Poll: Faceplate preference

[bhairavi]

I picked gold cause I think this is sexy:

 

[Lavane]

Love me some black face with silver knobs.
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Right? The silver knobs really add to the black face plate.
I have the ELLA preamp with a Black face plate and same wood, but went with black knobs. I wish I had gone with silver knobs now.

 

[Robisme]

Well, since most of gear has black faceplates, I guess it’s black. But the G-8000 is a looker.

Rob

 

[jobrewer1983]

Love me some black face with silver knobs.
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Is that a preamp? That thing is beautiful!!

 

[jobrewer1983]

I like them all, gold, silver, black, most of my amps don’t have faceplates as is as there tube amps..

 

[Mystic]

I voted black, mainly b/c w/ exception of my MAC-4100 receiver, all of my other gear, which is also McIntosh, is black-faced glass.

Still, I do like also most silver-faced pieces and a few champagne-faced pieces.

 

[Apreggiator]

What of it has no markings like my pre-amp?

I joke, i joke.

 

[Apreggiator]

Some of te pictures in this thread make me realise that we also should talk about... Knobs.

 

[motorstereo]

I voted black, mainly b/c w/ exception of my MAC-4100 receiver, all of my other gear, which is also McIntosh, is black-faced glass.

Still, I do like also most silver-faced pieces and a few champagne-faced pieces.

Same here. My black glass faced Mac gear is my favorite to.
My 4100 hasn't been used in a long time; maybe this year.

 

[freeagent]

Some of te pictures in this thread make me realise that we also should talk about... Knobs.

Why not step it up to knobs, switches, and buttons?

 

[Apreggiator]

Why not step it up to knobs, switches, and buttons?

Faders too.

 

[GChief]

Why not step it up to knobs, switches, and buttons?

Faders too.

All these things and silver faces are what I dislike about 70's gear. I thought it was tacky when they were new sitting on a shelf in the store.

Just one persons opinion

 

[parman]

like this, and no I don't have one, wish I did

 

[Gigantic]

Love me some black face with silver knobs.

I've gone with black panels and copper knobs on my amps:

 

[Rockyhill]

^^^
Hot and black.

And right now, as my dad would say.

 

[0b11011001]

Once you go black, you don’t go back!

 

[GChief]

I've gone with black panels and copper knobs on my amps:
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And the lack of switches, buttons and sliders is a great thing

 

[0b11011001]

I picked black, because the silver face plate is just too gauche. I also like some of copper, and champagne colours of vintage gear.

 

[Bodyblue]

Both actually. As long as the faces are metal I dont really care.

All one color is kind of boring, so some pops of silver makes things more fun.

The only thing black I dont like is black wood, it makes me ill.

 

[GChief]

The only thing black I dont like is black wood, it makes me ill.

I ordered my KLH Kendalls in black oak on purpose, so far, I have not gotten sick