Peter McDermott
pfm Member
This is my Gato DIA 250S. I can't make my mind up whether it's ugly or nice looking:
Name a 'beautiful' amplifier.
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Jim Audiomisc
pfm Member
Sorry, but for me techno/hightek doesn't really do it. I still prefer the old Armstrong 600 range. 
(Listening to one right now. )
(Listening to one right now. )
Del monaco
Del Monaco
Looks like what happens when you sit on an MF X A1 amp.This is my Gato DIA 250S. I can't make my mind up whether it's ugly or nice looking:
Sue Pertwee-Tyr
Accuphase all the way down
Armstrong 600 and B&O were the hifi products I lusted after as a yoof.Sorry, but for me techno/hightek doesn't really do it. I still prefer the old Armstrong 600 range.
Darren
So gentle when he tries to understand.
This is my Gato DIA 250S. I can't make my mind up whether it's ugly or nice looking:
Looks damn fine to me!
Thorn
pfm Member
I was really hooked on the idea of getting one till I heard it.Devialet amps
Especially when wall mounted
Sue Pertwee-Tyr
Accuphase all the way down
I think I've still got a bottle of that in my dressing table drawer
Thorn
pfm Member
A clear winner.Never had one of these from Mr.Burmester (RIP)
Always dreamed of one......
Darmok
pfm Member
I expect he had a Lecson AC1 at some time gone wrong, very difficult to service as all the slider controls move a magnet beneath to run up and down the sliders.
You have to shatter a permanent magnet and place the useful pieces where required with the top cover removed, fyi.
Darren
So gentle when he tries to understand.
Lovely things. No doubt.I've loved the look of my Linx Stratos since I clapped eyes on a set at a show over 30 years ago.
Last time I posted this pic, there were some weird Blake 7 references!
TonyScarlett
pfm Member
Went through a 70's Japanese amp phase about 10 years ago, Sansui AU-6500, Pioneer SA-708, Optonica SM-3636, Yamaha CR-1000, CR1010 & CA2010. All fabulous looking amps. The Sansui is the one I most regret selling, beautiful to look at, bomb proof build & sweet sounding. Would all now be worth far more than I sold them for as well.
TS
TS
MUTTY1
Waste of bandwidth
Some peeps are obviously mixing up sound quality with aesthetics. On this basis I can add this amp I loved for about twenty years. I still see it through rose-tinted spectacles...
https://images.app.goo.gl/3aQ3n33XZnT42gGL7
I’m thinking that Sonos, first pic in second post takes some beating...pro photo of course.
https://images.app.goo.gl/3aQ3n33XZnT42gGL7
I’m thinking that Sonos, first pic in second post takes some beating...pro photo of course.
7 pages in, and more of the same-old same-old, and precious little innovation. Naim black boxes and Meridian brown are neat enough, but beautiful? Hardly. This is a product that could be put in any enclosure, and we still go with variations on a biscuit tin. The tables some of the stuff is standing on are the only bits with any beauty. It's proof, if any were needed, that this hobby is doomed to die when the last of this already middle aged generation drops off the perch. It's like asking the BSA owners ' club to name a beautiful bike and they can't get past the 1968 A10.
The fact that none of the manufacturers feel the need to depart from the biscuit tin, choice of grey or silver, model tells you what you need to know about the market.
The fact that none of the manufacturers feel the need to depart from the biscuit tin, choice of grey or silver, model tells you what you need to know about the market.