Ed,
I have RM40s with the Cherry Flambe' finish, and both my wife and I think they look very nice. Of the mega-buck ($12,000 - $20,000) "box" speakers we auditioned in 2001 (B & W, Gershman Acoustics, Sonus Faber, Thiel, and Vandersteen), only the Sonus Faber Amati Homage were more attractive.
Kevin