Best Looking Loudspeakers???

[Room101]

I thought it might be interesting to run a little survey of everyone's opinion on the most attractive loudspeakers, past or present. Just for fun.
Please post photos.

I'll start it off with Sonus Faber (I wonder if they sound as good as they look).

 

[Warpdrv]

I really like the look of the Paradigm Signature S6, but I couldn't find it in rosewood.

My second choice would have to be these....

 

[MACCA350]

B&W, 800D

B&W, Nautilus

GERMAN PHYSIKS, The Gaudi

Eggleston, Ivy

Von Schweikert Audio, VR 11

Genesis, Model 1.1

Acapella Audio Arts, Sphaeron Excalibur

cheers

 

[MACCA350]

Not so beautiful, but I couldn't resist
KHARMA, Enigma System

cheers

 

[Warpdrv]

Macca those are some seriously gawdy looking speakers...

and I don't mean some, ALL...

I am not a big fan of the B&W look, now sound wise thats a different story..

Warning Will Robinson !!!!!! these are just eyesores...

 

[MACCA350]

Eye of the beholder I guess

Gryphon Audio Designs, Poseidon

cheers

 

[emorphien]

Something tells me the sound of these speakers clouds the judgment of their appearance

Thanks for the reminder of the:
GERMAN PHYSIKS, The Gaudi
though. I read about those 4 years ago or so and have since wondered where it was that I saw those. Half a mil a pair?

Not sure I agree with any of Maccas suggestions, but I do think the Sonus Fabers are fairly attractive.

On the less expensive end I've always found Totem and Eras to be good looking but understated (which I prefer). Aerial Acoustics are also very nice looking but also rather simple. It's going to take me a bit to think of a high end speaker that actually looks good in my opinion, most of them try too hard and wind up pretty damn gaudy.

 

[Warpdrv]

Not sure but I might have the best of the best...

Now thats just pee in the pants funny....

 

[enrique]

audes excellence 3

 

[MACCA350]

I would love to see the Eggleston Ivy in person:

Granite Surfacing

Hand picked allotments of fine Italian granite are custom ground to within one thirty-seconds of an inch – a very high tolerance specification for such a hard natural material. The granite panels are then adhered to the outer walls of the loudspeaker cabinet through a painstaking and labor-intensive process to precisely align all edges of the granite against the polished resin surfaces. The unique inert mass of the granite functions to reduce cabinet resonance in the crucial midrange to a vanishingly low level

cheers

 

[Sheep]

I've seen those Sanus Fabers in person. Very nice! It's all different in person. However, I wasn't allowed to hear them, as I pulled up in a Honda Civic.

I like comtemporary speakers over giant skyscrapers.
Aurum Cantus Makes some nice, classy looking speakers.

SheepStar

 

[Warpdrv]

Those are some glorious looking speaks...

I looked at alot of speakers before I bought, and drooled over a number of different well out of my price range speakers....

 

[bwaslo]

BG Radia 520i

 

[Woodroc]

Like the look of these

I own Focal's so couldn't resist

 

[j_garcia]

 

[mike c]

that last one looks like a BBQ grill

 

[emorphien]

I've never seen a norh with a grill like that, it does look like a BBQ haha.

I must admit I've been wanting to hear norhs for quite a while now, very curious about them.

 

[j_garcia]

Usually the Norhs have the cloth grilles, but I think he came out with those new ones a year or so ago. I like them. That is the 9.0, their top small model. I haven't heard them either, but always liked the look of them, except for that "ham hock" shape, but I can forgive that if they sound as good as everyone says they do and the marble is cool. They are nuts!! Hand carved marble....

 

[majorloser]

Salk Signature Sound

I can't believe Tomorrow didn't submit these yet since he showed them to me!

http://www.salksound.com/

Waterfall bubinga is BEAUTIFUL!

 

[no. 5]

Dang! Almost every one of the ones I was going to post (Sanus Faber!) have already been posted - and then some!

But, I still have some up my sleeve...
Like the Monitor Audio Platinum series

And the KEF Reference Model 205/2

I'd also like to add the NS-555 as a honorable mention for being a fairly good looking (IMO) $300/pair speaker.