Audiophile jewelry - most beautiful Cd players, turntables and other gear

[Sal1950]

I think Braun designed stuff is horrendous looking.

Ultra fugly for sure.

 

[Wes]

Braun should put the woofers even closer to the tape heads

 

[Harmonie]

I think Braun designed stuff is horrendous looking. But, beauty is a personal thing. Obviously I’m in the small minority since so many seem to like his stuff.

a- it's a matter of taste as you say.
b- Those designs are from the sixties , that's more than half a CENTURY ago !
c- Look at @tmtomh 's post #147. It reminds me the T+A and other similar styles.
d- Vide my post #148. If Braun / Dieter Ram would launch designs today, you would be queuing at midnight waiting to get your gadget!

 

[thunderchicken]

Pre-pandemic (Nov 2019 I think) I was in London for work and was on a podcast recorded in a small booth studio in back of a coffee house in the King's Cross neighborhood ... the cafe area had a huge vinyl system featuring Living Voice horns, and they sounded totally wonderful. I could have stayed all day. A very surprising find.

Oddly enough, that's probably the cheapest way for me to experience a system like that. Roundtrip tickets to London to find a coffee shop. From Seattle. SMH

 

[Blaspheme]

I figured this was a high-end espresso machine, but darned if it seemed to be serving any:

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As I posted in another thread, I like Dan's classic modernist bling more than his recent steampunk excursions.

 

[escksu]

I feel chord looks really great.

 

[escksu]

Pathos amps looks gorgeous as well.

 

[Adam Bernau]

 

[escksu]

How can we missed out Krell?

 

[escksu]

Myrad looks great as well. Nice clean modern looks.

 

[escksu]

Cambridge audio has one of the best looking CD players/amps at very affordable prices.

 

[Angsty]

Gold Note Mediterraneo Turntable

 

[Sal1950]

I'm still in love with the classic old school look of my early VTL tube amps.
Chrome chassis and all.

 

[Blaspheme]

How can we missed out Krell?

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Four posts above yours. But I like all the Evos.

 

[mononoaware]

Just happened to find this image. 2021 evolution of gramophone? (his masters voice)

Imagine two of these in "DSP Room corrected Wide-mode" wireless stereo with Apple HomePod tech inside each, and you can put 1 vinyl record in each, so one record finishes play then the other auto-plays.

 

[Leporello]

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A beauty. I still have mine (purchased 34 years ago), but it needs new batteries.

 

[Angsty]

I'm still in love with the classic old school look of my early VTL tube amps.

I find the newer Audio Research Reference 160s to be quite fetching, although I don't think I'll ever buy a tube amplifier. At 100 lbs, it's one hoss of an amp.

 

[Frio]

A bit old, but a daring design.

 

[Sal1950]

I find the newer Audio Research Reference 160s to be quite fetching,

It is a handsome design with the ghosted meters and all, I still prefer a better view of the tubes in a open design.
OTOH I prefer the sound of my Adcom SS GFA amps.

A bit old, but a daring design.

I always wanted one of the toploaders but they were all quite pricey back when.
Then I went into computer audio and the drives in my tower have take there place.

 

[chronoso]

RSA's Apache and B-52 are awesome looking. Would love to have either.

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I always lusted after his Raptor amp, purely for the aesthetics. I couldn't bear to see it measured, it'd break my heart. Not like I'd ever be buying one anyway, may as well be perfect if only in my mind.