IMHO, a lot of companies take pride in their work without threatening reviewers, and testers with litigation, like Tekton, DCS and Tom Evan’s did.
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!
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Let's not forget this weird banana thing from Vivid: https://vividaudio.com/giya/giya-g1-spirit/ |
Plus 1000 @otherworld74
Until you see the back panel!!!
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I have another anatomically suggestive speaker system for you to consider. It is the Western Electric 16A horn from the 1920's. I know someone who owns two of these beasts. Although it has two drivers, it is a single midrange horn. I've heard them run full range with Western Electric 555 fieldcoil drivers and also YL compression drivers. The setups I heard did not employ any woofers. Being a midrange horn, and given that the drivers were also meant to only operate in the midrange, it was shocking how much bass this horn delivers (goes down to somewhere around 70 hz). A bullet tweeter crossed in at around 15 khz. Whether it is ugly or beautiful is really hard to say. It is like what someone said about Nat King Cole--I don't know if he is the handsomest or ugliest man. |
Those are some horns…Personally, I wouldn’t care to own them but I believe some people pride themselves in owning something rare as this regardless of its appearance. They may sound phenomenal but for me, striking a balance between form, function, and how a piece integrates into its surroundings is an important aspect of ownership. It’s about creating harmony in the space as well as in the sound, which makes the experience even more enjoyable. |
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