Need feedback please!

[RolandV]

Horizontal looks best to me because the speaker sits horizontally.

[ksr_sundar]

Yes, Horizontal looks more natural for this one..

[white_darren]

My original reaction was that I like the horizontal grain better, but that was with the center in isolation. When looking at a picture like this one, I kind of like the consistency of having the grain vertically aligned for all 3 speakers. So I'm really no help on this.

[diesel79]

My original reaction was that I like the horizontal grain better, but that was with the center in isolation. When looking at a picture like this one, I kind of like the consistency of having the grain vertically aligned for all 3 speakers. So I'm really no help on this.

That looks familiar! Soon to have an ELX Horizon in there though.

[Mahawkma]

Hey everyone,

Happy 2023!

We are prepping for a large production run of Horizon cabinets and I would like some feedback regarding how we orient the grain.

Our stock cabinet looks like this (vertical grain)

Attachment 2605

However, customers have requested we run the grain horizontally, which would look like below. Horizontal grain is more common for a center and tends to make the cabinet look less bulky.

Attachment 2606

Please let me know which grain orientation you prefer.

Thanks in advance!

Vertical

[mziegler]

That would be very difficult to do, if even possible.

I think this settles the question. Although I voted for horizontal, that was not thinking through context. I think the three speakers should match.

[theophile]

I think this settles the question. Although I voted for horizontal, that was not thinking through context. I think the three speakers should match.

Agreed!

[racrawford65]

Me too

[lateralous]

My original reaction was that I like the horizontal grain better, but that was with the center in isolation. When looking at a picture like this one, I kind of like the consistency of having the grain vertically aligned for all 3 speakers. So I'm really no help on this.

Beauty! I refrained from replying because I didn't have context of all 3 speakers on display (although I was secretly pulling for vertical myself to match my towers), and don't have immediate plans to purchase a center channel, but this confirms it for me. I vote vertical

[ksr_sundar]

I would think horizontal would still be a better fit because of the orientation of the speaker. All 3 are rectangular, and the center channel's orientation is different. If we have a picture of the horizontal also it will help.