Because if they did design it properly it would all sound the same and the whole industry would fall on its arse?
Nor me! I still accuse the industry as a whole for not trying harder to entice younger people to buy Hi Fi. I perfectly understand the desire to listen on the hoof - that's why I own B&W P5 Wireless 'phones to listen to R4, music or Audible on my iPhone when commuting or travelling.Times change. Young people don't want hifi, they want portability and phones. When did you last hear load music coming from a teeneager's bedroom? When did you last hear loud music? Maybe from a car, other than that, forget it.
I wouldn't have a hifi shop as a gift these days.
Nice. Those cabinets were made in Dartmoor prison!