America is tired of black only hifi gear
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you owe me 50.00 that is what we charge for "THAT" show ......you kill me bra..
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It is all for WAF. It makes our big gear look much smaller.
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It is all for WAF. It makes our big gear look much smaller.
so, let me get this straight -- are you saying that if this thing had been silver... it'd have looked bigger?
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I guess that is why Steely Dan is silver, makes it look bigger than it really is.Post edited by motorhead43026 onThe best way to predict the future is to invent it.
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I always liked the "champaign" faceplate on the early SAE "Mark" amps/preamps. The amps looked good with their meters, especially together with their wooden cases. The Harman/Kardon Citation Eleven preamp had the champagn color on the equalizer section of one iteration of that preamp also. Very classy looking color.
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I thought this was. A jim crow thread
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If the color doesn't appeal to some, we do have this new discovery called....paint.
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If gear was red yellow and green it would just make you hungry
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I've never seen these in silver, wow, they look gorgeous !!I posted this awhile back. Not mine, but what a beauty this is in black!
That black faceplate came about because an American wanted one, so he had them made and sells them now. Marantz didn't offer it in America at the time, your only choice was silver. Just as the only choice Marantz offers now in America is black, while they offer silver and black to the rest of the entire effing world.
It's about CHOICE!!!
No joke. I was excited to see the new Marantz 7010 in silver only to find out it was not available in the states. I settled with black.
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motorhead43026 wrote: »Black being a neutral color is why it is more prevalent. Much like the women's little black dress, it goes with anything.
Ha....when it comes to womans dresses....the best dress is one left on the floor.
Yeah, until the wife comes home and finds it
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Sony is making the PS4 in a gold color, only catch is you have to play some game from Taco Bell to enter to win one.
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Europe has 3 electronics color choices if you include Champagne. The US has 90 choices on the cereal isle.
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Polkie2009 wrote: »
I've never seen these in silver, wow, they look gorgeous !!I posted this awhile back. Not mine, but what a beauty this is in black!
That black faceplate came about because an American wanted one, so he had them made and sells them now. Marantz didn't offer it in America at the time, your only choice was silver. Just as the only choice Marantz offers now in America is black, while they offer silver and black to the rest of the entire effing world.
It's about CHOICE!!!
No joke. I was excited to see the new Marantz 7010 in silver only to find out it was not available in the states. I settled with black.
Indeed and available in every market in the world except North America. Mind boggling really.Political Correctness'.........defined
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The Marantz looks sweet. Still think MF's face plate on the tri-vista's is one of the best made.HT SYSTEM-
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Though I bought from Canada, my shuguang products are definitely not par for the course.
Curious, where DID you buy them? An eBay search only brings up Shuguan tubes, no equipment.afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
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All my gear that I bought over in Europe and brought back with me is silver, and as far as I can remember, I did not see much gear in black over there.Home Theater
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Maybe that is the appeal of vintage stuff, the silver just looks classy! The Simaudio stuff looks pretty good as well as performs well.
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That is the exact Amp my Uncle use to drive his Monitor 10B's. What a wonderful sounding amp man. I think he still has it somewhere stored away in his basement along with the Monitor 10B's. I should get hime to se them up so I can re live my child hood.I'm okay with black. I do wish we could go back to gear with metal silver faces and real wood accents though.
Soooo purdy
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This is sexy to me. Honestly black is good but IMO give us some choice seeing everyone else has it.
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Still think MF's face plate on the tri-vista's is one of the best made.
Indeed, you had to see it in person to truly appreicate the beauty. It begged you to caress it's silky smoothness......kinda like......yeah, you know.
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Note to self....
Disinfect any tri-vista gear bought from F1NUT. lolHT SYSTEM-
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That is the exact Amp my Uncle use to drive his Monitor 10B's. What a wonderful sounding amp man. I think he still has it somewhere stored away in his basement along with the Monitor 10B's. I should get hime to se them up so I can re live my child hood.I'm okay with black. I do wish we could go back to gear with metal silver faces and real wood accents though.
Soooo purdy
Nice amplifier (even by modern standards, I'd opine -- but whadda I know?).
Even Yamaha did get "touched by disco's magic wand", if only transiently, in the seventies. :-P
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The CR-1000 (the bottom receiver, that is) was actually a pretty nice component, if one gets past its Rococo aesthetic. The tuner section was quite good, and overall it was a very competent receiver (if receivers happen to be one's bag).
EDIT: Of course, nowadays I look at that and realize all I would really want/"need" in a receiver like that is a function selector, tuning knob, volume control (OK, a balance control is also a "nice to have") and an on/off switch. I could actually live without the latter, come to think of it.
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I think Dan understands
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Mikey081057 wrote: »I think Dan understands
That black with gold is pure sexy. The silver to me is to sterile, too blasé.The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
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motorhead43026 wrote: »Mikey081057 wrote: »I think Dan understands
That black with gold is pure sexy. The silver to me is to sterile, too blasé.
I don't think I could reuse either of themMy New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160
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Flame thrower would be the only proper way to properly sterilize. Drawback, the gear is toast.....lol.The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
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