Shanling CD player is quite cool looking. I always have and always will think Avalons are the bench mark from what other finishes are judged. Most tube amps with exposed tubes are good looking(to me) add a little wood and then you have something really special(ala Pathos, tenor). But I have to hand it to the big solid state guys, JRDG, Accuphase, and Levinson are all very welly built funcional pieces of art. I am sure there are more that I am forgetting but this is enough for now. ~Tim
