And the Ferrari will appreciate pampering.
Memory Lane and Lust/Looks...even somewhat strange ones....
I must admit to being greatly affected by how "things" look. I was a fine arts major and had a high end Modern/Scandinavian furniture store where we stocked some of the very best from around the world, names you would know like Eames, Wegner and more.
So yes, how an audio product looked did impact my desire to own it. I do have a few strange ones that do not make as much sense as the obviously "pretty" items. The first that comes to mind is the DQ-10 speakers with the beige grills and optional stands....can't really put it into words as much as it was a "feeling".....and they sounded damned good in their day.
There were some other items that did have some eye candy appeal, like that slanted Yamaha cassette player that the somewhat ugly Advent model blew away...but I am curious as to yours.
As I background, even though I raced at Road America and others........damned if the way the car looked isn't more etched in my thoughts than the way they drove. ...I guess it's the old Bertone, Pininfarina, Ital Design syndrome.
So yes, how an audio product looked did impact my desire to own it. I do have a few strange ones that do not make as much sense as the obviously "pretty" items. The first that comes to mind is the DQ-10 speakers with the beige grills and optional stands....can't really put it into words as much as it was a "feeling".....and they sounded damned good in their day.
There were some other items that did have some eye candy appeal, like that slanted Yamaha cassette player that the somewhat ugly Advent model blew away...but I am curious as to yours.
As I background, even though I raced at Road America and others........damned if the way the car looked isn't more etched in my thoughts than the way they drove. ...I guess it's the old Bertone, Pininfarina, Ital Design syndrome.