Klipsch RP-500SA Dolby Atmos Surround Sound Speakers Expired

8000F owner here. They're good speakers. These are solid prices for Klipsch. I wouldn't pay much more.

I want to share with all just HOW BAD the PIANO BLACK finish is on these!! They are a disaster! Trust me on this. I purchased (2) pairs last year. They come from the Chinese factory with ZERO QC on the Piano black finish. It is FULL of All kinds of Factory defects and blemishes which include Swirl marks all over it and Spider circles/veins all over from the automated buffing they are using on these. When I spoke to the owner of Acoustic Sound Design about them he was at least very honest with me after I sent him the pictures of the 8000's and told me, " There all like that!" from the ones he has seen.

If your ok with all this and know that the finish when you look into it with a light will look like this then your fine, but if you expect the Piano black to look "perfect" the way it does with an SVS or Def Technologies product, then you will be real upset and pi$$ed at the total lack of QC from the factory on the Piano finish.

I would give "B" stock at BEST to any 8000 or 8060 Piano black finish speaker. Also, keep in mind the 8060's are huge and even more surface area for them to screw up at the factory. Again, if your ok with "B" stock look, then you will be fine with it as they obviously sound and work just fine and the price point is good as well. They are at this price point for a reason, years ago the Piano black speakers would sell at a huge premium because they were finished/buffed by hand. Well, not any more, it's done on a machine now automated at the overseas factory and however it ends up looking , that;s what they ship, there is ZERO QC on these for the finish. If for some reason someone does not believe me, even thou, I should not have to prove myself with my status on here, I have a ton of pictures I can post up and then it will be apparent as to why I took the time to give all a heads up!