Does your set's outlook matter?

Suzuki

Suzuki

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Do you prefer mechanical, and functionable design or cool design? Or you don't care at all as long as it performs its business? What color do you like your set to have? silver or black? I would like copper-colored front panel. Is an analogue VU/peak-meter is a good accessory on your set, or a must?
My dear PIONEER SX-304 (43years old) doesn't have a cool looking features, unfortunately. It looks like too serious a guy, not sexy, though he has a good voice. Which makers' designers have the sense for outward appearance designing? I think YAMAHA and KENWOOD do. Let me know your opinion. Thank you.
 
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I have a mixture, silver, black, and wood veneer enclosure or in the case of my TT, a wood base. To answer your question, I much prefer the black approach, sober and not flashy. At the end of the day, it has to perform as you said.
 
The appearance is very important to me but not as important as the function. I don't have a particular preference for the style. Any style can look great or awful depending on it's execution. I do tend to prefer things that are simple rather than busy looking but even that's not a hard and fast rule.
 
How it sounds, and synergy is the key for me, but I want my gear to be in as pristine condition as possible. I'm a little anal that way. My main rig is Black, and My vintage is Silver.
Regards,
Jim
 
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I'm very particular about the look of my gear. I like either functional, industrial design (my main solid state system) or a simple mid-century look (my vintage Fisher gear). I've spent a lot of time trying to create a home environment where everything works together, and looks good together.

Fortunately I've found that great sounding gear is often great looking gear, too.
 
Hey DJNAGLE, you didn't spend any time in Berkley during the '70s did you? :D

By the way, I absolutely love that turntable.

My main rig is all Silver but I love the look of the Sony ES series, and of course vintage Marantz and MacIntosh.
 
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DJNAGLE:
I love your aesthetic sense. The TT is a looker. The stuff in the photos looks very dusty. Were you hiding them or just storing them? Maybe you just lost your feather duster?

Seriously, your electronic gear with the marble(?) bases looks killer. They should have a very high WAF.

Do you tie your own flies?

Suzuki:
I never paid much attention to the looks of my gear. Last night the buyer of my VPI came by to pick it up. I'm still gathering funds for the Oracle I want as a replacement so I pulled my Micro Seiki DQ-43 out of the closet to use in the interim. While cleaning it and installing a Shure V-15IV I noticed how gorgeous it is. Real Rosewood veneer and a black MA-707 arm make it a very attractive TT. The platter is so true I tried to put an LP on it while it was spinning. You have to look very close to see that it's spinning.
Looking at it has made me think more about how my gear looks. In the future I think I'll pay more attention to aesthetics. I will have to revise my thinking. I always thought my ARC SP-9 was beautiful. I suppose it is, in an agricultural/functional sort of way.
 
Thank you all of you for posting your opinion. The ugliest is best ...makes sense.
Japanese pay much more attention to visual appeal of something whose purpose or function has nothing to do with appearance. Pieces of Sushi neatly packed in a wooden Sushi basket are not only something to eat, but also to appreciate with eyes.
Appearance of audio gear is therefore very impotant factor for sales in Japan. I like Kenwood receivers' linear design and colour arrangement sense. Further comments
will be greatly appreciated.
 
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When I say uglier.. I'm kinda talking like Djngles style... I like things that look steam punkish. I love old tubes and PA style gear.. the industrial style.. Which sure isn't much like Ikebana....
 
One of the reasons I want an Oracle TT is the looks. I think it's one of, if not the best looking TT ever made
 
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DJNAGLE:
I love your aesthetic sense. The TT is a looker. The stuff in the photos looks very dusty. Were you hiding them or just storing them? Maybe you just lost your feather duster?

Seriously, your electronic gear with the marble(?) bases looks killer. They should have a very high WAF.

Do you tie your own flies?
Thanks all for the positive comments.

Yes I do tie most of my own flies. It's a Zen thing. The TT is not finished yet. I am hoping to get it done this week or next but can't seem to feel the inspiration just yet.

It is an Infinity Black Widow arm that I am taking out to 12" I don't know what model that mat came from. It was a Yamaha TT though.
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JoeESP9 said:
DJNAGLE:
I love your aesthetic sense. The TT is a looker. The stuff in the photos looks very dusty. Were you hiding them or just storing them? Maybe you just lost your feather duster?

Seriously, your electronic gear with the marble(?) bases looks killer. They should have a very high WAF.

Do you tie your own flies?

Suzuki:
I never paid much attention to the looks of my gear. Last night the buyer of my VPI came by to pick it up. I'm still gathering funds for the Oracle I want as a replacement so I pulled my Micro Seiki DQ-43 out of the closet to use in the interim. While cleaning it and installing a Shure V-15IV I noticed how gorgeous it is. Real Rosewood veneer and a black MA-707 arm make it a very attractive TT. The platter is so true I tried to put an LP on it while it was spinning. You have to look very close to see that it's spinning.
Looking at it has made me think more about how my gear looks. In the future I think I'll pay more attention to aesthetics. I will have to revise my thinking. I always thought my ARC SP-9 was beautiful. I suppose it is, in an agricultural/functional sort of way.
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I think an ARC Sp-9 driving a pair of Dynaco MKIIIs would be a very nice looking system...extremely simple and functional. No excess. I just saw this combo in your signature, do you run them together?
 
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When I say uglier.. I'm kinda talking like Djngles style... I like things that look steam punkish. I love old tubes and PA style gear.. the industrial style.. Which sure isn't much like Ikebana....
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Ikebana is just something to view and admire, and has no other purpose or function. :nono: It is just like a beautiful woman who can do nothing. while an high-quality audio receiver with fine front panel design is like an able female lawyer who is very beautiful in addition. (The worst is a gear with good appearance and poor performance, to be sure.) I want to marry her. ..:thmbsp:. =Taihei S
 
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