3 hours ago, Grant Slack said:

Hi guys

 

I won’t deny it: I have trouble thinking of Hifi gear that would meet any conventional standard of beauty. Consider the simple spouse test: how many of our spouses would pay even $100 to have any one of our Hifi items added to their showcase living area as a non-working artefact of decorative beauty?

 

The answer is so close to ‘not one’ that it is simply damning. 

 

Cheers

Grant

I'm having problems equating my spouse to having anything remotely like a "showcase living area". And I'm no better...

1 hour ago, thethrowback said:

 

That's why I am happily single with a house full of audio equipment. And lovin' it!

 

Doesn't make your audio gear any better looking tho'.   cheers

Grant

Edited February 25, 20215 yr by Grant Slack

I'm rather turned on by my audio components, but possibly that's something best left undiscussed! Now if I was J. G. Ballard I could write a novel about my audio attraction and title it "Crash boom".

Edited February 25, 20215 yr by thethrowback

21 hours ago, Tasebass said:

Self appraisal here .......

 

 

One of the nicest Linns Ive ever set eyes on!

 

22 hours ago, Tasebass said:

Self appraisal here .......

 

 

Gee wiz. I'm not particularly a fan of Linn but we need to talk!

5 hours ago, artaudio said:

 

first amp photo should be moved to the ugly thread, second amp photo is gorgeous.

 

I agree !!      I will add the preamp to the beautiful list , as it is useable bling personified. ? - some may not agree  ?

 

 

Edited February 25, 20215 yr by metal beat

On 24/02/2021 at 1:18 PM, jim13 said:

My new ANe SPe He in Palisander , 

getting delivered next weekend.

They look beautiful to me.

That looks a lot like Mr Fletcher's abode..... congrats on your lovely speakers, many years of enjoyment coming up

6 hours ago, Stump said:

Wife thinks it's some kind of weird toilet. Send it to the Fugly thread.

2 hours ago, metal beat said:

 

I agree !!      I will add the preamp to the beautiful list , as it is useable bling personified. ? - some may not agree  ?

 

 

I put forth the Plinius and you come out with the big guns haha ?

8 hours ago, metal beat said:

 

 

 

Oof. I can hear those designers going: “Sony makes the most frustrating remote controls on the planet.” – “Hold my beer...”

10 hours ago, thethrowback said:

I'm rather turned on by my audio components, but possibly that's something best left undiscussed! Now if I was J. G. Ballard I could write a novel about my audio attraction and title it "Crash boom".

i have the same issue. call your novel, 'audio erotica' and you may be onto something.

i look at certain audio components like i look at architecture and watches.

i have plenty of magazines to fulfil my audio fantasies...

shane - as you know, there are so many gorgeous components out there.

too many to list...

but here are just 5 cd players/transport

and not in any order of course.

 

cec tl-0

esoteric k-03

tad d-600

metronome kalista dreamplay

dcs vivaldi one

 

and some turntables;

 

techdas af-1

technics sl-1000r

kuzma stabi m

walker audio proscenium black diamond

basis aj conti transcendence 

vpi 40th anniversary

tw acoustic black knight

sme 30/2

spiral groove 1.2

kronos pro

 

all sexy components!!!

 

Glad to hear I am not alone with my audio fetish.

 

Back in the mid-1970s as a teen I had a stack of well-thumbed audio magazines instead of Playboys. My neighbour's Cerwin Vegas with their red rimmed 12" woofers got me hooked and I would have sold my soul for a pair of Gale 401s or possibly Yamaha NS-1000s (the latter sound better). Forty-five years later, I still get a shiver walking into a hi-fi dealership. I do regret selling my Electrocompaniet ECI-3 which I thought was gorgeous.

 

 

 

Edited February 25, 20215 yr by thethrowback

Something about this just speaks to me...

Dieter Ram’s designs for Braun were exquisite. I don’t know if they really count as hifi but they are gorgeous
 

Edited February 25, 20215 yr by RankStranger

Davone Solo speakers

the new marantz models?

 

I'm not so sure about the silver. Here's a picture anyway for you to decide.

Some of the Nagra designs are just beautiful. 

Trafomatic Elysium Monoblocks

 

https://www.trafomaticaudio.com/products/elysium/

 

Edited February 26, 20215 yr by aasza

Rethm Maarga Speakers

 

 

Hmmm, this thread seems much harder to fill than the fugly thread. There are many TT custom made plinths I have lusted after, but far fewer stock items I like. The Luxman amps with VU meters have already got a mention, I still have remorse over selling mine.

 

As a piece of fantastic industrial design, and I do have a personal interest, but the Kuzma Stabi S is a triumph of precision, simplicity, and beauty to me.

 

 

Quite a few steps up the chain from my ME1s, but these TAD R1s have a huge presence to look at. I know they have been favorites of a number of members, one day I hope to  be in position to listen to them with a view to buying