This is my own personel subjective opinion on the issue
of the aesthetics of expensive audio hardware.
There are many who feel the "hi-end" is worth every penny,
but I'm not one of those.
Back in the good old days if we do a correlation with the auto
world, we could find the audio equivalent of a Corvette Stingray,
A Bentley Azure, Jensen Interceptor, or an Aston Martin DB5.
Something that had "The look", an instant appeal. Now sadly
missing from the world of audio hardware.
But where did it all go wrong with audio hardware?
Above is just to annoy you with another of my YT clips this is
just some examples (of many) that I feel are seriously lacking
in aesthetics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTmOrl27HzE

It's just my personnel subjective opinion of the ergonomic
unattractiveness of expensive "hi-end" audio hardware.
http://www.ergonomics4schools.com/lzone/aesthetics.htm

http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/res...uar-E-Type.jpg
http://imagecache6.allposters.com/LR...6/WKOL000Z.jpg
http://sturtevant.com/reed/db5-007a.jpg
http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/ima...rceptor-SX.jpg
http://autooboz.omega.kz/foto/bentle...zure(1997).jpg