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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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geoch
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Well Nandric, .....allways with a good word in your mouth!
I have visitors now, but ... I'll be back!
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nandric
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Hi Geoch, 'with a good word in your mouth?' Those are as far as I know writen 'words' usualy called 'arguments'.
'I'll be back' reminds me of some Austrian with an terrible
German accent. Only in the USA can such a person make a political carrer. Not to mention the former president.
Do you need my address in Holland? Otherwise you will have
no idea where to come 'back'? I am an Serbian warrior only
equaled by Dertonarms predecessors who defited the Romans.
So stay in Greece, you have problems enough at home.
dertonarm
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Dear Nandric, it was rather an Austrian with a terrible austrian-styrian accent ... even better in the 1st sequel ...
Peace on earth - and within the ECC...
Cheers,
D.
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nandric
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Dear Daniel, I am sorry for my 'blunder' but I am only familiar with the Salzburger accent. Spend there two years.
Lucky me you are not questioning my comparison between the Serbian and the German warriors.So Geoch got a double warning.

Kind regards,
dertonarm
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Dear Nandric, as stated before ... peace inside the ECC ...;-) ....- times are rough enough right now ..... especially for Greece.
I enjoyed my holidays on the south coast of Crete for years and have learned to love and respect the people there.
Even if the Cretans see themselves a bit different from the rest of Greece.
After all - this is the birthplace of all what we now call western culture.
Kind regards,
D.

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