You read my mind Warp. I have a pile of new hardware to play with, and some nuts just like you describe. I need to get a couple pair done now and out to customers, and reviewers ... so will use something like that while waiting for my custom bolts to get done.
Yep, the faceplates are something custom that Dennis did up for me. I asked for red, but they came out a bit toward broze as the pics show. They look nice though, since we had a red theme going in the room. I assume he could offer custom anodizing to any customers. That pair of 1000S' is actually my personal pair, not a show loaner pair.