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How many NICE looking high end floor standing speaker are there at present

Hi, 
Sometimes when I dream, imagining of replacing my current 1997 Burmester 961 speakers, before maybe COVID19 is sending me to an early grave - I'm practically only stumbling on ugly often even like somehow crippled looking speaker creations.
Test will say, sounding fantastically gorgeous and - looking like 💩. 
This, or par tout looking like some or other children's coffin ⚰. 😥👻

Not for the life of it, can I imagine ever having some such 'creation' invading my daily living space. Ever.

Talking 'bout a BAD WAF situation, I say.

Some makers are trying to improve on this tragic situation with creations looking far too anatomical or something alien👾 fruit thing hanging off a tree... handle an' all. 

Is there no hope out there at all...? 🤔

So can one savely move on forgetting about a replacement, still in this here life, and saving the money 💰 ?

Well, the budget <= max 20k $ lets say, so I won't risk starving before the lockdown will end ever. 😱 

😘 M. 🇿🇦 
justmetoo

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the wife and I both love the Vandersteen line.  

Owned Treo's and now Quatro's.  Our's are the painted version in Audi Havana Black (you can chose any color you want).  They are stunning and we even put LED 4" drops above them to show off the high metallic finish)

The Keto is a similar sized and shaped cabinet.  The painted 7's are also stunning to many of us with nice lines.

Most speakers to me are strange looking in most rooms.  That's why my wife wanted a speaker that could go up against the wall and I needed a speaker that sounded great for the money.  We were able to get both with the 11 band bass EQ able to dial in the best bass and the speaker was designed to be put close to the back wall while not being too tall in our room (we have a loft space and the back wall is 48" tall or so).  
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Another pretty cabinet are the Sonus Faber's.  Most Italian designs are usually pretty.  I'm not going on sound, just designs that are nice looking 
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justmetoo OP123 posts05-28-2020 8:08am@gosta
I see, so 8 inches should be more than just enough, yes? 🤔

Michélle 🇿🇦 Hopefully so, lol.  I honestly have enjoyed this thread as it's not about what sounds best.  Heck, that's so individual too, and we all swear by what we own.  Visual is just as subjective and it's fun to see how folks purchase.  I'm as die hard an audiophile as anyone and folks know how opinionated I can be (can easily be swayed by great sound though).  That said, I must have a speaker that fits my rooms decor or it's a non starter.  I have a really nice home and don't want ugly in the home!  many don't care, but even as a kid I always needed the eye candy with the sound.  Plenty of great options to get both in all price ranges.  That's why I love the fact that many speakers are not longer boxes as they were back in the 70's, lol.  
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My wife would laugh at this thread.  I'll get whatever I want, but I do always think about what she wouldn't mind.  I too like a great auto painted finish right now and I used to build wood furniture for the house and can do veneering (a specialty to say the least).  I use plants to hide the Audioquest Niagara power strip and the Hurricane cords (three large woven cables to make the cord) as well as the double, true bi wire run of speaker cables.  I sent back a pair of granite bases I had custom made for my Vandy Quatro's as they didn't route the bevel the size I told them to.  There are too many great products on the market not to be able to get a speaker that looks great to you (not just you talking yourself into it) and also sounds great.  

I asked my audio buddies this question and so far 5 have come back saying that looks do matter to them just as my as sound does.  I honestly don't feel it's just a gender deal at all.  
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Metoo, it's funny as I'm into personal audio too and am close friends with many IEM designers as well as DAP designers.  Most are in Asia and Europe for those reasons you stated above.  I can't go without my custom in ear monitors when traveling.  I love www.empireears.com as you can customize the face plates etc...  Looks are always important to most as are real world speakers.  It's a big reason my wife said the Vandersteen's work great since they are designed to go up against the wall and aren't boxy and can be painted or in beautiful wood.  

That's why I call them win win speakers.  Even my server is getting a new cool cabinet.  I get to pick the color of anodizing or car paint.  It's often fun to play with the looks of the gear if you can.
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My friend reviewed a pair of Kharma's for TAS.  I am not sure if it was published yet, but I can't wait to hear them.
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