maintenance of the piano black sf concertos


I am in the market for a pair of sonus faber concertos. I am still deciding on the black piano finish or the oak finish. To the audiphiles who have the black piano may I direct this question to you. Do you fell that the lacquer finish deteriorates more compared to the wood? Maybe more prone to scratches? Or harder to maintain?

If given the chance would you buy the black piano finish again?

Thanks,

Joelj
joelj

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Joel,

I don't know if you have ever owned a Black Car but it is very much the same way. When New, nothing looks better, but fine scratches and swirling will occur by keeping them clean. So to answer your question, yes they are more prone to revealing scratches in their appearance.

The Walnut is much more durable and do not show swirling. Anyway, you could always try cleaning them with a microfiber cloth only but I have never seen a pair that did not have some evidence of swirling in the finish.

And yes, I recently owned Walnut Concertos and now own Walnut Grand Pianos. They are wonderful speakers. Good luck.

Chris