Heard the KEF Blades at @Douglas HiFi recently. Amazing speakers in looks and sound.

16 hours ago, deanB said:

I like it but what is it?

Pink Faun CD player.

 

Edited March 1, 20215 yr by fordute

Still own one of these. Marantz PM4. One of the nicest integrated's I've seen. In this condition too.

Edited March 1, 20215 yr by Wimbo

3 hours ago, jeromelang said:

I really love how their older series flagship model looked 

 

My eyes!  Did Adam Lambert design it?

Sparkler Audio

 

http://sparkler-audio.com/portfolio/products_en.html

 

Edited March 1, 20215 yr by jeromelang

Tenor Audio amps

 

I have a thing for wood grain and timber faceplates

 

 

 

 

Also the SF musica

 

On 24/02/2021 at 8:18 AM, Kaynin said:

 

Only let down by the dot matrix display.

And the White cup holder on top.

Audia Flight gear is quite easy on the eye.

 

Well, I'd better put in my own. Not only looks good, sound pretty good too.

 

TAD  - Andrew Jones (ex TAD Designer, now at ELAC) was showcasing their gear at the HIFI show approx 10 years ago. When you visualized it in the flesh,.......and hear it..... "s%#t yeah! 

11 hours ago, spamnoj said:

Tenor Audio amps

 

I have a thing for wood grain and timber faceplates

 

 

 

 

Yes - beautiful!  

 

Andy

 

so far most impressed with:

toilet

grill

red pipes with chilli 

 

combined result might require a lot of bags with ice 
 

8 hours ago, kukynas said:

so far most impressed with:

toilet

grill

red pipes with chilli 

 

combined result might require a lot of bags with ice 
 

I have no idea which one's you're referring to, but that is absolute gold ?

In terms of overall industrial design, I'd like to throw a mention to vintage Bang & Olufsen.  While not high-end, the consistently clean sleek innovative designs representative of their time, pre-dating Apple's design-focus philosophy.  Their style makes their components instantly recognisable.

 

A couple of random pics of their products below illustrate the characteristic design.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 3, 20215 yr by audiofeline

Onkyo Grand Integra M-510

 

Edited March 3, 20215 yr by fordute

On 02/03/2021 at 7:55 PM, mattd2308 said:

Audia Flight gear is quite easy on the eye.

That’s just creepy, I’m sure I saw it’s lips move. 

The Yamaha TC 800 cassette deck, from 1975-78.  I believe a re-packing of a Nakamichi deck.  Designed by Italian architect and designer Mario Bellini (also responsible for some  Olivetti designs).  Apart from the sleek design style, I think it is unique among the two almost-standard approaches      to cassette decks (top-lad and front-load). 

 

 

Another cassette deck, from the early 1980's - the Sonab C-500 (1974-78).  I owned one of these until it was stolen.  This is another repacking of a deck, but with classic Swedish design values. 

Compare the design of the Sonab (above) with the same Nakamichi re-packaged as the Yamaha TB-700 (below) (it was re-packaged by a number of other manufacturers as well).  I know which one I would prefer to have in my system...

 

 

 

 

49 minutes ago, vinilink said:

 

On 24/02/2021 at 2:46 PM, Telecine said:

 

It's ok, I think the waffles are nearly done.

 

Did you say waffles or wafflers? ... ?

1 hour ago, vinilink said:

"We've finished. Look at the glorious gold finishing, the precise speed alignment LEDs, the big beautiful base and the flawless matte black..."

"YOU FORGOT THE CONTROLS YOU IDIOT!"

 

"Oh. I'll whip something up and bolt them on the front then"