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Love it, or Hate it ? (wood trim)

Well, actually not quite that strong!

I'm talking about wood trim on amps or preamps? Some of the wood appears to be quite beautiful, but I think that it looks "wrong" and I dislike wood trim! I'm taking an informal poll:

Hate= Would NEVER own with wood trim
Dislike= Would prefer no wood trim
Neutral= I could care less
Like= Would prefer wood trim
Love= MUST have wood trim

Also, if you live outside of the USA, would you please indicate so and your country, [if you feel comfortable giving this info]?

I'm just curious about preferences, and also to see if they vary in other countries!
fatparrot
gunbei
2,327 posts
 
"Ever hear an aluminum Strataverius?"

Is that like a sheepskin rubber?
fatparrot OP
1,314 posts
 
Gunbei, I'm not touching that one...not without latex gloves :-)
david12
1,398 posts
 
Neutral But I would say only the Italians can use it with an style(Unison Research for example). Some of the Chinese efforts are hideous(Consonance). I quite like some of the wooden knobs you colonials use though(blue circle).
David Oxfordshire UK
northwoods_maine
60 posts
 
Dislike, USA
ar_t
165 posts
 
May be a bit off-topic, but.......

We tried making some wood panels for our expensive amps. Exotic woods did not work. Hard to route out the logo, and it did not stand out they way it did on machined aluminum. However, on "plain Jane" woods, it looked good, and machined nicely. In the end, we scrapped the idea.
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