I Find Primalunas Ugly. How about You? Is there an alternative?


The curved cage on Primaluna amplifiers is extremely ugly. Their shiny cases do not help. Visually, they are worse than forgettable. I like the look of Line Magnetic amps, but they sound terrible. Is there a decent alternative?
defiantboomerang
Many nice suggestions. Thank you very much.

@corelli
You are right, I was too vague in my original post. Tried to make it more precise, though.

The VAC Phi 200 looks spectacular.

So does the Conrad Johnson CAV-45.

And the SLI-80 is just almost perfect (don’t really like the tilted output transformers too much). But didn’t the Stereophile measure a Cary Audio amp some time ago and found it to be so bad from the technical perspective that they called it a joke? (https://www.stereophile.com/content/cary-audio-design-cad-300sei-integrated-amplifier-measurements-p...)
Yes some Amps are quite ugly. 
However the EAR V12 seems to have the right balance of looks and performance. Check it out
See I am not a fan of LEDs on my Tube amps. ;-) That would be a deal breaker for me on the VAC.

I do like the CJ CAV-45.

However I do feel the Decware amps are the best looking amps of the bunch. Lifetime warranty, great customer service and design - and they sound damn good too!

Moral of the story, all of this is subjective! :-)

Keep the wax spinning.

-Ron
I love the sound of the Sophia Electric. Guessing it would put Prima luna to shame
Sounds bogus...dealer agenda maybe? I could say I love the sound of Primaluna and would put Sophia Electric to shame. Assuming something does not make it a fact.