread!&p=54629#post54629

[billy p]

I would kindly ask Dave if he could send you some sample swatches...some ID companies will do that.