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Looks vs. Performance - How would you mix and match?

If you could create an integrated amp with the look of any maker, with the performance of another maker, what would you mix and match ??


I might want to mix the looks of a Yamaha P-2200 with the sound of a modern Ayre or D'Agostino. 

Or Tandberg integrated amp with the guts of an Ayre.
erik_squires
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millercarbon
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The number one company to have done the op job was the one that threw a $500 Oppo inside a Lexicon fancy case and upcharged $3500 for it. Snark that.
Thus the phrase, "jumped the snark"
erik_squires OP
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If memory serves, it was also Theta Digital who did the same.


Of course, now these Oppos are selling for about that much on Amazon. I really wish they were still with us as an audio/video company.


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d2girls
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agreed. the panasonic 820uhd player is the next best thing but the build quality is extremely lacking compared to the 5000 series player. even the oppo 203 had great quality casework.
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cd318
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I hope that one day someone builds a SS amp that looks like a tube amplifier with gloriously lit valves on display.

Best of both worlds.

My JVC micro system has a couple of valves on display (purely for cosmetic purposes), but sounds none the worse for it. The wood cone speakers I'm using with it probably help too.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/JVC-UX-D150-Wireless-Micro-Amplifier-Silver-Black/dp/B01DACR3FY
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