No, but I can be put off by "Butt Ugly"! ;-)

Posted by Raiderman (A) on July 2, 2012 at 16:48:31

In Reply to: Are you hooked by looks? posted by jsm71 on July 2, 2012 at 10:20:43:

Given two equally good sounding pieces of gear, that cost approximately the same, I will typically take the one that I think looks better. (But if it comes down to paying big bucks for a good looking piece of gear, versus a utilitarian looking piece of gear that costs considerable less and sounds the same, then I'll usually take the utilitarian one.)

But if a piece of gear is what I consider "Butt Ugly", then I will typically not even consider it. Why would I want to look upon something that I think is ugly for the rest of my life, when there is plenty of gear around that not only sounds as good, but looks at least decent, if not actually good? (And, my wife and I have somewhat similar tastes, and if I think it is Butt Ugly, then I know for sure she will too. And so there is no way I want to put up with the constant nagging about having some Butt Ugly piece of gear in my living room, (which is where my stereo is), for the rest of my life.)
Been there, done that; so I've learned my lesson!

Besides, she'll typically authorize the spending of additional funds to buy a better looking piece of gear that sounds as good. (She hated my Martin Logan Sequel II speakers, and she let me spend what she considered a lot of money on other speakers to get rid of them.)

My two cents worth anyway.

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Topic - Are you hooked by looks? - jsm71 10:20:43 07/02/12 (29)

RE: Are you hooked by looks? - josh358 06:35:10 07/05/12 (0)

No, but great styling does invite a closer look. - DustyC 18:54:58 07/04/12 (0)

RE: Are you hooked by looks? - the old school 21:16:44 07/03/12 (0)

Women Yes, Audio Gear No........... [nt] - Todd Krieger 19:38:29 07/03/12 (0)

RE: Are you hooked by looks? - flyingdutchman 11:09:19 07/03/12 (1)

RE: Are you hooked by looks? - Raymond Leggs 11:26:21 07/03/12 (0)

RE: Are you hooked by looks? - Bill the K 05:39:31 07/03/12 (0)

I used to be hooked by hooks - LousyTourist 04:16:42 07/03/12 (0)

No, but if it's ugly.... - Hi-Fi Nut 03:37:51 07/03/12 (0)

Not really, but... - R Browne 21:33:18 07/02/12 (0)

RE: Are you hooked by looks? - JayG 20:02:02 07/02/12 (0)

I guess not... my amp is a HK Citation II and my speakers are Gallo Reference3s - Julien43 18:12:27 07/02/12 (0)

I don't listen with my eyes... - Barry_NJ 16:57:05 07/02/12 (0)

No, but I can be put off by "Butt Ugly"! ;-) - Raiderman 16:48:31 07/02/12 (0)

Rarely, but... - genungo 15:49:40 07/02/12 (0)

RE: Are you hooked by looks? - esande 15:47:34 07/02/12 (2)

function over form - jsm71 16:17:36 07/02/12 (1)

RE: function over form - esande 17:05:48 07/02/12 (0)

RE: Are you hooked by looks? - soulfood 15:26:33 07/02/12 (0)

Nope - E-Stat 15:08:01 07/02/12 (0)

Not a huge deal, but very happy that my Shindo preamp, - Steve Parry 13:22:58 07/02/12 (0)

RE: Are you hooked by looks? - acroy 13:15:48 07/02/12 (1)

RE: Are you hooked by looks? - Jon L5 15:20:37 07/02/12 (0)

I am mesmerized by some speakers appearance, but I would not buy them for that - Elizabeth 12:27:49 07/02/12 (0)

Beautiful piece - Prisoners 11:18:12 07/02/12 (0)

Not so much hooked by looks as sometimes put off by looks. - Enophile 10:47:41 07/02/12 (3)

RE: Not so much hooked by looks as sometimes put off by looks. - abs1 07:20:40 07/04/12 (0)

RE:Wilson speakers biggest offenders - the ESL, Planar HORNS the coolest... - Eldragon@gmx.com 12:38:00 07/02/12 (0)

RE: Not so much hooked by looks as sometimes put off by looks. - jsm71 11:37:10 07/02/12 (0)

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No, but I can be put off by "Butt Ugly"! ;-) - Raiderman 16:48:31 07/02/12 (0)

No, but I can be put off by "Butt Ugly"! ;-)

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