I agree the PowerCell's highly glossy plastic polymer used for the chassis is way too prone to inadvertent scratches. It is one of the few pieces of audio equipment that actually made me want to use those silly white gloves that come with some audio products. A matte metal or plastic finish would allow the unit to keep its looks.
Personally, I ultimately didn't find the PowerCell 6 to work for me. It increased dynamics by making the music seem a bit "technicolor", which was nice for short listening sessions but got a little fatiguing over longer listening sessions. Admittedly, I am very sensitive to overly revealing/bright sound signatures, so I may be a special case. If your system sounds dull, the power conditioner is great. But if it is already highly resolved and revealing, it may be too much of a good thing to add the PowerCell conditioner.
Finally, all the glowing blue lights of the SR cords and the power conditioner are annoying. You cannot darken a room completely when the MPCs are plugged in. Unless behind a rack, a SR-based system starts to resemble the space ship in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Shouldn't the sound itself, rather than a neon blue light, tell you that the SR power cords are working?
