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This was posted over on the Facebook Martin Logan group. Looks DAMN AWESOME!
 

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Was that actually an option or is it a DIY job?

It does look cool, but I still wish I had ponied up the money for Rosewood. IMHO, that's the best looking frame ML ever made for the CLS.
 
Piano black is simple and elegant, plus it is definitely "the look" for high end products right now (right now you'll find it inside a Mercedes S65 AMG, a Bentley Continental, or an Aston Martin DBS, for example). If I were to get CLSs, this is definitely the finish I would want.
 
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Impressive!
Great choice, piano black blends with color of stators as well as making the frame looking somewhat "slimmer" around the speaker.
 
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A Friendly Warning!

Lets not lose sight of the fact that the frame is an integral part of the CLS's final sonic signature. If you go through the process outlined in the mentioned website, the process will change the resonance characteristics of the wood which will translate into a sonic change in the overal signature and balance of the CLS' sound. I am not saying that it will degrade it, but it will definitely change it!

Maybe you shouls try it on a "spare" before doing it to your primary frames...

Cheers,


:music:


Here, someone try this with their CLS frames and let us know how it goes.
I bet C.A.P. and others would have no problems with converting frames to a Piano Black Finish.
http://www.lungster.com/l/speakers/pianofinish.shtml
 
Lets not lose sight of the fact that the frame is an integral part of the CLS's final sonic signature. If you go through the process outlined in the mentioned website, the process will change the resonance characteristics of the wood which will translate into a sonic change in the overal signature and balance of the CLS' sound. I am not saying that it will degrade it, but it will definitely change it!

Maybe you shouls try it on a "spare" before doing it to your primary frames...

Cheers,


:music:


Very good point !
 
I'd be really surprised if it changed all that much....

Yes - likewise. I'm sure the surround has an effect on sound, but whether it is finished timber or piano black - I'm sure it is insignificant. I'm sure the room plays a much greater part.
 
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