Sexiest speaker?

organ
organ Posts: 4,969
edited October 2003 in Speakers
What do you guys think is the sexiest looking speaker? Mine is the LSi series from the 7 all the way up to 25. They have a very classy European look to them that I just love. I like simple and classy. Even though I like my girls curvy, I love the slim look on the LSi. The 7 and 9's are slim and the 15 and 25 have more curves on the lower body(Yeah!). I see the LSi series as sexy females and the RTi as tough males who won't take crap from anybody.

Maurice
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited October 2003
    agreed! great looking and has those contemporary flair that match up nicely with leather
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited October 2003
    anyone see Brett:D
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,755
    edited October 2003
    Wilson Audio X-1...

    High Gloss Piano Black..... *drooooooooooooools*
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited October 2003
    Did somebody call me, eh brett here.. your resident style commando :D

    I think after the above statment, he will love the rti's :rolleyes:
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    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited October 2003
    Originally posted by organ
    I see the LSi series as sexy females and the RTi as tough males who won't take crap from anybody.

    Maurice

    Maurice...you need to get out more often....

    However...I think Russ may agree with your observation...



    That said...I've always thought this was a nice looking speaker.
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  • Ceruleance
    Ceruleance Posts: 991
    edited October 2003
    Wilson's are really ugly IMO. Rocket loudspeakers look is very nice, nice finish and the woofers with no dust caps look very cool, another speaker with those type of woofers is the Revel Salon. That would be my choice for prettiest speaker, especially since it comes in so many color combos, I'm partial to midnight blue with aluminum sides.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,755
    edited October 2003
    Cer,
    Have you seen the X-1 in person? If you havn't you just dont know.........................looooooooooooool

    It is friggin AWESOME looking! WOW!
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  • tryrrthg
    tryrrthg Posts: 1,896
    edited October 2003
    I'll have to agree about the X1 its not that attractive in person... I liked the look of the watt puppy or sophia better...

    This speaker is a work of art, dead sexy in real life!

    Avolon Eidolon

    I listened to them on this rig which is F'n AMAZING! That Audio store is one of the best in the country. HUGE store! GREAT gear!

    The store actually had the X1's sitting BEHIND that chair, not hooked up to anything, just sitting there... wonder what that says, I'm not saying the X1 is a bad speaker by any means but that's pretty bold!
    Sony KDL-40V2500 HDTV, Rotel RSX-1067 Receiver, Sony BDP-S550 Blu-ray, Slim Devices Squeezebox, Polk RTi6, CSi3 & R15, DIY sub with Atlas 15
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  • wallstreet
    wallstreet Posts: 1,405
    edited October 2003
    Why the LS 90's are. What a silly question.:rolleyes:
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited October 2003
    Whatever this one is
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    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited October 2003
    NOW that is SEXY!

    HBomb
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  • ntculenuff
    ntculenuff Posts: 1,146
    edited October 2003
    KEF America
    maybe not THE sexiest but sure are worth the LOOK
    they have a great line and sound incredible...
    Speakers:
    Definitive BP7001sc mains
    Definitive C/L/R 3000 center
    Polk RT800i's rears
    Definitive supercube I Sub
    Audio:
    Onkyo TX-NR3010
    Emotiva XPA five Gen 3
    OPPO BDP-103 CD, SACD, DVD-A
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    OPPO BDP-103 Bluray
    Directv x's 2
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  • rs159
    rs159 Posts: 1,027
    edited October 2003
    "...The All American 4.0 was designed by a Thai. I didn't ask him to design the speaker. He brought it to me and asked me if I liked it. I liked it but I could not understand why a non-American would artistically render an American flag. I asked him why he did this. He told me that he did it because the American flag represented his own personal dreams. ..." - norh.com
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  • dcarlson
    dcarlson Posts: 1,740
    edited October 2003
    I agree with Sean on this one. B&W Nautilus 803, 804 in Cherry. There's a set of 804's at my local shop I keep drooling over every time I see them. Stunningly curved.

    CDM 9NT's are beautiful too. Oh, I'd also say CM4's are pretty as well for a petite little speaker.
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  • goingganzo
    goingganzo Posts: 2,793
    edited October 2003
    i will say my speakers when i buld them will be sexy. i dont know what i will skin them in.
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  • STUFFMD
    STUFFMD Posts: 381
    edited October 2003
    I think the LSI 's look great , that laquer black is all that. But for sexiest for me would probably be the Dynaudio Confidence C2.
    Stuff
    Your system is only as good as your weakest component...!

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited October 2003
    I love KEF speakers.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited October 2003
    doro,
    I am always curious if any of the KEF series, with the exception of their reference series, would be comparable to LSis. Have your ever compared these two? I used to own CODA II back in 1984, but couldn't even remembered what it sounds like, since I had it for a short while before giving it to my bro.

