Proac Yew Owners

Thanks 4yanx, I'll definitely practice on wood scraps before performing the actual surgery on anything important.

I have Cherry 1.5's and the same happens with them.

Just a touch of Lemon Oil would do that job. I did it on my 1SC.

I have a pair of the 2000 signatures. I listened to them the first few years with the grills on and now with them off. They are about 8 years old and I don't have that problem.

Do you have your speakers near a window? Is there direct sunlight on them for part of the day? I am sure that is the problem. Sunlight bleaches out the color over time. Furniture too.

You could try to oil the lighter part of the veneer to try to darken the wood. I suppose if you leave them where they are with the grills off that part will also lighten up over time form the sun. But perhaps the rest of the speaker will too.

By the way, I have seen that same problem on other Proac speakers before with other wood finishes. Not sure why.

4yanx

The veneer is chipped on one of my Proac 3.8 yew finish speaker. The .250 X .250 inch chipped area is located on the top surface of the speaker and ends on the edge of the speaker. I do not have the piece of veneer that chipped off, so I can't simply re-glue it. What would you suggest as a repair? Thx.

I also have the same issue with a lighter section under the grills. I am now using the speakers without the grills but I doubt that the finish will ever match up over time....the contrast is simply too severe.