My Zesto Leto is sexy as hell, but I bought it because of the rear panel
Many higher end preamps are dated and ugly, why is this?
Conrad Johnson, BAT, VTL are all very good preamplifiers, they are dated and just ugly. Audio research is a prettier amplifier but it's not very well regarded due to it sounding more like a solid state, ie. Not really a tube preamp despite all those internal lightbulbs.
Cheaper preamps can be more pretty. Schitt makes a pretty preamp for about $1000. People like pretty.
D'Agostino by many is viewed as very attractive but kind of weird.
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@ghdprentice +1
As I like to say, we vote with our wallets. Visual appearance is probably more of a factor with speakers than with electronics, which are often tucked away in a rack or cabinet. |
Aside from Preamps and Amps: Did Apple designers ever get into Audio Equipment? Sony made some very nice PCs and Laptops, their Audio not as elegant it seems. Recently I did searches on hifishark for 'Tandberg', and 'Bang & Olufson' and 'Bang and Olufson', some very cool designs I was and was not aware of. Luxman has had a simple, practical, still elegant design look over the years "Italian Speakers' yields some beauties |
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