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Saul understood the value of good industrial design

Posted by caffeinator (A) on May 9, 2015 at 18:40:09

In Reply to: RE: Marantz Model 7 -Is this worth the price? posted by Crazy Dave on May 8, 2015 at 15:03:22:

I think the Marantz 7/7C look like what a pre-amp should look like, and the Model 10B is, to my mind, the most iconic image of what a tuner should look like. Though I love the more utilitarian but still classic looks of the Model 5 and 8B amps, the Model 9 is also, for me, an iconic archetype of what amps should look like.

Even now, around 50 years (or more) later, I see a lot of amps (among other things - witness even power conditioners from Monster, Panamax, and APC) that ape the Model 9 aesthetic - though clean and functional, also just plain right.

I think reasonable minds could differ about the SLT-12 and 12U, though from a purely stylistic perspective, they worked for me - echoing the 'one knob' appearance of the 10B and, really, crossing new ground in user interface design for a turntable.

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