Ugliest Component of the Year 2024!

Here is my entry, pick one: https://rogershighfidelity.com/

These are a close 1 and 2 but my vote goes to Tekton.  

Is that a Ken doll record player?

@fredapplegate Nice one!

@otherworld74 I'm not as offended by Wadax - seems like at least there is a method to the madness

@lalitk Good topic...we should call out the bad and ugly as well as the good.

@oldrooney I owned an EHF-200. They are not pretty up close. The whole space/mil build thing is just marketing and the sound is meh and the "transferrable lifetime warranty" is BS. The unit has to go back to Roger to be "re-certified for $500-$750 + 2 way shipping."

It’s just a ploy to make your buyer contact Roger and then he’ll sell one of his "used/demo" units at less than your asking price and way less hassle.

I traded mine in at TMR (bless them for taking it off my hands) and the transformer was barley attached with a bolt that was too short - they fixed it for resale and had to take the unit apart to do so.

Tekton V12: $14K. Add $10K for high-gloss paint - seriously?