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Love it, or Hate it ? (wood trim)

Well, actually not quite that strong!

I'm talking about wood trim on amps or preamps? Some of the wood appears to be quite beautiful, but I think that it looks "wrong" and I dislike wood trim! I'm taking an informal poll:

Hate= Would NEVER own with wood trim
Dislike= Would prefer no wood trim
Neutral= I could care less
Like= Would prefer wood trim
Love= MUST have wood trim

Also, if you live outside of the USA, would you please indicate so and your country, [if you feel comfortable giving this info]?

I'm just curious about preferences, and also to see if they vary in other countries!
fatparrot
restock
831 posts
 
also it has a more important impact; the waf (wife acceptance factor).

Really - my wife hates wood on electronics components almost as much as the sexist term WAF.

;)
karelfd
476 posts
 
Love it as long as it's not being mixed with metal-only gear or, even worse, different wood colours.
Good example: Ancient Audio Lektor (red wood finish) + Yamamoto HA2 headphone amp + Audio Technica ATH-W1000 Sovereign headphones
Bad example: Unison Research tube amp + Unison Unico CD
(country: Germany)
honda
25 posts
 
not a big fan of it, but i do own an Emotive Sira which has wood all around & doesnt match the rest of my system,but then again im all about the sound so its staying cause it sounds pretty damn good.
unsound
7,329 posts
 
Dislike. It can look really good on it's own, but, when you start matching different components and home decor, it can unravel pretty quick. Then there's the added expense, upkeep and space. I'd prefer to do without it.
samhar
1,048 posts
 
Dislike,for me wood doesn't go with electronic devices. Electronics + wood = fire. The combination makes me feels like bad design, uncomfortable.
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