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Most beautiful speakers in the world ?

Because they are expensive furniture, regardless of sound.
I would agree that the Klipschorn is a form of furniture, the others are sculpture with no practical purpose other than to look beautiful/intriguing and to reproduce music in the home.
 
I was thinking table lamp,

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I like AJ, but those AE woofers are...not attractive. Just too phallic.
Uhhhh …. That thought never came to my mind, don’t see that, still don’t … but your perception your reality
 
I like AJ, but those AE woofers are...not attractive. Just too phallic.

Here's one I don't think has been mentioned on this forum. It's one I would certainly consider (probably along with Dutch&Dutch or Sigberg Manta) if I needed new speakers - A for Ara B-2 - multiple-entry horn MF/HF with 4 side-mounted 7" woofers.

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The engineer behind these has this technical tour de force in his background.
They all look weird to me. I was thinking nipples, but now I can't unsee it. Those B-2s I have seen before and look great.
 
They all look weird to me. I was thinking nipples, but now I can't unsee it. Those B-2s I have seen before and look great.
That visual also did not occur to me. You guys are creeping me out, they are speakers you know … maybe get outside and get a little sunshine and fresh air
 
That visual also did not occur to me. You guys are creeping me out, they are speakers you know … maybe get outside and get a little sunshine and fresh air
Is there any advantage to those nipple caps? They never look good to me. Ascend and others use them too.
 
Is there any advantage to those nipple caps? They never look good to me. Ascend and others use them too.
Yes … phase plug. Seas also uses them. I am not an expert, and maybe someone else can chime in here, but as I understand it they help to reduce frequency cancellations due to phase shifts (radiated/direct waves occurring within the driver itself)
 
Is there any advantage to those nipple caps? They never look good to me. Ascend and others use them too.
Not really. IMO, no. They’re mostly a stylistic affectation. I guess they can act as a heat sink - anyone who’s run a Lambda/AE woofer (or e.g. a Seas Excel) hard knows that the dildo thingy gets hot - especially when the voice coil Is tiny. But they also whistle at high excursion, due to air leaking between cone and dildo. I’ve yet to see any measurements to support the “phase plug” claim.
 
When Purifi drivers were first introduced, I regarded them as odd-looking and ugly. Now they look beautiful to me. I guess excellence is its own expression of beauty.
 
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