Most BEAUTIFUL looking speakers you have ever seen.
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For some reason these are the one I like. I guess I did audition them when I a was a broke teenager and fell in love with them. Still looking for them.
Sony SS-M9
HTAVR-Pioneer SC99XPA-DR3 Differential Reference AmpPolk R-700Rear- RT150Side- RT150Center-CSi5Sub-Rythmik audio F25Player- Panasonic DP-UB9000Projector- Optoma CinemaX P2Screen- Silver Ticket Products STR Series 6 120"Audio Room 2ch rig.Cary AE-3, Onkyo M-504, Marantz SA8005, Azur 851NWharfedale - Linton, SVS SB12-NSDMinis Forum PC (streamer) and Panamax MX5105Headphone rig;Schiit JOTUNHEIM and different headphones.Samsung 42" flat screen TV. -
On the other hand....
Westminster GR
HTAVR-Pioneer SC99XPA-DR3 Differential Reference AmpPolk R-700Rear- RT150Side- RT150Center-CSi5Sub-Rythmik audio F25Player- Panasonic DP-UB9000Projector- Optoma CinemaX P2Screen- Silver Ticket Products STR Series 6 120"Audio Room 2ch rig.Cary AE-3, Onkyo M-504, Marantz SA8005, Azur 851NWharfedale - Linton, SVS SB12-NSDMinis Forum PC (streamer) and Panamax MX5105Headphone rig;Schiit JOTUNHEIM and different headphones.Samsung 42" flat screen TV. -
On the other hand....
Westminster GR
I can appreciate those tannoys
Although I like the Kingdom Royale in carbon fiber too
Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R -
2 channel:
Bryston 4B3, Bryston BDA3, Cary SLP05, Shanling CDT1000SE with parts conneXion level 2 mods, Nottingham analogue ace space 294, soundsmith Carmen MKii, Zu DL103 MKii, Ortofon MC 20 MKii, Dynavector XX2 MKii, Rogue Audio Ares, Core power technologies balanced power conditioner, Akiko Corelli power conditioner with Akiko Audio HQ power cable, Nordost heimdall 2, Frey 2, interconnects, speaker and power cables, Focal Electra 1028 BE 2, Auralic Aries Femto, Black diamond racing cones, ingress audio level 1 roller blocks, JL Audio E110 with Auralic subdude, Primacoustics room treatments.
Theater:
Focal Aria 926,905,CC900, SVS PB ultra x2. Pioneer Elite SC85, Oppo BDP93, Panamax M5400PM, Minix neox6, Nordost Blue heaven LS power cables. -
My votes for the best looking speakers does tend to follow the form follows function approach, but also happen to be the best looking speakers i've ever seen..
+ 1 on the Infinity IRS-V's. When I saw and heard this speaker system back in 1991 I was stunned how beautiful they looked and blown away by how they sounded!
Back to the future...the carbon fiber Genesis Dragons..
Tidal Contriva G2 in beautiful polished Rosewood..
Restored Apogee Duetta Signatures..
Avalon Isis..
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Tidal Contriva G2 in beautiful polished Rosewood..
OMG, don't know how they sound....but give me a set of those and an upscale dedicated space and I'm done for life in terms of aesthetics. Those are amazingly beautiful. I guess they are about $60K? Lottery speaker! I like the Ebony
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I will confess to some admiration for the Avalon loudspeakers I've seen and heard in person -- but they are right on the edge of that "Empire of Evil"/latter-day Dalek look of incipient menace that has recently been fashionable in many facets of industrial design (e.g., the black-on-black sports cars & pickup trucks that look to me like refugees from a bad Transformers movie remake).
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Took them home??Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R -
mhardy6647 wrote: »I will confess to some admiration for the Avalon loudspeakers I've seen and heard in person -- but they are right on the edge of that "Empire of Evil"/latter-day Dalek look of incipient menace that has recently been fashionable in many facets of industrial design (e.g., the black-on-black sports cars & pickup trucks that look to me like refugees from a bad Transformers movie remake).