    Price-wise, I guess just like any other import, its true value is about 2/3 of street price. Not many dealers carry 'em, but I remembered they were great with Jazz.
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • Fastmerc
    Fastmerc Posts: 99
    edited October 2003
    I know most of you have seen the tylers that show up on audiogon alot. I have seen some pics with some absolutely stunning finishes....most of them are just rectangle in shape...but between the awsome finish and the awsome drivers they use.....
    MMM.....MMM....Good.

    Wish I knew how they sounded.
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    R. Surround: RT16s
    R. Center: CS350LS
    F. Effects: LS/FX
    Sub: Titanic 15
    Reciever: Yamaha RX-Z1
    TV: 55 LED LCD
    Interconnects:AR, RSF, MC
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited October 2003
    Polkatese - I bought a pair of little KEF C15's, and a KEF C200 subwoofer module, a long time ago(1989), when I owned the Polk Mon10B's. The C15 was the basic bookshelf speaker they had at that time. No UNI-Q driver, which is very nice BTW, just a simple 2-way, common driver setup.

    I purchased them for rear speakers, for an unknown reason now. It may have been to play my **** in DD, on Laserdisc...sheesh that was ages ago. Anyways, they sounded so much better, well let me be fair...different, and "live" that I swapped them for a few weeks and listened to alot of CD's thru them. I was really impressed by how clear and well rounded they sounded. The size was meaningless, they just sounded real good. Eventually they were moved to their purpose, but still my favorite. I gave them to my Stepfather a couple years back, and they still sound great.

    I have always liked KEF, and have dropped in to demo some models over the years. I really like the imaging of the UNI-Q driver arrangement, perhaps a little focused, as designs may go, but very accurate IMO. KEF has the best tweeter I have heard to date....no fatigue, clear and defined. That is based on humble demo's, I have heard great many things of others. I have not heard the CODA's, but have heard all the 10*.* series, C * series and the Q * series. I haven't disliked a single one. It probably is the speaker that fits my ear the best.

    It is a shame that they are overpriced, it is a great speaker. You are right on about support, they have few dealers in NA.

    LSI VS KEF? I wish I could do something, or remember enough to gauge subjectivily. I can't, its been too long. They are a standout to me for what I do remember, and I think that would be a great demo or shootout. I, like yourself, have heard many speakers since then, and to fondly recall such an animal must mean something.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited October 2003
    "Sonus Faber (who is more like a snobbish **** with class)"

    Stop it Sean! I'm getting dirty pictures in my head.....But I love it!

    And Shack told me I need to get out more often:D LOL.

    Those are some nice pics you guys posted. rs159, I'd take the original color. That all American Nohr is too flashy:).

    I don't know about you guys, but I think speakers look sexier with the grilles on. It's like seeing a beatiful woman. You can't help but wonder what's underneath their clotes. At first I liked the look of the LSi with their griles off but now it looks too "clinical". Very nice "nipple" tweeter though.

    Maurice
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  • bdaley6509
    bdaley6509 Posts: 1,167
    edited October 2003
    Polk SDA SRS 1.2....most beautiful speaker I've ever owned...and I've owned them all.....ok, not really, but I do love em!!
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited October 2003
    Originally posted by HBombToo
    anyone see Brett:D
    If you're calling me a curvy woman, I'm on my way to KICK YOUR ****!!!!!

    The LSi's, if you wanna compare them to a woman, would be the likes of Calista Flockhart......need I say more??
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited October 2003
    Originally posted by brettw22
    The LSi's, if you wanna compare them to a woman, would be the likes of Calista Flockhart......need I say more??

    no Brett, I am thinking more of Jennifer Aniston in cold windy night with tight tshirt and no bra....;)
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited October 2003
    nerdboy.....I was calling the LSi's anorexic.......:p
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2003
    Gotta go with my piano black CA's... Just think they are great looking...
    More later,
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited October 2003
    With the LSi, I see Catherine Zeta Jones or Famke Jennsen. Some may say the 15 and 25 remind them of J-Lo because of the lower curves but IMO she's too ghetto for the LSi. I see her in a cheap **** Technics all in one HT system. No matter how hard she tries, IMO she has no class at all. Her style is just upper class ghetto. Slightly above the hip-hop/rap style.

    Maurice
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited October 2003
    Speakers. Sexy? Lives. G-E-T lives.

    Regarding the KEF's you're right. A little overpriced. The gorgeous pair of 102's I bought with the Uni-Q driver...well I should've talked the guy down to $25 instead of just forking over the $26. Keeps me awake at night it do.

    George Grand (of the Jersey Grand's)
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