Does your amp/preamp/int amp have to look good?

Yes, for me. I can never buy an ugly piece of audio equipment doesn't matter how good sound quality it offer :))

thuhaile10-19-2011 11:11pm

wolf_garcia Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,759 posts 10-20-2011 at 06:48am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My Kavent S33 preamp looks like a circa 1987 VCR with a lame "Kavent" font on the front, 2 knobs (no balance), a cheezy LED display, and and the remote says "remot"...but it's such an astonishingly great sounding preamp I could not care less about its looks. It must be love.
slikric3000 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 638 posts 10-20-2011 at 07:20am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 75% yes - 25% no
paul_graham Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 197 posts 10-20-2011 at 11:59am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have a Hafler dh-500 amp.....sounds great. One guy described it's style as "early World War 2 submarine"
rrog Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,958 posts 10-20-2011 at 04:17pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have bought equipment I thought was ugly, but when ugly equipment sounds good it starts looking better.
thuhaile OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 105 posts 10-20-2011 at 04:35pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I'd rather pay more for better looking audio component if the sound quality is about the same as the "ugly" ones :)