Dave H.
Revolutionary relativist
try googlin 'steampunk valve amps', images.
Lovely stuff
If you like copper pipe. Could look ok in an Edwardian basement kitchen?
Yeah, one reason I enjoy the look of exposed valve equipment is the steampunk/retro-future feel I get from them. Some great looking contraptions come up in the search you suggest.
That might be an age thing - being born in the late 70s, valves weren’t really a thing any more when I was growing up, at least not that I remember. So there’s an arcane exotic quality to them that might not carry for people a bit older who remember them more clearly from the first time around.
But, contrary to some, I think valves on show is the way to go. I think a Jinro would be my ideal, along with a Gyrodec on similar aesthetic grounds (I don’t even own much vinyl, but would still love one almost as a sculpture).
That’s one reason, even if it is a bit superficial, why I’m keen on my own current amp, too. In fact, why not have a picture...