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Love it, or Hate it ? (wood trim)

Well, actually not quite that strong!

I'm talking about wood trim on amps or preamps? Some of the wood appears to be quite beautiful, but I think that it looks "wrong" and I dislike wood trim! I'm taking an informal poll:

Hate= Would NEVER own with wood trim
Dislike= Would prefer no wood trim
Neutral= I could care less
Like= Would prefer wood trim
Love= MUST have wood trim

Also, if you live outside of the USA, would you please indicate so and your country, [if you feel comfortable giving this info]?

I'm just curious about preferences, and also to see if they vary in other countries!
fatparrot

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gunbei
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Hey, hey, I like my wooden knobs!! :•)
gunbei
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My components are like King Kong in King Kong vs. Godzilla. They like lightning!
gunbei
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Mghcanuck,

I was interested in those Yamamoto components as well. It's not often you see Japanese cherry used with audio equipment.

You'll have to tell us how they sound.

Have fun!
gunbei
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It depends.

USA.

Here's something to fuel the fire both figuratively and possibly literally if I don't like the way it sounds. I'll be receiving this preamp in a couple weeks:

http://www.exemplaraudio.com/exception.htm

I liked that it looks like a recently washed ashore piece of driftwood. Funky!

On a general note I DO like the way some components looked in the late '60s to early '70s with the chassis surrounded by a walnut case.
gunbei
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Marco, my Dad's KLH speakers from the same era were pathetically constructed. They looked decently elegant when they were brand new sitting on the Scandinavian credenza with multicolor fabric grills [a color scheme similar to Tom Ridge's alerts]. But once the grills came off, it was a bare particle board baffle! Cheap and ugly.

The Magnum Dynalab MD-208 integrated has wood side slabs. Maybe they can issue the Brady Bunch Station Wagon Pre-Spot Road Kill Signature Edition soon.
gunbei
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"Ever hear an aluminum Strataverius?"

Is that like a sheepskin rubber?
gunbei
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Wood trim?

You guys fooling around with mannequins again?
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