My monitor is calibrated and profiled and may represent the actual color also, because it is so certainly not.
As I mount the socket behind the desk anyway, do not bother me. Prospective purchasers should know what to expect but: A brown rather than tending to the Red Russet, the more what is probably for my parents than for me.
For electronics, I can not say anything, because not by a specialist.
For me, the good workmanship and the cable management was crucial to buy this bar - I have others of its kind in operation. Also worth mentioning is that all plugs (shock-proof, Europe) I, fit very well, are well-plugging, are firmly and remove, without any problems.