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Why are modern arms so ugly?

OK.......you're going to say it's subjective and you really looove the look of modern tonearms?
But the great tonearms of the Golden Age are genuinely beautiful in the way that most Ferraris are generally agreed to be beautiful.
Look at the Fidelity Research FR-64s and FR-66s? Look at the SAEC 308 series and the SAEC 407/23? Look at the Micro Seiki MA-505? Even the still audacious Dynavector DV-505/507?
But as an architect who's lifetime has revolved around aesthetics.......I am genuinely offended by the design of most modern arms. And don't give me the old chestnut....'Form follows Function' as a rational for ugliness. These current 'monsters' will never become 'Classics' no matter how many 'rave reviews' they might temporarily assemble.
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chakster
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I disagree with chakster about the tri-planar arm, I think that they are beautifully designed arms that deliver world-class sound.

@theo1124 

It was a quote from the OP's first post, not my own opinion about Tri-Planar.  

Tri-Planar is definitely not the ugliest arm in my opinion and actually it's not a modern arm, it's a vintage tonearm with some improvements. 

   

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dionisofun
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I have been following this forum for a long time, although I have only just signed up. I don’t intend to post a lot here, but I can’t help mentioning the Glanz tonearm as an example of a design that combines excepcional beauty and high performance.

http://www.glanztonearms.co.uk/

Beauty is function!


schubert
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Because the modern world is .
pops
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LOL good one Schubert.  
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