Gear you can't stand the look of

[Tigerjones]

Dan D’Agostino amplifiers.

In fact nearly all US high-end electronics!
Big, flashy and ugly.

My thoughts exactly, Robert.

 

[docstocker]

My wife hates my teak AR3s. We have just been to stay with friends where there are Klipsch Forte speakers. Not only did she like the sound but she liked the appearance. If only I had £5,500 pounds to spend.
They were lovely.

 

[James]

Densen. For some reason - isn't everything glued together? Just doesn't look quite right.

Just goes to show how tastes vary. I personally think Densen looks stunningly simple, symmetrical, svelte, and superbly put together. The only caveat with Densen is it has sharp edges to its casework. The white gloves provided should be used to avoid getting maimed.

 

[Martyn Miles]

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My wife hates my teak AR3s. We have just been to stay with friends where there are Klipsch Forte speakers. Not only did she like the sound but she liked the appearance. If only I had £5,500 pounds to spend.
They were lovely.

I have always loved the look of AR3s and their brothers.
The light wood cabinet finish and those light beige grilles just look right.

The later AR18 and its brothers looked cheap in comparison.
Brown grilles ?
No thank you...

 

[Yank]

Big silver Japanese boxes with too many knobs and meters.

That includes the silver box revival stuff from the likes of Luxman and Accuphase.

 

[Paul Mc]

Big silver Japanese boxes with too many knobs and meters.

That includes the silver box revival stuff from the likes of Luxman and Accuphase.

Accuphase is champagne.

 

[Yank]

Accuphase is champagne.

Oh, well that makes all the difference.

 

[RJohan]

My wife hates my teak AR3s. We have just been to stay with friends where there are Klipsch Forte speakers. Not only did she like the sound but she liked the appearance. If only I had £5,500 pounds to spend.
They were lovely.

Just tell her you know someone who's owned unfinished and home painted AR3's.

 

[RJohan]

Accuphase is champagne.

I thought that word was only allowed for bottles from a certain French region.

 

[James]

Big silver Japanese boxes with too many knobs and meters.

That includes the silver box revival stuff from the likes of Luxman and Accuphase.

Would black make it more acceptable?

 

[Cereal Killer]

I tend to agree that retro Jap kit looks a bit stuck in the 80's .. not my flavour at all.

 

[hornblower]

I hate the look of shoebox Naim chrome bumper, the volume control looks like it's from a child's toy

I speak as a Naim owner NAP202/200 by the way.

 

[Yank]

Would black make it more acceptable?

No.

 

[Paul Mc]

Oh, well that makes all the difference.

It does rather.

 

[Yank]

It does rather.

It's still a subset of the same design ethos.

 

[Paul Mc]

It's still a subset of the same design ethos.

You said you didn't like silver Japanese revival stuff. It's not revival and it's not champagne.

 

[Euan]

Can't say I'm an enormous fan of my Conrad Johnson amplifiers. But that doesn't matter to me because I love how they perform.

 

[Chops54]

I can’t stand the look of the late Dan D’agostino stuff with the stupid blingy clock face on the front. Some of his earlier Krell stuff was passable.

 

[Romulus]

I can't stand most looking components from Raurk Audio. I think they are designed for a specific (I think minority) like minded people who don't mind the ancient 50's look accomplished in very cheap tatty taste which looks past it brand new! If retro HiFi is designed well (in looks) it would look good for a discerning audience, if some brand like Luxman did it I think they would pull it off in style....

 

[Richard Lines]

Good Evening All,

I think the two Yamaha boxes at the top of this page need a few more knobs and switches

Regards

Richard