Since I actually like the looks of older Krell gear, that's actually the least offensive thing I've seen in this thread so far.
Audio aesthetics disasters : what were they thinking.
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GaryT
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Kostas is a really interesting guy to talk to about music and recording techniques, but his designs are batshit crazy and stupidly expensive.
and he is "without comprise" according to that brochure/horrorshow.
That could have been a nice design like a vintage Onkyo, but someone Picasso'd it.
And they did it again. There will be new top integrated, not yet on Technics page, there was news on What HiFi https://www.whathifi.com/news/techn...rst-ever-reference-class-integrated-amplifier
I was surprised.
I was surprised.
Gervais Cote
Predator
Was it done on purpose or the production manager forgot to mention to the design team the volume knob was too large to fit in the casing ??????
Gervais Cote
Predator
Your home made class A amp is thousand miles ahead of this Technics upside down/incorrect volume knob size in terms of design !
Gervais Cote
Predator
At least this one can be installed upside down to make it look right and it will be stable on the shelf.
Brucedgoose
pfm Member
Yes. And all the ridiculous giant horn-loaded speakers with the bright red horns, etc.
Once upon a time, I have this power amp in the same silver finish. At that time I thought it's beautiful. Now that it's gone, I think it looks quite hideous. It's big, heavy, difficult to carry and a waste of space, something which I tend to avoid these days.
A visitor who wasn't into hifi once thought it's a high-end microwave oven after seeing it sitting on the floor away from the speakers (it's not connected to the system at that time). True story.
A visitor who wasn't into hifi once thought it's a high-end microwave oven after seeing it sitting on the floor away from the speakers (it's not connected to the system at that time). True story.
Martyn Miles
pfm Member
Perhaps it was made for the Australian market...
Tony L
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Once upon a time, I have this power amp in the same silver finish. At that time I thought it's beautiful. Now that it's gone, I think it looks quite hideous. It's big, heavy, difficult to carry and a waste of space, something which I tend to avoid these days.
A visitor who wasn't into hifi once thought it's a high-end microwave oven after seeing it sitting on the floor away from the speakers (it's not connected to the system at that time). True story.
I don’t mind that at all. I assume it’s a big class A amp and if you want passive cooling (i.e. no noisy fans) lots of heat-sinks on the periphery is the only way to do it. Basic form dictated by function and a nice clean look. I do like class A amps, so I’ve kind of accepted they are big and covered in heat-sinks. I’d take that over fans any day.
You had be at 'anything with gold'.
Another think I don't like is cursive. Some 70s Marantz amps seem really nice from a distance but then you get close and see all the loopy cursive describing all the advanced technology supposedly inside the box.
Caledon1297
pfm Member
Joe Hutch
Mate of the bloke
It reminds me of the British Railways livery, which was described as 'blood and custard':
https://www.bloodandcustard.org
(Warning: contains elements of train-spotting).
https://www.bloodandcustard.org
(Warning: contains elements of train-spotting).
Gervais Cote
Predator
The good thing here is that the pleasure control button is easier to find than on many humans !+1
OK, it isn't Metaxas