Top 10 Weirdest Looking Hi-Fi Components ...

[tino]

It seems to be all the rage, so I though I would start my own top 10 ... (apologies if it's been done before)

Here's my starter for 10 ... strangely enough I actually like these (the Beauhorn B2s) :shifty:

 

[SteveR750]

Just, ugly in so many ways.

 

[Anonymous]

Conveniently it appears it comes complete with an inbuilt incinerator.........Now how many of your new fangled modern hi fi designs offers you that eh?!

 

[Anonymous]

Does HE count?

 

[Anonymous]

 

[Anonymous]

Think this might warrant an ASBO these days.....

 

[tino]

One for acalex ... the Yamamura Churchill ...

 

[Crocodile]

I'll nominate my Leema Pulse III. £1,500 of amplifier/DAC squeezed into the case from an analogue satellite receiver!

But for all-time it would have to be the Jecklin Float electrostat headphones.

 

[tino]

I'll nominate my Leema Pulse III. £1,500 of amplifier/DAC squeezed into the case from an analogue satellite receiver!

But for all-time it would have to be the Jecklin Float electrostat headphones.

You mean these ...

 

[Crocodile]

Grrrr

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You mean these ...

Yep, didn't see too many of those jogging round the park.

And here's the case that Leema picked up for a song after even AMS rejected them as looking too cheap (allegedly)! :O

 

[John Duncan]

Grrrr

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It's open source. Feel free to go and fix it.

 

[Anonymous]

Grrrr

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It's open source. Feel free to go and fix it.

Didn't Toyota Man try that?

 

[The_Lhc]

Just, ugly in so many ways.

In what way is that a hi-fi component?

 

[shooter]

:shifty:

 

[shooter]

Anyone for crumpets :rofl:

 

[John Duncan]

Just, ugly in so many ways.

In what way is that a hi-fi component?

And in what way is it ugly?

 

[Crocodile]

It's open source. Feel free to go and fix it.

If it's open source then surely whoever in Haymarket mayde the decision to go with it rather than spend a few quid on proper forum software should fix it? I know times are hard in Haymarket but tried & tested forum software isn't exactly expensive.

 

[Andrew Everard]

I know times are hard in Haymarket

You do? Or is that a snap judgement, Crocodile? 🙂

 

[Al ears]

Just, ugly in so many ways.

In what way is that a hi-fi component?

And in what way is it ugly?

All in the eye of the beholder!
....and something to do with the Mark Levinson audio set-up that's fitted inside. 🙂

 

[John Duncan]

It's open source. Feel free to go and fix it.

If it's open source then surely whoever in Haymarket mayde the decision to go with it rather than spend a few quid on proper forum software should fix it? I know times are hard in Haymarket but tried & tested forum software isn't exactly expensive.

Clue/none.

 

[Crocodile]

I know times are hard in Haymarket

You do? Or is that a snap judgement, Crocodile?

You tell me.

AFAIK all other development on the site currently on hold due to limited resource

The last interview I read with Rupert Heseltine referenced high levels of net debt requiring a majoring restructuring with RBS & his old man's estate being used as collateral for it. If things have improved significantly since then that's great, but then even less of an excuse.

That aside I would have thought that any media business is having to fight hard for it's income in these times. But in the big scheme of things, the cost of established, fully featurerd forum software is neglible.

I just find it baffling that a media company would apparently place such little regard for the image it portrays via it's choice of software.

 

[John Duncan]

But in the big scheme of things, the cost of established, fully featurerd forum software is neglible.

Yes it is. The cost of integrating such a forum with the rest of the site (which is built using the Drupal Content Management System) is not. Certainly compared to a defect such as the one you describe, anyway.

 

[Andrew Everard]

I just find it baffling that a media company would apparently place such little regard for the image it portrays via it's choice of software.

Wasn't aware of choice of software as a indicator of business image. Does Robert Peston know about this?

Meanwhile, back on topic...

 

[Clare Newsome]

The last interview I read with Rupert Heseltine referenced high levels of net debt requiring a majoring restructuring with RBS & his old man's estate being used as collateral for it.

Such an old report... Try this more recent one.

I just find it baffling that a media company would apparently place such little regard for the image it portrays via it's choice of software.

You might say that.... I couldn't possibly comment :wall:

Though I do think some perspective is required. This is, after all, a free Forum....

 

[Clare Newsome]

Anyway, getting back on topic - before this thread was hijacked - how about speakers that look like rocks. Yabba-dabba-do!