Blue is one of my favorite colors. Good thing, as my BAT VK-D5, Stealth XXX, PS Audio phono stage and Synergistic MPCs, all have BRIGHT, blue LEDs. Love 'em, along with the glow of my system's tubes, in the dark. Anyway; here's a possible solution, for you that hate them. Having some leftover .002", red celluloid, from gapping voice coils while in the reconing business; I tried a piece over my LEDs. It resulted in a very pleasant fuchsia/magenta, at a reduced light level. If you like green; yellow should render some shade or another. Just find the thinnest, transparent acetate/gel sheets you can and change your LED's color. Attachment: up to your creativity/prerogative. ie: (https://www.amazon.com/Neewer-Colored-Overlays-Transparent-Correction/dp/B07NBKXRWQ/ref=sr_1_3?dchil...) and: (https://www.amazon.com/Hygloss-Products-Primary-Colors-Squares/dp/B01MYBYTB2/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&...) A more permanent alternative: transparent (candy color) modeling paints and a brush/airbrush. (https://www.google.com/search?q=transparent+candy+paints+for+modeling&sxsrf=ALeKk00Xj-P1-BtSawp6...)
A vote for amber LED lights on components over blue lights.
I like to enjoy my system and music at night in dim light. Bright blue LEDs on my amp, conditioner, etc, if not covered over by tape or some other DYI solution, are distracting and ruin the soft incandescent ambience I’ve worked to create for my listening area. I’m not selling my Pass XA30.8, but I do have a foam circular cutout to block the blue glow.
Would anyone here mourn the demise of bright blue (or red, or green) LEDs in audio?
Would anyone here mourn the demise of bright blue (or red, or green) LEDs in audio?
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