Most beautiful speakers in the world ?

[Lekha]

Revival
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I like their idea of separating the two sections—the mid/high-frequency and low-frequency producing areas. It’s the same concept that Guru employs, and it’s presented very aesthetically as well. The only question is—if they are meant to be expensive, why can't they use real wood?

 

[Audionaut]

I cant get past the drivers not being physically aligned vertically...

There are acoustic reasons for this, not optical ones.
Asymmetrical placement distributes resonances more unevenly, reduces disturbing interference and minimizes edge reflections, resulting in more even sound radiation.

 

[Lekha]

Altus 110

 

[Audionaut]

Harbeth

Even if Harbeth has acoustic reasons for this, I don't like baffles screwed on from the front and the typical box proportions at all.

 

[Audionaut]

Fink Team / Borg

 

[Audionaut]

Piega Coax 411
Full Aluminium Body

 

[Audionaut]

Heco Bella Donna

 

[BeeKay]

Heco Bella Donna

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Some might say the naming is wishful thinking

 

[Audionaut]

Some might say the naming is wishful thinking

That's right and, in my opinion, it's always just a matter of integrating the speakers visually into existing environments or, if they are very large, designing the space around them.
It's true that there is talk and counter-talk about every speaker here.

For me, the best looking speakers are now the ones that disappear into the room or are hidden installations.

 

[dagfinn]

It’s an outdated approach, of course, and completely unnecessary with a competent designer.

How was the diffraction issue solved?

 

[Lekha]

For me, the best looking speakers are now the ones that disappear into the room or are hidden installations.

Most manufacturers focus on selling the looks, trying to impress and overwhelm the customers. The best speakers are the ones you don’t even see—only the music filling the space.

 

[Purité Audio]

Invisible speakers!
Keith

 

[Mart68]

Most manufacturers focus on selling the looks, trying to impress and overwhelm the customers. The best speakers are the ones you don’t even see—only the music filling the space.

Not for me - I like to see all the equipment including the speakers - so it all has to look 'right'.

My favourite speaker for looks is the Yamaha NS1000M. I won't post a pic as we all know what they look like.

 

[JiiPee]

Ok, let's have some more of that German mcm (mid-century modern) style. These are from Telefunken.

First, the cutest bookshelf speaker ever:

Hiding Your speakers by making the look like pieces of furniture:

For those who want something a bit more futuristic looking:

And then a real treat. Maybe not the most beautiful, but so cool. The legendary Telefunken O85 mcm active studio monitors with tube amplifiers:

 

[Kal Rubinson]

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They all look as if they had acne.

 

[Pearljam5000]

Graham

 

[Pearljam5000]

They all look as if they had acne.

Do you like this one?

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Do you like this one? View attachment 436588

No and I would wear a face mask in the room.

 

[Lekha]

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Graham

Nice to see ideas from 1960s still going strong!

 

[Muddywaters]

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Hope it’s a prototype!