Most beautiful speakers in the world ?

[Sal1950]

I was paging thru this months TAS when I noticed this speaker in a full page ad.
The beautiful mirror imaging of the veneer on the front of the speaker just jumped out at me.
The wood grain paging and stain coloring just appeals directly to my taste.
Reminds me of some of the killer woodwork done by Klipsch on their Heritage line anniversary models.

Fyne Audio F703SP

 

[Mr. Widget]

I was paging thru this months TAS when I noticed this speaker in a full page ad.
The beautiful mirror imaging of the veneer on the front of the speaker just jumped out at me.
The wood grain paging and stain coloring just appeals directly to my taste.
Reminds me of some of the killer woodwork done by Klipsch on their Heritage line anniversary models.

Not advocating the design (aesthetic or sonic), but if you want to talk amazing woodworking, check this out.

 

[Sal1950]

Not advocating the design (aesthetic or sonic), but if you want to talk amazing woodworking, check this out

A work of art!

 

[Purité Audio]

Hideous, glitter on a t**d.
Keith

 

[Sal1950]

Hideous, glitter on a t**d.
Keith

And the D&D 8c are works of beauty?
I don't think so, just another boring monkey coffin. LOL

 

[Purité Audio]

Compared to Pinocchio they are the Sistine chapel ceiling or rear wall.
Keith

 

[Keith_W]

Regardless of what I think of the styling of that speaker (it is hideous) I have to admire the craftsmanship. Woodworking is my other hobby, and I can tell you that applying veneer like that requires extraordinary skills. Look at the fine inlay, the sunburst pattern on the sides (with no visible gaps and no filler!), and all the curves. Stop for a moment and ask yourself how you would cut those curves? Someone had to make a lot of templates and jigs and there is far more work in that speaker than is immediately apparent. It is magnificent.

 

[somebodyelse]

Look at the fine inlay, the sunburst pattern on the sides (with no visible gaps and no filler!)

And the matched grain on each segment. CNC can get you repeatable shapes and cut your templates, but I've not heard of anyone automating grain matching.

 

[Oddball]

1528 Tower 8

store.arendalsound.com

Definitively not the most beautiful in the world, but I find design interesting and could see them on my list if they end up performing well. But they are big and HEAVY

 

[Martin]

Someone called the Klipschorns lamp tables. How about some coffee tables?

Pioneer CS-05/06:

Martin

 

[Martin]

I love the last Albert Von Schweikert designed speakers:

Martin

 

[WOLFAGRAM]

 

[Sal1950]

1528 Tower 8

store.arendalsound.com

Definitively not the most beautiful in the world, but I find design interesting and could see them on my list if they end up performing well. But they are big and HEAVY

I'll be very interested to see if this new 1528 line can match the very good measurements the 1723 has earned.
A pity they are only available in black or white.

 

[Sal1950]

Regardless of what I think of the styling of that speaker (it is hideous) I have to admire the craftsmanship. Woodworking is my other hobby, and I can tell you that applying veneer like that requires extraordinary skills. Look at the fine inlay, the sunburst pattern on the sides (with no visible gaps and no filler!), and all the curves. Stop for a moment and ask yourself how you would cut those curves? Someone had to make a lot of templates and jigs and there is far more work in that speaker than is immediately apparent.

It is magnificent.

Yep, it definitely is.

 

[Purité Audio]

It is the perfect ‘subjectivist’ loudspeaker, doesn’t sound great but very high on the male jewellery index, the beautiful veneer doesn’t save it from being an abomination imho.

 

[MattHooper]

Maybe not the world’s most beautiful speaker, but these Revel F328BEs I think look very nice in the set up:

https://www.reddit.com/r/audiophile/s/PAstA1YkW3

 

[Pearljam5000]

Maybe not the world’s most beautiful speaker, but these Revel F328BEs I think look very nice in the set up:

https://www.reddit.com/r/audiophile/s/PAstA1YkW3

Very nice
Also didn't know that they come in flight cases

 

[Ktacos]

This thread has taught me that the hardest part of selling speakers has got to be convincing people to buy your ridiculously shaped and sized ugly junk

 

[Pearljam5000]

 

[Sal1950]

Very nice
Also didn't know that they come in flight cases

I wonder, do they all come packed like that, or is that just for over seas shipments?
Those cases must cost almost as much as the purdy speaker cabinets themselfs?

So he's spent around $15k or more to drag a rock thru a ditch, has a expensive CD player&streamer that he claims almost never to use.
And looks to have 25-50 LPs on the rack???
Whats wrong with this picture?
Impressive audiophool (all about the music) looking rig I must say. LOL