Yeah, this is one of my pet peeves. I hate all the tacky looking electronics that has come out in a wave of silver over the last few years. Black does not exude tackiness so much and is much easier to match with other household colours.

One expection is my Proceed AMP 2 + 3 amplifiers which I think look better in silver than the Proceed AMP 5. Proceed were the baby brand of Mark Levinson, so luckily for me they are made from quality plastic and show no signs of the dreaded silver fade.