Most beautiful speakers in the world ?

[RexrothPigeon]

This is for flower pots and glasses of drinks.
Note the raised edge at the front.
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It prevents spilled liquids from running onto the baffle.

Man, you'd think anyone with speakers like those could afford a table for their flower pots & drinks

 

[Pearljam5000]

Focal are stunning

 

[Flaesh]

@RexrothPigeon According to research by British scientists, on average 83% of the population have an irresistible urge to place various containers of liquid on speakers. And this figure is almost independent of other furniture.

 

[FrantzM]

Haha unfolded for sure! On that note, B&O have a special edition to satisfy @Pearljam5000's aluminium fetish (and do scroll down that linked page for the fetish video).

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Let’s roll out the cliches about the subjectivity of beauty.
This out of the way ….
I frankly believe that, this, in most human cultures would be (is) an abomination. No other way : Downright ugly.
That it would be in a search for “most beautiful “ is a testimony to the power of marketing.
Damn what a crappy looking speaker!!!

 

[Newman]

Focal are stunning

This image reeks of "Mr and Mrs Dalek arrive for dinner with all the kids in tow".

 

[Mort]

This image reeks of "The entire family of Daleks arrive for dinner".

A genelec family to join them.

 

[Flaesh]

with all the kids

and illegitimate bastards

 

[Mort]

@RexrothPigeon According to research by British scientists, on average 83% of the population have an irresistible urge to place various containers of liquid on speakers. And this figure is almost independent of other furniture.

Trigger alert

 

[Flaesh]

genelec family

These are eggs, or larvae of the adults 1236 or 8380

 

[Defi]

agreed, but I don't understand the black top piece at all

This is for flower pots and glasses of drinks.
Note the raised edge at the front.
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It prevents spilled liquids from running onto the baffle.

Man now that these things have been pointed out they are cramping on my admiration.

Well... I actually think the black top complements the drivers and base. But the baffle outsizing the entire rest of the cabinet... well, anyway.

 

[Flaesh]

that's flax fiber

At the beginning of the millennium, I saw sneakers, if I remember correctly, Skechers, made partly from a similar composite material: linen embedded in an optically transparent polymer.

 

[Frank Dernie]

At the beginning of the millennium, I saw sneakers, if I remember correctly, Skechers, made partly from a similar composite material: linen embedded in an optically transparent polymer.

Flax is a good reinforcing fibre and biodegradable.
It is widely used in fibre reinforced composite products.
I investigated its use for racing car bodywork just over 30 years ago when I was a consultant to Lola but it wasn't ideal. Lots of uses back then though for road car interiors and Focal have used it in their mid priced models for many years.

 

[MattHooper]

@RexrothPigeon According to research by British scientists, on average 83% of the population have an irresistible urge to place various containers of liquid on speakers. And this figure is almost independent of other furniture.

Indeed…add to that, the desire to lean on a loudspeaker when talking.

My speakers have a very high-end finish and I would never place anything on them, but the high quality finish is not enough to flag to non-audiophiles “ please don’t place your drinking glass, or anything else on top.”

The very day I got my speakers and had marvelled at the beauty of their finish, a cable guy showed up to install something in the same room. I’d only left for a couple minutes to come back and find that he placed his goddamn tools - pliers , screwdrivers, etc. - on top of my speakers!

Non-audiophile guests also constantly seem to want to put a hand on my speakers or lean on them while they’re talking to me. My eyes immediately dart to whether they are wearing a ring or a bracelet or anything that could scratch the finish and seriously reduce its resale value.

It’s always a bracing reminder that outside of my audiophile bubble, most people are simply not accustomed to the idea of expensive audio equipment.

 

[RexrothPigeon]

@RexrothPigeon According to research by British scientists, on average 83% of the population have an irresistible urge to place various containers of liquid on speakers. And this figure is almost independent of other furniture.

i'm part of the 17% feelsgoodman

 

[Newman]

i'm part of the 17% feelsgoodman

I'm part of the resistance movement: "Oh no you don't"

 

[Axo1989]

Indeed…add to that, the desire to lean on a loudspeaker when talking.

My speakers have a very high-end finish and I would never place anything on them, but the high quality finish is not enough to flag to non-audiophiles “ please don’t place your drinking glass, or anything else on top.”

The very day I got my speakers and had marvelled at the beauty of their finish, a cable guy showed up to install something in the same room. I’d only left for a couple minutes to come back and find that he placed his goddamn tools - pliers , screwdrivers, etc. - on top of my speakers!

Non-audiophile guests also constantly seem to want to put a hand on my speakers or lean on them while they’re talking to me. My eyes immediately dart to whether they are wearing a ring or a bracelet or anything that could scratch the finish and seriously reduce its resale value.

It’s always a bracing reminder that outside of my audiophile bubble, most people are simply not accustomed to the idea of expensive audio equipment.

Diabolical behaviour! Have they no composure, no deportment, no shame?

My glass-sheathed Audio Physic Codex are somewhat immune. But I sometimes regret passing up certain opportunities to buy loudspeakers that are taller than people.

*The pleasingly modular but bass-shy JBL K2 9500 (the vertically-arrayed modular Japanese style with black lacquer finish and aluminium horn, not the squat wood-veneered 9900) or some keenly priced and gigantic Focal Grande Utopia (three pairs no less). The former needed subwoofers of similar scale, the latter a loan anyway for a new listening room ... sigh, what might have been.

 

[Flaesh]

taller than people

 

[Caldera]

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Is this man carrying two hippies under his arms?

 

[Flaesh]

^I believe we are discussing speakers here

 

[Axo1989]

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Ahh you fully understand the concept!