most beautiful (looking) speakers

That's a very fine center. Does it never come with a grille? I don't see any photos of one online.

FWIW I own neither Phantom nor the Nautilus. The Phantoms, do they punch precisely? Everybody always talks about surround diffusion, but even with dipoles I locate everything exactly (my preference), and one thing I consider a must is precise bass impact when things fly overhead. Unless that is your gear is employed for multichannel music.

On topic I do like that Tekton offers colorful options, some of which come out almost ceramic in appearance.

Legacy Audio Phantom and the HD model.

B&W Nautilus

This thread had probably run its course but all the same

Sony SS-M7 (lifted these pics off another forum)

These fit my eye a tad better than the M3 and M9 models.

While I'm at it might as well toss in Cerwin Vega. Sure all they did was add lipstick to a surround, but it's distinctive and fun and makes you wonder why colored surrounds aren't a standard option, particularly for nondescript black vinyl cabinets.

The popsicle like stands are a bit strange.

@ghdprentice ^^

A cello stand would be better if you don't mind the speaker reclining a touch (shouldn't matter for a shorter speaker).

Most cello/guitar stands of course have a spine, but in that case you'd have to remove the neck rest.