America is tired of black only hifi gear

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,477
    you owe me 50.00 that is what we charge for "THAT" show ......you kill me bra..
  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,862
    It is all for WAF. It makes our big gear look much smaller.
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 32,926
    Willow wrote: »
    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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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,892
    edited November 2015
    I guess that is why Steely Dan is silver, makes it look bigger than it really is.
    Post edited by motorhead43026 on
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    Other; M10 series II, M7C's, Hafler XL600 amp, RB-980BX, Parasound HCA-1500 amp , P5 preamp, all in storage. All vintage Polk have had crossover rebuilds and tweeter upgrades.

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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 9,969
    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.
  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited November 2015
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Willow wrote: »
    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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    ;- )

    What does everyone think?

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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    I thought this was. A jim crow thread
  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,902
    If the color doesn't appeal to some, we do have this new discovery called....paint. ;)
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    If gear was red yellow and green it would just make you hungry
  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    halen wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    gce wrote: »
    I posted this awhile back. Not mine, but what a beauty this is in black!

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    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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    I've never seen these in silver, wow, they look gorgeous !!
  • tonyb 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 :D

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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    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. :#
  • Europe has 3 electronics color choices if you include Champagne. The US has 90 choices on the cereal isle.

    I think they got us on this one....
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,708
    Polkie2009 wrote: »
    halen wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    gce wrote: »
    I posted this awhile back. Not mine, but what a beauty this is in black!

    oclkyte7zzng.jpg

    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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    I've never seen these in silver, wow, they look gorgeous !!

    Indeed and available in every market in the world except North America. Mind boggling really.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,902
    The Marantz looks sweet. Still think MF's face plate on the tri-vista's is one of the best made.
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,084
    There are a couple of options, albeit few . . . I love my Cary pre in Jaguar Carnival Red
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,042
    DSkip wrote: »
    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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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,056
    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.
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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.caccc58ewb0k.jpg

  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,032
    Nightfall wrote: »
    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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    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.
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    This is sexy to me. Honestly black is good but IMO give us some choice seeing everyone else has it.4rdhixj7sb5e.jpeg
  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,708
    tonyb wrote: »
    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. B)

    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."


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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,638
    F1nut wrote: »
    tonyb wrote: »
    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. B)

    I'm offended...
  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,708
    nbrowser wrote: »
    uh dude, get a room eh...lol

    I did and I didn't have to leave the house.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,902
    Note to self....

    Disinfect any tri-vista gear bought from F1NUT. lol
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 32,926
    edited November 2015
    mantis wrote: »
    Nightfall wrote: »
    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

    yamaha%20ca%202010.jpg
    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.

    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.

  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    edited November 2015
    I think Dan understands

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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,892
    edited November 2015
    I think Dan understands

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    That black with gold is pure sexy. The silver to me is to sterile, too blasé.
    2 channel: Anthem 225 Integrated amp; Parasound Ztuner; TechnicsTT SL1350; Vincent PHO-8 phono pre; Marantz CD6005 spinner; Polk SDA2BTL's; LAT International speaker cables, ZU Mission IC's and power cables all into a PS Audio Dectet Power center.

    Other; M10 series II, M7C's, Hafler XL600 amp, RB-980BX, Parasound HCA-1500 amp , P5 preamp, all in storage. All vintage Polk have had crossover rebuilds and tweeter upgrades.

    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

    It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.

    Imagine making politics your entire personality.
  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    I think Dan understands

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    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 them
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

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  • nbrowser wrote: »
    tonyb wrote: »
    Note to self....

    Disinfect any tri-vista gear bought from F1NUT. lol

    Home sterilizer anyone? :)

    Flame thrower would be the only proper way to properly sterilize. Drawback, the gear is toast.....lol.
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    Other; M10 series II, M7C's, Hafler XL600 amp, RB-980BX, Parasound HCA-1500 amp , P5 preamp, all in storage. All vintage Polk have had crossover rebuilds and tweeter upgrades.

    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

    It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.

    Imagine making politics your entire personality.