I bought my first Linn LK product (a Majik I) almost 20 years ago. I’m addicted to the stuff, eight boxes in my main system, three in my dining room, three in my office and two in my daughters bedroom. It’s timelessly elegant and happens to sound pretty excellent too. I think Linn Klimax gear is some of the best looking kit ever made too... but beyond the reach of the Majority.LP12
Spectral
Micromega
Linn LK series
My Accuphase gear
Not class A, but I did lust after these, at the time:Form dictated by function gives me the fizz, especially with pure Class-A operation.
If we're just talking aesthetics, then I think (sad to say) the best looking stuff was designed a long time ago:-
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If we're just talking aesthetics, then I think (sad to say) the best looking stuff was designed a long time ago:-
Most contemporary black boxes are best put somewhere out of sight IMO - they add nothing to a room, whereas these all contribute something to the space they're in.
If we're just talking aesthetics, then I think (sad to say) the best looking stuff was designed a long time ago:-
Most contemporary black boxes are best put somewhere out of sight IMO - they add nothing to a room, whereas these all contribute something to the space they're in.
That's fighting talk ! Funny enough, when I was at art college industrial design was one of the options I considered for dipAD. Perhaps it's just as well I didn't go down that path as I might not have had a job at the end of it! I still like much of the Quad style of design. They did choose some rather nice offbeat colours, with a nice variation for the knobs and that lovely contrasting orange. As it wasn't anodyne I suppose it is inevitable that some would like, and others hate it. May the woofers from hell protect us from boring hifi design, of which there is, sadly, a great deal. Just a shame that the Quad 33 was so awful sounding...Funny how we all differ. I'm mid 50s so Quad should be right up my alley, but it just looks a complete mess to me. The B&O is even worse. The Marantz is OK, just like any other 70s/80s Japanese gear though. I studied industrial design in my youth and I have a feeling it's responsible for my feelings on the aesthetics of a lot of things... especially cars! Anyway just my opinion and god job we're not all the same!
I studied industrial design in my youth!
Just for a morning, or did you go back after lunch?