Heck yeah.... I remember seeing pics of the Avalon Sentinel... and I was intimidated just by the looks.Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R -
Biting the back side of my hand... dang!!!Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R -
Oh man... take it away Coltrane 3... take it away! Dang my ears and eyes would be in heaven.Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R -
Yeah the Coltrane 3's do look gorgeous, though fyi the reason they use black lacquer over the carbon cabinet is because their workmanship with carbon fiber is not at the same standard as Wilson Benesch or Genesis who just use clear coat to show off the carbon material. For that wallop, Magico and Tidal both offer better VFM imho.
Oh man... take it away Coltrane 3... take it away! Dang my ears and eyes would be in heaven.
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Since I never and mean never saw any of those uber high end speakers ,I'm going w/ the ones I did see but did not hear. Von Schweikerts at I think !18k.
http://www.vonschweikertaudio.com/#!vr-9se-mkii/c3092chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E
H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-
Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc -
How is it that no one has posted the ACAPELLA's in this thread??
They are some of the most amazing speakers I have ever heard..
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They're quite striking to see in person. My boss owns a pair, but I didn't get to hear them.AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »I think they're also my favorite looking, but certainly the speaker that had the most impact on me when I first saw it in person was the B&W Nautilus.
http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/Speakers/Home_Audio/Nautilus
I've always been partial to the look and sound of the MBL 101
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Pretty is as pretty does. They got me off of the speaker merry-go-round, so they get my vote:
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I've come to appreciate the nostalgic undertone of the Harbeth construction. Now I just need to get my ears on them.
Not much bottom-end, but the treble and midrange is magical.Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2 -
A brilliant piece of art for your living room - the Teresonic Ingenium. Single Lowther 8 inch drive, in a magnificent housing... and every inch of six feet tall! My old boss left to start this company, and they sound as good as they look.
HT1: Polk Monitor 7C's L/R, Polk CS400i center (bi-wire)
Sides: Polk RT10+, modified with Vifa 1" polymer dome tweeters
Rears: Polk VX300i surround speakers
Subwoofer: Pioneer PSW-8mk2
Receiver: Denon HD-750H 7.1
HT2: Polk CS175i+ L/Rs with Vifa 1" polymer dome tweeter
Center: Polk CS300
Sub: modified Polk PSW10 (ratcage fix)
Surrounds: CSW cubes sides, rears
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Those look like they can be "weaponized", lol
Pretty sweet, but I guarantee that most wives would look at those and ask you if "you've lost your mind bringing those monsters into MY living room!"
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I had the plastc bucket ones (Hood 5 gallon cottage cheese buckets) as a kid, hooked up to my Sears phonograph (with the 1lb. tonearm).
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Had to... Definitive Technology ST-L.
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Wow. That's something... luv the veneers!The Usher Mini-X's with the matching stands that Skip sold Mikey...pure artwork!
but here is one for ya!
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Back in the 70's my friend and I made a pair of speakers out of one of these cardboard storage drums and two 6.5" pilfurred Panasonic Thruster full range drivers.
We cut a hole into the bottom of the drum for the driver to set into and faced the speakers toward the ceiling, which left the underside open.
That's where we hid his bong.
One day his dad came up into the attic unannounced while we were right in the middle of a bongfest, so we secreted the still smoking pipe into it's hiding place.
While he was lecturing us about something or other, he noticed that there was a faint wisp of smoke wafting from the top of the drum.
We told him that we had just blown the speaker from playing it too loud. (heh heh)
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German Physiks Emperor MKii
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I really like the simple look of the B&W Diamond 803 in any of the wood finishes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMZprHiraW0
B&W CM9Classé Sigma -
I guess I should add to the list the most beautiful ones I have owned. These aren't mine. Not even the same color, but the picture is awesome.
They look like they're moving!Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
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