That whole website is amateurish IMHO. The photography is simplistic as well. If I was an entrepreneur promoting an expensive product like that, everything from those cheapo binding posts to the carpentry would be top notch and then, a professional photographer w/ Photoshop would be hired to enhance its marketability. The wood side panel looks like oak, but the end grain appears to be softwood. Then again, depending how wood is sawn, it can be decieving. But that doesn't cover up the fact of using butt joints which are the weakest and most unsightly joints known to woodworkers!! Even the wires should be enshrouded in a loom or similar. Maybe I should contact them and tell them that they are blowing smoke instead of sound waves!!