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Because beauty is subjective, what matters is the acoustic, and of course, the sound. I love the LCD-2's design though..
While beauty is subjective, and design is usually considered subjective, there are a lot of things objective about it. Similar to how audio is very subjective, but objectively, one piece of hardware can be objectively better. It's less based on measurements and more based on things like color theory, contrast, and design rules (following or skillfully breaking them). Usually when designing a product, the designer has to look at the market for the products, and what that market likes. They also need to balance trends vs. classic design. What I mean by this is, for example, take these two shoes:
The first follows (albeit exaggerated) modern trends for a specific market. This market likes bright colors, flashy design, and very high saturation, and this fits that market. These probably sell quite well. But, come 10, 20, 30, 100 years from now, they'll be laughable. Hell, they may be laughable next year for all we know.
The second is what I would call classic. The company who makes these boots (Wolverine) has been making leather boots for over 125 years. These boots were first introduced on their 100th anniversary (over 25 years ago). These are of the same (or almost the same) design as Wolverine's first boots, made over 125 years ago. No year has gone by, from the first time these were made, up until now, where these boots haven't looked anything short of great. That is what I mean when I say classic. Much like the trench coat, first used by soldiers in World War I, or the Peacoat, which has origins as far back as 1720. To even something as recent as the designs of Dieter Rams of Brawn, who is the primary influence behind Apple's current aesthetic.
And a lot of times, good design does not equal high sales. A lot of times, the opposite can be said. And usually things that follow design trends usually sell better, because that's what the people like, and it fits into what is popular. However, that doesn't mean you can't make something that looks good with current design trends. Personally, I think the Beats look pretty nice (*especially* in white), but are they classic? Will they look good to the average consumer 20 years down the line? Probably not, but that's okay, design is always evolving, and only a few lucky design aspects contribute to the list of what we consider "classic design aesthetics".
What most of you aren't aware is that this forum is an all-age-allowed forum, there are lots of teenagers (or even younger, occasionally) surfing / posting here.
Many teenagers have their own concept of "stylish" and "well-made" which derive from their daily exposure to the world (nowadays it's mostly to video games). Hence headphones with shiny plastic / bright colours / all metal / sharp angles etc appeal the most to them.
I'm talking about male teenagers of course (OP being one), girls are another matter entirely.
The point is that they will grow out of it, in time.
As someone who was a teenager not all that long ago, there is *some* truth in what you said, but with a caveat. There are quite a number of people that do not fit into that stereotype.
All you'll ever get is the aesthetic from those.
