I think most high-end speakers are gaudy. Something about $10k worth of finish on a $15k speaker just rubs me the wrong way and they seldom match anything else. Since CAD and CNC took over, everything has somehow instead, become aesthetically predictable in a far-out sense, like custom wheels on cars, for instance. The fact that someone can push buttons and come up with so many random designs, makes it all a blur, instead. To me, elegance of simplicity wins out, more often than not, without trying too hard.
