milford3:
This is my first set of full range speakers, so I decided to stay with a fairly basic finish, EKO Zebrawood. I plan on trying a pair or two of the Omega speakers as well in order to learn about these speakers. Depending on WAF, where in our house the speakers are going to end up, and how well I like them, I may sell these and upgrade the finish, but too soon to tell now. For now (or actually, beginning in December), these will go in my living room for us to listen to and I will be testing a few integrated receivers with the Hoyt-Bedfords to get a feel for the speakers and to discover the synergy between the speakers and the amps. I'm looking forward to that but 200 hours of break-in will delay that process. Oh well, no help for it. Thanks for your response.
Mike