Best-Looking Knobs

[baneste]

My Favorite: Audio Research (SP-6 to SP-15 era).
Honorable Mention: Cello Audio Pallette
Eccentric Favorite: Advent 300/Tivoli Audio Tuner Dial

 

[northpaw]

Eccentric Favorite: Advent 300/Tivoli Audio Tuner Dial

One of my favorites too. For those who don't have/never tried one, there is reduction gearing (or the like) between the black knob and the annular silver indicator apron. It's something like 3.5 to 4 full revolutions of the black knob to get from one end of the dial to the other. And still a very nice precision feel, 40 years later, even if the tuning LEDs drift...

 

[wmgwizard]

Can't see how we made it this far without these two........

Just love the intricate detail of the solid knobs from a Harman Kardon 330a.

In contrast to the solid aluminum "flippers" from the Yamaha x20 series.

 

[soundmotor]

 

[Zekeman]

Annette Funicello! Jeez that bra had some serious engineering as well!

 

[nedseg]

"Just love the intricate detail of the solid knobs from a Harman Kardon 330a."

Interesting! They look identical to the ones on my JBL 660. Note that some of them are ganged.
They feel a bit 'sharp' to the fingers, but provide a great sense of grip and position.

 

[DaveVoorhis]

I likes me some Tektronix knobs.

 

[Schurkey]

JVC had their own version of "flywheel" tuning, on their "Knobless" designs.

It was, of course, a huge knob cleverly laying down on the job, cut at a taper so that the knob, while not entirely horizontal, had a "flat" front. Lightly textured. Flickable with one finger from 88 to 108. Everything else was controlled with sliders or pushbuttons.

 

[FauxHall]

Annette Funicello! Jeez that bra had some serious engineering as well!

Maybe yes and maybe no.

We could have asked Frankie....

 

[Beatnik]

Brenda Johansen, 10th grade English class, Foothill High School 1982.

 

[Bodyblue]

True story.....years later when Facebook firs appeared I thought "What the hell, I wonder what she looks like now?" Sad to say I had nightmares for a week! YIKES!

 

[Beatnik]

True story.....years later when Facebook firs appeared I thought "What the hell, I wonder what she looks like now?" Sad to say I had nightmares for a week! YIKES!

Sometimes the past is better left in the past. lol



Back on topic, I always like the smooth black with silver bevel like on this cheap amp.

 

[Rockon1]

Ok Ill play. My Rotel has simple, solid yet subtly elegant knobs.

 

[robert_kc]

Here's two in my collection that I think are interesting:

 

[Judas Priest]

For me, knobs are (mostly) round.

End of story

 

[robert_kc]

Here's another one in my collection that I think looks handsome - with interesting knobs and dials:

 

[don philipe]

Noreen class of 65,she had a handfull.

 

[Bruno Primas]

I like the milled "flats" on the Sanyo JCX series....

 

[bobins08]

‘Nuff said.

 

[tubed]