I'm an occasional headphone user so I have to be seduced by every aspect to spend that money. In this case the color and wood combination offset the sound. Just didn't feel right.
I say the same thing to people who look at used cars but don't like the color: Hard to see that when you're driving! But your brain knows what you look like in it even if you can't see it yourself. If the picture in your mind doesn't match the image of yourself, you just don't want the color. Probably why I've never owned a Calypso Red or Island Green BMW 5-series. I can handle white, especially the part about never having to wash it!