High end hi fi

[Jimboo]

Does anybody else find the very high end of hi fi ugly ?

Honestly, when all the dream components of amazing price tags are assembled it is just a bloody mess.

 

[gasolin]

No

 

[Dom]

Amazing.

 

[rainsoothe]

Indeed, it's funny how bad most of 'em look. However there is some great looking stuff out there too - Aqua Acoustic, MSB, Nagra, Accuphase, Naim (Statement), Magico speakers and many more. But true, most look like garbage.

 

[jules153]

I think most high end hi-fi look cool, but "beauty in in the eye of the beholder",,,

 

[daytona600]

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[Al ears]

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Only if you live in a barn......

 

[Gray]

Seventy nine thousand, five hundred pounds:

Avantgarde Duo Primo XD Loudspeaker

Dubbed Avantgarde's 'best kept secret' the Duo Primo XD was revealed at the UK Hi-Fi Show Live Of late we've had some speakers through editor PM's listening room only describable as imposing, but nothing quite prepares one for the sheer visual impact of the Duo Primo XDs from Germany's...

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[Jimboo]

Just reiterating my point fellow members.

 

[Jimboo]

My god Daytona you have found some truly hideous examples of hi fi.

 

[Squall Leonhart]

Those poor Focal Utopia speakers have back problems

 

[DougK]

Seventy nine thousand, five hundred pounds:

Avantgarde Duo Primo XD Loudspeaker

Dubbed Avantgarde's 'best kept secret' the Duo Primo XD was revealed at the UK Hi-Fi Show Live Of late we've had some speakers through editor PM's listening room only describable as imposing, but nothing quite prepares one for the sheer visual impact of the Duo Primo XDs from Germany's...

www.hifinews.com

I'll take two pairs please... on second thoughts... no thanks, I'll buy a Bentley instead

 

[DougK]

Every piece of kit pictured in this thread is fugly.

 

[Dom]

It's all about the effect though?

 

[Jimboo]

It's all about the effect though?

The affect is the majority of us find the high , high end is unaffordable , unusable and unrealistic for the homes we have and the rooms we have to place our equipment.
High end are more like concept cars in the auto industry. The cost is applied to cover the research and time used in development of the products.The majority of the magic are still just electronic boards and circuits. 12 woofers and 38 tweeters make assembly more costly. The high price is not just about them being sonically superior. 6 foot high speakers and 185kg turntables are not going to sell in vast amounts. Output will be low and profit needs to be maximised. We see fancy boxes and go wow! The truth is that if you can buy most of the Uber range gear God is telling you that you have too much money than you need.
Always interesting to see of course but it really is just bling. The magic comes when the development in the technology filters down in the products that are practical and affordable.

 

[tino]

Most hifi begins to look rubbish as soon as you start adding cables. At the higher end the cables get fatter, tackier and are strewn across the floor for all to see.

 

[Dom]

Cables. Why did it have to be cables.

 

[Al ears]

Cables. Why did it have to be cables.

It wouldn't work very well without them......

 

[Samd]

It wouldn't work very well without them......

Yep - like Cable and Wireless always seemed a contradiction!