When hifi was silver, nothing matched closely. Every rack was different. Then, Marantz and Pioneer had to go gold. And Denon...then Harmon Kardon...the horrors.

Then it all went black, and of course some had to go charcoal, Technics...

Silvers were not all the same, either, even on the same brands. Hell, even on the same groups.

Black is cheaper to produce, crosses brand lines easily, and goes wirh color better. So when you switch from the Universal Red, White and Black bike to the Universal Green and Black bike, stuff still matches.

Plus it's slimming.