If you're someone who designs synths or amps or computers for a living, please spend some time looking at the Japanese Product Design Database, a crazy (and ironically badly designed) collection of great Jap product design from the 70s and 80s. Then maybe we'll end up with more gear looking like these Yamaha YHL-003 Headphones or Technics RS-777 reel-to-reel, and less looking like the M-Audio Audiophile USB.
Posted by Tom Whitwell. 
