Vive la difference - I love that Marantz font. It's a real '70s statement, like looking back at Concorde, Jaguar XJS or Charlie George's hairstyle. It says flashy, bold, characterful. I wish MS Word had it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
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Vive la difference - I love that Marantz font. It's a real '70s statement, like looking back at Concorde, Jaguar XJS or Charlie George's hairstyle. It says flashy, bold, characterful. I wish MS Word had it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
The use of fonts for the manufacturer's name is IMO different to that used for the legends of the controls (knobs, push buttons and switches).
The font of the manufacturer’s name can't be changed (though I still dislike italic script), whereas the control legends IMO ought to be in san-serif font, such as Ariel.
With the exception of my Myajima SUT, where the manufacturer’s name is written in a more elaborate style, the rest of my gear uses san-serif font.
Sansui AU-X1111 MOS Vintage:
https://i.ibb.co/Rp0WJHzQ/a.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/hF3z4j23/h.jpg
Supposedly the king of the Sansui integrated amplifiers using a MOSFET designed specifically for it.
120WPC - introduced in 1988.
The font Marantz used was Metropolis, and was fine for their company logo. But when it comes to typeface choice for functions I'm with Barry - Ariel or Helvetica would be my preferred choice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete The Cat
I'm a bit old fashioned that way - if a design is difficult to read, that design has failed. The Marantz graphics are ok in that regard, but I've seen Script faces like 'Fashion Script' and also 'Old English Text' used in caps-only, and that is just wrong.
Wrong wrong wrong.
https://www.shutterstock.com/editori...nw-461844f.jpg
Sansui called it 'Vintage' before it even left the factory? Getting ahead of themselves a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
I know. Still pretty tasty though. Spotted someone selling one so had to look it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
I guess one man's 'cool' is another man's 'ugly'. I'm in the latter camp, sorry! ;)
It kind of reminds me of a CB radio - if anyone remembers those!
I like it, but then I like CB radios!
Now you've said that...Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
That's a big ten four Alex :) I reckon your Landy needs a big whippy aerial.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK