what is more popular silver or black face plates

The 70’s silver face units were, in my mind, the bomb.
 

Nowadays I prefer the black face units as they can be swapped out without much heat from she who must be obeyed. 

I prefer silver, but have both silver and black because some of my components were only offered in black. To me, black looks outdated and silver looks more modern. I’m actually surprised by all the comments on this post. 

It seems black faceplates are generally popular among audiophiles but I value the design and look of the face plate more than the color.  Champagne gold finish like Accuphase amp is appealing too, classy and timeless.

I had an old system for my parents’ living room back in the ’70s. Its components sat on a shiny whitish marble coffee table in front of the front windows. It replaced a brown Magnavox wood console furniture unit, and I very much wanted it to look elegant and appropriate for the decor, not too equipment-y.

The brushed gold faceplates and minimalist controls design of the Acoustic Research Amp and matching Tuner were just what I needed. I had them in their wood cases.  I partnered them with a Benjamin Miracord 50h, the turntable with the square chrome pushbuttons, under a big smokey dustcover. My Rectilinear Hiboys were toed in in the corners. It was a good system for its time and the look was perfect.

Alternate selections that I considered but did not choose were Dynaco PAT 4 preamp with Dynaco Stereo 120, an old Fisher tuner, Dual 1019 table, and AR 3a speakers. Lots of buttons switches and knobs. Definitely a studly dorm rig back then.

@wturkey  +1