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Most aesthetically pleasing amplifiers
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More meters!
The Proton AA-1150 was my first love - my first power amp. Broke up with this cutie in 2006 when a high-roller bombshell who was “all about that bass” came into my life.
The Proton AA-1150 was my first love - my first power amp. Broke up with this cutie in 2006 when a high-roller bombshell who was “all about that bass” came into my life.
They are ridiculously overpriced audiophool products, but I have to say Dan D'Agostino amps are extremely well made and functionally beautiful.
I'm going with this Blue Circle Audio classic:
Important to make sure it doesn't roll off your shelf...
Important to make sure it doesn't roll off your shelf...
JSmith
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Technics SE-A5
Stereo Power Amplifier (1981)
Technics SE-A5 Stereo Power Amplifier Manual | HiFi Engine
JSmith
If not meters, then tubes:
McIntosh MC225
I don’t think I would personally buy a tube amp, but I do think they look attractive.
McIntosh MC225
I don’t think I would personally buy a tube amp, but I do think they look attractive.
MRC01
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Form should serve function. I'm a fan of the big black box with nothing more than an on/off switch. This one has served me well for almost 30 years.
I know it is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but err, um ...Lohstroh-Otala
Why should an amp have to be black and plain for form to follow function?
Costs a wee bit more than an Adcom, but this is about aesthetics, not price!
darTZeel – NHB-108 model 2
Costs a wee bit more than an Adcom, but this is about aesthetics, not price!
Not me. I face my AVR, and don't want stuff moving on it, it would be distracting.
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As usual with aesthetically best / worst threads they're interchangeable depending on taste.
I'd have to give the 306 the nod over the 405
Reminds me of the early Croft Micros which used a blue painted aluminium case you could get from RS, and similar looking knobs.Lohstroh-Otala
JayGilb
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This guy powers the system on my screened in veranda and has survived a couple of decades of Wisconsin weather without a hiccup.
I have always liked the look of this unit, just a simple little cube.
flyzipper
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The one I can't see -- I don't like looking at gear.
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