Elliot, if there was the same level of criticism over other fussy, decorative designs like AF0, Kronos, Vyger, DAgostino (especially Relentless), Wilson WAMM Chronosonic, then I'd understand more the downer on Wadax Ref industrial aesthetic.
But there isn't. So I don't.
My take is that maybe Chris of AE has encouraged the Wadax team to go a little further with the industrial design than they might have done without his market, looking at the Divin Project uber showroom in HK, the Wadax Ref sits proportionately amongst the other hefty designs there like the Zanden Choukou, Jinpu and Kaun, and critically the Divin Majestic.
Wadax Ref rig will not look out of place next to a Kronos Discovery or AF0, alongside DAgostino Relentless monos, between Wilson WAMM Master Chronosonics.