[NovemberWhiskey]

In fairness, that's a cheap, powder coated, folded-metal box so we're not really comparing like-with-like. If one of your goals is to have a nicely-coordinated system that's on display in your home, aesthetics do matter - you're paying for what you're getting, not some unscientific claim of "performance".

[quickthrowman]

You never specified anything beyond “a sturdy metal box” ;)

I agree that a powder coated electrical enclosure would look out of place in a home A/V rack.