Except listening to music is something I do most of the time for enjoyment, for recreation, for relaxation, to be rejuvenated, all right brain activities. I don't need to look, but being blindfolded and "tested" (left brain) could not be more diametrically opposed to my "reasons" and purpose for listening to music.
Your point appears to be, if someone can not pass your blind listening test, then that proves they don't actually "hear" a difference. It might, but it might also mean that a blind test is useless in deciding which component someone should own and listen to.
None of my gear looks that great. The integrated is OK with plexiglass face piece, and the speakers look OK, but no one on earth would call my server and streamer handsome; they are just little almost invisible boxes. Looks is the absolutely last reason I bought them.
