conqueeftador
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Not what is usually discussed, but everything out of the equation, what in your eyes is the best looking amplifier and why?
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Most aesthetically pleasing amplifiers
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JSmith
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Gotta love those VU's... unnecessarily pricey though. Would be great to see how it performs on the AP.
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There are/have been oh-so-many.
Here's a personal fave -- setting a benchmark for timeless design, IMO (and FWIW).
borrowed images, since I'd have to sell a kidney to afford a single amp, much less a stereo pair.
the original morph (early 1960s):
the reissue (mid-1990s, IIRC):
Here's a personal fave -- setting a benchmark for timeless design, IMO (and FWIW).
borrowed images, since I'd have to sell a kidney to afford a single amp, much less a stereo pair.
the original morph (early 1960s):
the reissue (mid-1990s, IIRC):
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DSJR
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Hello all, spoilsport here
While you lot are wetting yourselves over acres of bling and meters (and a very average performance inside I bet), old grumpyguts here appreciates the half century old charms of this little beastie -
This is the very sample, but better pictured from the sale info. It's the perfect amplifying appliance and I love it for that (and the low price I paid for it). Currently, not even the optional front panel that was an add-on for these earlier models...
While you lot are wetting yourselves over acres of bling and meters (and a very average performance inside I bet), old grumpyguts here appreciates the half century old charms of this little beastie -
This is the very sample, but better pictured from the sale info. It's the perfect amplifying appliance and I love it for that (and the low price I paid for it). Currently, not even the optional front panel that was an add-on for these earlier models...
I agree with @JSmith and @TheBatsEar.
I use Accuphase E-460;
and Yamaha A-S3000;
in my multichannel multi-driver (multi-way) multi-amplifier stereo system.
Edit: System setup as of May 30, 2022; Please refer to my post here and here.
I use Accuphase E-460;
and Yamaha A-S3000;
in my multichannel multi-driver (multi-way) multi-amplifier stereo system.
Edit: System setup as of May 30, 2022; Please refer to my post here and here.
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JSmith
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Just for our reference, we have (had) a similar thread entitled "Poll: Best Looking Stereo Integrated Amp"...
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DSJR
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Keeping it simple and less expensive than the incredibly shiny confections pictured above, I always had a soft spot for this brand, marketed by B&W in the UK - Available in silver or shiny black at very sensible lowish prices, there was a tuner and CD player to go with it and we found speakers to go with them that made for a lovely simple stereo system.
DSJR
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One more and I'll leave you all alone. May I please include these, as they look better and better as the decades pass
The B&O's below are fetching totally mad money now for fifty odd year old items, but that stylee did them well for well over a decade -
The B&O's below are fetching totally mad money now for fifty odd year old items, but that stylee did them well for well over a decade -
Killingbeans
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The ones in active speakers
Other than that, I like anything small and inconspicuous.
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