I'm planning to purchase two Fusion-12 Tempests, four Fusion-8 Alchemy, and one Fusion-8 Alchemy MTM for my new 7.1 HT. What I noticed is that the Fusion-12 gives the option of matte or gloss finish for the SEOS-12 waveguide but the Alchemy kits do not allow you to choose this for the EOS-8 waveguide. I think I would want the same finish for all the speakers. So, does the Alchemy EOS-8 come in different finishes? If not, from just looking at the pictures, it looks like gloss for the regular fusion-8 and matte for the fusion-8 mtm. Is that correct? I tried looking through the forum but couldn't find the answer. Maybe I was looking in the wrong place. Found lots of other interesting stuff though.
[SIZE=small]The[/SIZE] Denovo Audio EOS-8[SIZE=small] product description says... "The Denovo Audio EOS-8 waveguide is a very well made elliptical waveguide available in a gloss or matte finish." So they do come in both finishes but how do you specify the one you want[/SIZE] when you order the Alchemy?
It depends on if Erich has any in stock. You might want to e-mail him and tell him you would prefer matte. If he has them, I'm sure he'll swap them for you.
I didn't want to bug Erich if someone else already had an answer but I went ahead and emailed him last night. His response was that he gets them from the manufacturer in a gloss finish. He also told me he was experimenting with spray painting them last summer. So, if someone has a desire for something other than gloss and there's some Rustoleum matte spray paint lying around, give that a try. Hope this helps someone.