What Is The Cost Of Amplifier Casework?

What are the chances of a manufacturer getting the internal amp design to sound right if they can't get casework that is functional and looks good?  It would be like a songwriter saying the bridge section doesn't work, but the first and second first are solid.

I say styling exudes quality...surely it must be wonderful if it looks that way.   I strongly suspect lots of people buy the styling even before listening to the black box.

I suspect that much of this industry's marketing target is towards: "pride of ownership". Fancy case work would be an obvious choice to those ends.