Not trying to be provocative. I just genuinely don’t under why people who obsess over creating the best possible sonic experience in their homes—and are willing to spend a fortune on equipment to do so—don’t seem to care much at all about the appearance of the rooms that they’ll be spending so much time in. There are so many photos on here of dreary man caves with bad carpets and tacky furniture, many of them overstuffed with multiple sets of amps and speakers and giant cables snaking all over the floor. I love this subreddit and the passion people have for stereos and great-sounding music. I’m just a bit confused by why people who have so much aesthetic sophistication in one area seem to lack it another.
Is it sad or just how we live. We all can’t be rich rock stars that can afford the perfect listening room.
Anyone can tidy up and declutter a little. There, now it already looks twice as good.
Furniture and the like doesn’t have to look terrible even on a low budget. Over time, especially if you look in the classifieds / eBay / Facebook Marketplace etc., you can cobble together a very-nice-looking interior that didn’t set you back much.
OP is right in that most audiophiles don’t seem to care, and that’s puzzling to us. Audiophiles are fussy esthetes when it comes to sound reproduction but then they have a room with cinder blocks and milk crates and Star Wars tchotchkes / Beanie babies everywhere. I don’t get it but…different strokes for different strokes I guess.