Accuphase are gold. If your system doubles as a theater black is the way. Reflected light is a problem. I do love Accuphase stuff though. I had one of their early CD players. They had it sounding like a Tubed unit. It weighed 40 lb. It was the first CD player I could listen to. It cost a tidy $4500 back in 1981. It broke the bank.
High end units in the U.S. market that are not black?
Far from a "big deal", but black audio units are what most of us see in this country. Audio Research, C.J. and some others have offered products that are not black fronts. The Denon units sold in other countries are available in something other than black. It may be easier to put a system of different brands when all are black. As I mentioned, not a big deal. It is kind of like the old Baskin Robbins ice cream shops. I got to know the owner of 3 of them in my city and he had mentioned that his best sellers were still Vanilla and Chocolate.
When I did own units and systems that were not black or not all black, I liked that. But of course, I never owned a Model T.
When I did own units and systems that were not black or not all black, I liked that. But of course, I never owned a Model T.
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