Gorgeous Gadgets

[jack667]

Saw this idea on another forum, so thought we'd have a shot here..

A thread about Hifi that looks good, regardless of sound!

I love the look of Opera Audio's stuff...





And perhaps a little bias, I love the look of Bladelius' gear!

[Alloroc]

Gosh, where does one start here. There's no doubt the Opera Audio stuff looks great. I love their Droplet CDP in particular...




I recently posted a link sometime back to a very swanky system from Steinway. Here it is again.

http://www.steinwaylyngdorf.com/

That said I think that Sonus Faber make some of the most amazing looking speakers known to mankind. I'll also make specific reference to the Guarneri Memento speaker. They're minimalist in design is striking and having seen them in the flesh you will appreciate the levels of craftmanship gone into their manufacture. Luckily they sound great too. All their speakers do look great too, but the Guarneri Mementos to me are perfect.

[jack667]

Hi Vincent,

I too love the look of most of the Sonus Faber range - apart from the reference speaker - it just looks odd to me, wider than it is deep. I have heard it though, and to be 100% honest, I thought it was good, but not $40,000 good!

Speaking of Vincent, I quite like Vincent Audio's gear too!

Especially the monstrous SV 238 (previously owned):

[Bob Santos]

That Droplet CDP sure is a cool looking piece of equipment.

I have been admiring the simple looking design of the Ayre line up.
I am in love with the looks of the MX-R Mono Blocks. 300 watts with dimentions of just 11" W x 18.75" D x 3.75" . Beautifully machined.

[GregLett]

Leather and Chrome

Love the look of these

[cinema bob]

fosgate audionics FAP-V1


Theta Dreadnaught

[Nolan B]

I love the look of all B&O stuff but this one is my fav.

http://www.bang-olufsen.com/page.asp?id=343

[GregLett]

Space Ship

[jack667]

hahaha brilliant!

I love the look of Primare's stuff too (partly designed by Mark Bladelius, who went on to form Bladelius - the company)

Those damn Swedes with their slick design!

[NonSense]

My personal favourite is from Chapter

The glass lense looks amazing. The picture doesn't do it justice. Sounds pretty good as well.

[fvoelling]

There's lots of good looking gear, but speakers and turntables are often the most exotic in design. Here's a link to some of the most expensive and visually striking turntables:

http://www.bornrich.org/entry/top-10-most-expensive-turntables/

[Hdale85]

Thats one sexy turntable. I hope to someday have the tools to build something like that.

[gd]

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http://www.teresaudio.com/

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[Bredin]

hahaha brilliant!

I love the look of Primare's stuff too (partly designed by Mark Bladelius, who went on to form Bladelius - the company)

Those damn Swedes with their slick design!

Talking about us swedes and our designs. Wait untill you've seen this!

30x6,5" bassdrivers.
100dB spl/1watt 2500w RMS

[jack667]

Talking about us swedes and our designs. Wait untill you've seen this!

30x6,5" bassdrivers.
100dB spl/1watt 2500w RMS

Holy mother of God

[Chris D]

Whoa... cool.