It is amazing to me that people got paid real money to come up with these designs. On top of that, the designs most likely had to be approved by multiple people at these organizations. The wadax is the least offensive to me. Tectonic and McIntosh are close but Tekton gets the edge because I could put the Mc in a cabinet to hide.
Ugliest Component of the Year 2024!
I realize beauty is in the eye of the beholder but this one should ranks in top 10.
https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/cd-players/MCD85
I always loved the MC275 and its predecessors but this new trend which has extended to MC830 is a bit of head scratcher.
Feel free to add your pick…no judgements!