The most beautiful piece of hifi?

[Infiniteloop]

How about this unusual thing?

Very pretty (but then I am biased!).

 

[NSA_watch_my_toilet]

Accuphase C-280L

For me, it was Accuphase at it's best. Highly adaptable (a nightmare to set up properly), but incredibly well made. Complex but efficient, beautiful but industrial. My other all time favourite is this one.

 

[Macspur]

Already been mentioned, but anything made by Accuphase and SF speakers.

Mac

www.macsmusic.blogbubble.net

 

[Al ears]

How about this unusual thing?

Is it a mutant Custard Cream biscuit?

 

[jjbomber]

How about this unusual thing?

Looks like a double toilet roll holder.

 

[expat_mike]

Was it 70s or 60s?

http://hifipig.com/retro-bites-transcriptors-hydraulic-reference-turntable/

https://theturntableshop.com/turntables/transcriptors-michell/

 

[marou]

Describing hifi gear as beautiful is a category error - as far as most people are concerned discreet to the point of invisibilty is about the best you can hope for. Most stuff looks as if it was designed with an axe but Peachtree make an effort and old Quad stuff is ok.

 

[Jota180]

Woo Fireflies Headphone Amp

http://www.wooaudio.com/products/wa7fireflies.html

 

[ID.]

Woo Fireflies Headphone Amp

http://www.wooaudio.com/products/wa7fireflies.html

if only it also had a remote control then I'd love to use one as an alternative pre/DAC into my active speakers.

 

[wilro15]

Describing hifi gear as beautiful is a category error - as far as most people are concerned discreet to the point of invisibilty is about the best you can hope for. Most stuff looks as if it was designed with an axe but Peachtree make an effort and old Quad stuff is ok.

Can't say I agree with that. I like to see my gear even if its not pretty.

 

[drummerman]

How about this unusual thing?

Is it a mutant Custard Cream biscuit?

 

[drummerman]

How about this unusual thing?

Looks like a double toilet roll holder.

It's been a while since I have laughed that much on here. Thanks to Alears and you.

 

[MrReaper182]

The PSB Imagine B Bookself speakers are very beautiful looking.

 

[MajorFubar]

Describing hifi gear as beautiful is a category error - as far as most people are concerned discreet to the point of invisibilty is about the best you can hope for. Most stuff looks as if it was designed with an axe but Peachtree make an effort and old Quad stuff is ok.

Can't say I agree with that. I like to see my gear even if its not pretty.

+1. Beauty is very much in the eye of the beholder.

Personally, I very much love the visual simplicity of turntables like the Ariston it was developed from, also my own TD160 which design-wise you could say is a chip off the same block. In terms of unconventional designs that the average man could actually afford, I was always a fan of the Jamo Art loudspeakers which were designed to be wall mounted, though having heard a pair years ago, it's unfortunate to say the sound (for their £300 list price) was IMO only ok not exceptional. On the amplification side I've always been a fan of the Quad 33. If Henry Azima (designer at Mission) didn't have the '33 in mind when he drew-up the asthetics for the Mission Cambridge 778 (which would become the Cyrus 1) then I'm an Irishman. And I'm not.

 

[steve_1979]

I quite like the look of Cyrus gear in these wooden racks.

(check out 'Cyrus' on Google images though!)

 

[Al ears]

I quite like the look of Cyrus gear in these wooden racks.

(check out 'Cyrus' on Google images though!)

Prefer it in silver in a silver Hark rack. ;-)

 

[jjbomber]

I quite like the look of Cyrus gear in these wooden racks.

You're only allowed one vote and you've already wasted your vote!!!