Quote Originally Posted by E-Stat View Post
It's interesting how we each have a different perspective on this aesthetic. Sorry, but that still looks like consumer goods to me. Even if the cover has a "natural persimmons wood finish". Here are some other pics of the op amp laden boards (17 in toto!):

More C-3800 pics
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Humm ... well, to me "consumer goods" implies mass production. I doubt that applies to Accuphase. It's all quite subjective, but to me the effort Accuphase takes to deliver the ordered & symmetrical look is admirable. The REF 5 is nice but looks a bit ad hoc.



BTW, as for exterior component designs my two favourites just happen to be Accuphase and ARC.