Now, I have no problem with this if that is important to you, which is why I asked if you are an interior designer. I would expect them to care very much about the looks, perhaps even beyond the SQ a piece of equipment delivers. I am sure that those people kept B&O afloat for a while and is a major contributor to MacIntosh’s undisputed success and popularity.
People’s Mendoza line for acceptance of looks varies from person to person, but IMHO, it should be a yes or no proposition, and if it meets or exceeds that line, the only criteria of a serious audiophile for a piece of equipment is SQ.
@sokogear There are so many holes in your 'logic' it is hard to know where (or if) to begin. But here goes..
Why would aesthetics not matter? Name one manufacturer that does not care and invest in this aspect of their product, electronics or otherwise.
Calling our interior designers as the only ones who care about aesthetics is absurd. Most everyone cares about visual appeal.
B&O and Mac are in two different leagues. Enough said there.
Mendoza line refers to a baseball analogy. Perhaps you meant Maginot line.
And as to the blue meters.They have no impact on sound quality and you can always turn them off. At least on my C2300 you can.
