I like esthetical products better...
As anyone...
But i dont care at all about esthetic when i pick what i must pick , and if i must modify it i do it... Esthetical no more .... 😊
Only sound and S.Q. /price ratio matter...
Especially with low budget audio ...
For example :
I could upgrade , i had the money say my financial adviser 😁( my wife)
I could upgrade to a beautiful TOP headphone amplifier by Berning the microzotl 3...
but i am very happy with my Sansui alpha 607 i covered by what some could call junk , i will call beautiful minerals, it is not ugly for sure, but it is not esthetical and clean...The soundfield is perfect....
If i am afraid to upgrade with a top of the world product and a beautiful one,then you have an idea how a 700 bucks well chosen system well optimized can perform...😁
in the dark evening though , my 2 glowing Schuman generators under a big quartz are beautiful like glowing tubes....
Then perhaps esthetic play a role in my unesthetical audio corner...😁
The upgrade to a better dac would be the only real upgrade for sure, will cost too much... I must wait... I think i will not upgrade the amplifier.... the headphone modified for vibrations and comfort are not beautiful but they are impossible almost to be beaten... Stax Omega ? RAAL ? i dont think so after reading all reviews between line and comparing with what i already have ...
Esthetic is one aspect of thing.... Sound quality at low cost another completely different factor...
The second matter the most for me almost exclusively ... I dont show my audio system anyway i listen to it...