Oftentimes a radically different design seems jarring and ugly at first and then with time it grows on you. It is integral to human behavior-we are initially drawn to the subjective impressions we are accustomed to. One need only look to automobile design. But as with the Pontiac Aztec and any number of other cars, sometimes ugly just remains ugly. Besides bringing as many problems to the table (pun) as they solve, I have never seen a radial tracking arm that I consider to be esthetically pleasing. I agree that the Schroeder designed arm to the OMA is hideous and reminiscent of a rust-belt highway bridge. The Caliburn Cobra arm always looked hideous to me too. That said, so many of the all-out no-expense spared products have a certain sameness to them-looking like moon-rover equipment. Tech-Das excels at this.
