To me; transparency is of major importance, in speaker systems. Thus, I've always preferred planars(as mains).
Good lookin' speaker drivers
For me, a large part of the overall aesthetic of a speaker is the actual driver itself. The cabinet, obviously, is a large part of the styling, however there is just something about the way certain drivers look that do it for me and give some indication as to speaker's sonic potential.
I find myself leaning more towards bespoke--or to borrow an term from horology--"manufacture" drivers. Examples of good lookin' drivers IMHO are:
*Revel Ultima2 mid/bass: simple, inverted dustcap sans any lines
*Magico Q series drivers
*KEF Uni-Q
*JL subs with their large overroll surrounds
Conversely, the less aesthetically successful drivers IMO are the wide-bandwith single drivers with the whizzer cones, i.e. the Lowther drivers. In no way am I saying that these are sonically inferior--they're not, and sound great--but something about the whizzer cone in my mind makes a visual association with the cheapo car stereo speakers.
Just an opinion. What other drivers do you guys like, aesthetically speaking?
I find myself leaning more towards bespoke--or to borrow an term from horology--"manufacture" drivers. Examples of good lookin' drivers IMHO are:
*Revel Ultima2 mid/bass: simple, inverted dustcap sans any lines
*Magico Q series drivers
*KEF Uni-Q
*JL subs with their large overroll surrounds
Conversely, the less aesthetically successful drivers IMO are the wide-bandwith single drivers with the whizzer cones, i.e. the Lowther drivers. In no way am I saying that these are sonically inferior--they're not, and sound great--but something about the whizzer cone in my mind makes a visual association with the cheapo car stereo speakers.
Just an opinion. What other drivers do you guys like, aesthetically speaking?
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