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Most beautiful speakers in the world ?

sergeauckland

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There is no way I would have a giant snail in my house. Maybe they belong on a Star Trek set, maybe they belong in a Cambrian museum. Maybe they belong in Captain Nemo's submarine. I would wear a one kg faux gold chain with a pepsi bottle cap for a medallion before I insulted my guests with such a monstrosity. This is even more vulgar than a dan dagastino amplifier. They take kitsch to a new level. They 'lift' vulgarity out of the gutter and deposit it firmly in the septic tank.

Don't beat about the bush, tell us what you really think!

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Introducing The most beautiful loudspeaker in the world - Waterfall Audio. Period.
The smallest model - Waterfall Iguascu Evo:
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Glass enclosure, damping material in a short tube immediately behind the midbass driver.
Sounds good too.

Waterfall Victoria Evo:

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Passive (auxiliary) radiator at the bottom of the pedestal (the same as in Iguascu):
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Waterfall Niagara, with glass horn on a top:
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And all three together:
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I agree, those waterfalls are beauties but good luck buying a pair since Amazon doesn't have them and unlike (another high-end French speaker company) Focal, they don't appear to have any North American dealers or distributors so i'll just have to remember to grab a pair the next time i'm in Paris
 
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I agree, those waterfalls are beauties but good luck buying a pair since Amazon doesn't have them and unlike (another high-end French speaker company) Focal, they don't appear to have any North American dealers or distributors so i'll just have to remember to grab a pair the next time i'm in Paris
You can try buying a pair of their pro monitors they're more available in the USA(I think)
 

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There is no way I would have a giant snail in my house. Maybe they belong on a Star Trek set, maybe they belong in a Cambrian museum. Maybe they belong in Captain Nemo's submarine. I would wear a one kg faux gold chain with a pepsi bottle cap for a medallion before I insulted my guests with such a monstrosity. This is even more vulgar than a dan dagastino amplifier. They take kitsch to a new level. They 'lift' vulgarity out of the gutter and deposit it firmly in the septic tank.
I feel the same about the Vivid Giya's, OMG how tacky. LOL
 

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Do the most beautiful speakers sound the best? After all, that's what they're for.
 

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I listened to the Crystal Cable Arabesque Loudspeakers at my friends house a number of times, which are the same type of fully glass design (he had them in to review). We joked about all the ways one could exploit the tall, see-through glass cabinet: fill it with sand and a nice ant farm for entertainment? Fish tank? My favorite, given they cost a fortune and they are a show off device: A fan blowing dollar bills around. :)

To my surprise, given the gimmicky visuals, they were actually amazing speakers. One of my favorite I've heard!
 

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How tasteless that ad.

Agreed. Nothing wrong with some booty, but the whole pitch makes me feel like I'm losing IQ points.

Reminds me of that Seinfeld bit about how women are used to sell things to guys. To paraphrase from memory, a guy opens up
a magazine and comes upon an add for a tool set. The reasoning goes "Hey, a tool set. And a beautiful woman by the tool set! I want that beautiful woman! And...she's next to the tool set. To get the beautiful woman, I need the tool set. I must get the tool set!"
 

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I listened to the Crystal Cable Arabesque Loudspeakers at my friends house a number of times, which are the same type of fully glass design
I guess the bias you'd get from listening to them in a sighted review is to find them "Highly Transparent". LOL

How tasteless that ad.
Agreed. Nothing wrong with some booty, but the whole pitch makes me feel like I'm losing IQ points.

I don't get it? Since when is a hot women tasteless? Have you tasted her?
Also why would you consider yourself less intelligent for appreciating a lady with fine form?
I'd call that good and tasty. :p
 
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