Silver/Gold Finishes exclusive to Europe/Asia?? (1 Viewer)

[DarrenW]

I live in Canada...how come the nice expensive looking finishes are usually not available in North America?

Case in point: the Marantz x200/x300 series are only available in Black in Canada (and the US too, I think)....oh, what I would pay for a gold model!

Anyone share my frustration?

Darren

 

[Kevin T]

depends what you're buying. some of the higher end gear comes with a silver finish option. case in point, the new line of aragon amps and all ead products. just depends on the amount you really wanna spend. but yeah, i feel your pain that most the mass market gear is only available in boring black.

kevin t

 

[Andrew Pratt]

Rotel gear is now available in both black and silver versions...personally though I prefer black.

 

[Yogi]

The Europeans and Asians are probably thinking why is all the gear in boring and gaudy gold or silver finish....ahhh what would I pay for a satin black finish.
Seriously though silver finish does look sexy. I dont know about gold finish though. It kinda looks gaudy to my eyes

 

[Ted_Polzin]

I agree.

I am doing my best to get away from black for everything. Speakers, amps and pre-pros. It really influences my buying decisions. Also the WAF factor is much higher on non-black items.

Ted

 

[Yogi]

Also the WAF factor is much higher on non-black items.

In my case its the exact opposite. Our furniture is mostly black: Rack, speaker stands, leather sofa, TV, speakers, sub etc. So my wife wouldn't allow me to buy anything thats non-black. Hopefully when I build my separate HT (in the basement) away from the main living room things might change. But seriously, I am OK with black plus it will mean serious additional $$$ to make the changeover to non-black everything and at this point in life I say to myself that I want to get away from this upgrade mania and enjoy a movie or two for once rather than analyzing the soundstage, imaging and the layers or air around the instruments.

 

[Yee-Ming]

The Europeans and Asians are probably thinking why is all the gear in boring and gaudy gold or silver finish....ahhh what would I pay for a satin black finish.

absolutely! my Marantz SR8200 is gold, the only one available. I would have liked a black one, to go with the furniture dictated by the SO (the so-called "zen" look). fortunately, at least my Mission speakers were available in black, and of course the SVS is black

 

[Marc H]

I bought a Yamaha RXV3000 in gold almost a year ago and haven't fatigued of it yet.
Looks rather sexy in the low light of my theatre.

 

[Yogi]

Yee wrote:

I bought a Yamaha RXV3000 in gold almost a year ago and haven't fatigued of it yet.

This means only one thing: Beauty lies in the beholders eye & truth is just a perspective.

 

[Wayne_T]

I live in Canada...how come the nice expensive looking finishes are usually not available in North America?

At least two Canadian companies offer silver finishes on their gear - Bryston and Anthem. The Brystons have been available in silver for years, although my 4B-ST is black. My silver MCA-3 looks great, and so does my new (ordered) silver AVM-20.
So you don't have to look all the way to Japan for the nice finishes, we have em right here at home. Eh!

 

[Yee-Ming]

Yogi:

Truth!

but just to clarify, I don't have a real problem with the gold finish of the SR8200, which is more "champagne" than gold, whereas the "gold" of the Pioneer DVD player is a bit "nasty". just that for WAF reasons, a black receiver might have been more palatable to her, not that the current one is a big issue anyway. and in any case the telly is silver (again, only version available) so a gold receiver sitting next to it isn't so far out.

just wondering, are TVs and plasmas in the US also in "boring" black? or silver like they are here?

 

[Yogi]

They are mostly 'boring' black. Some in silver.