Why aren VSE products black anodized like all the other A/V components?
Anodizing hardens the surface of aluminum to better protect the product from scratches and abrasions. The anodizing process also removes (from pre-etching) a product’s surface material. This etching process can remove as much as 0.001″ of material from an object, making a precision “high-tolerance” product into an “out-of-tolerance” product. In most instances, this material removal is not a critical factor, but anodizing deposits ferrous and other undesirable residues on the surface, and this anodizing process also damages our planet’s fragile environment. Anodizing also creates a barrier wall between each component part that impedes optimum dissipation and decay of vibrational energies. At VSE, we use a different method of surface conditioning and hardening called glass sphere blasting, using actual glass micro-beads which, incidentally, removes no surface material and is as environmentally safe [natural] as the blowing sands in the desert. You may have seen this unique lighter finish
