How Much Do Aesthetics Factor Into Your Decisions?

Right or wrong, I have always taken what a component looks like into consideration when making a purchase. I like my components to look good.

Much like when I buy clothes. Fit, comfort and construction are important, but clothing also has to make you feel good when you wear it.

How do you feel about it.

Do you want everything to have a certain synergy of appearance, or are you okay wearing brown shoes with a tuxedo? So to speak.

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jssmith Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 295 posts 08-13-2023 at 12:17pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete In a living area aesthetics are very important. Therefore small and unobtrusive. In a listening area (home theater, music room) aesthetics mean nothing. Performance is everything.
1extreme Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 161 posts 08-18-2023 at 04:28pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete To me if it sounds beautiful it is beautiful.
wspohn Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 578 posts 08-18-2023 at 07:11pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Aesthetics are not high on my list - to the point where unless they are disgustingly ugly (and I have seen some that are) I only look for good sound. I did have a minor battle with my wife when I acquired big Wilsons - first when three large crates weighing 1100 lbs. showed up and again when I had to explain that the speaker grilles had to be taken off for listening (presumably viewed by he-who-must-be-obeyed as making them even uglier).
kennyc Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,186 posts 08-19-2023 at 08:23am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 36-24-36 … good aesthetics… is there an “understood” metric equivalent?