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Ugliest component ever created

Purité Audio

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If we already have a ‘most horrific industrial design in the history of creation’ thread my apologies,
I give you this,


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it follows the good old mentality of 'if it's big it can't be a bad design'

I wish someone with a background of sociology / psychology on this forum would explain the influence of size on humans.
 

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To my mind there's really no contest:
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There more expensive the amps from this brand, the uglier they get.
 
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  • I see your point and if that monstrosity had another disproportionately sized box affixed either above or below it it might have a crack at the title but…
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  • I see your point and if that monstrosity had another disproportionately sized box affixed either above or below it it might have a crack at the title but…
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I like your second point best ;) See all this crap does is make people jittery:facepalm::p
 

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Looks like a cheap knockoff dualit toaster.
 

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ok, since this one's components, i'm not gonna go Williston...

but how about the mini/midi boombox wannabe systems (JVC comes in nightm...i mean mind) from the 90s?
 

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Some ugo designs can still be quite endearing... I've always had a bit of a soft spot for the Tangent components
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