What is your most beautiful component?

Any 47 Labs Shigaraki pieces. Some people call it strange, and others, me included, are all over its spotless stainless steel casework, with the perculiar shigaraki ceramic platform, that has not only the function of damping it, but makes it very stable. Check it out in the Sakura Systems website. No picture can really describe what some pieces look like until you see it with your own eyes. Great drive and fluidity to boot(especially the integrated.) Now, who can claim that for about $1700?

For no particular reason, my components range from truly hedious (S.A.P J2001 twin speakers) to merely bizzare (Levinson Ref. No. 32 preamp). I suppose the best looking componets are my Basis Debut V turntable and the Sony SCD-1 CD/SACD player.

Having never owned any tubes, I'll say my Krell DVD Standard is the most visually stunning piece of gear I have so far.

I have to say, besides the Teres TT, it is the "nothing" that I have -- the MU step up (by Bent Audio), MU means "nothing," two black cans with the Chinese word "nothingness" appears on each can.

While the word is the newer CAT JL-2 stereo amp is sonically superior (I've never heard it), the 200lb. ea JL-1's are a special sight....