Hit with the ugly stick
Posted by: winkyincanada on 28 January 2009
Post pictures of otherwise great hifi equipment that you simply could never own due to their overwhelmingly obnoxious aesthetic.....(IYHO)
Posted on: 29 January 2009 by Dr. Exotica
Kleinhorns are a bit over the top, though I've heard they sound great. One of Nelson Pass' ideas...
Posted on: 29 January 2009 by DaveBk
I used to like the simplicity and clean lines on Exposure amps when I had a XX, but their latest range just looks naff...
Posted on: 29 January 2009 by BigH47
Kleinhorns, made by an air-conditioning trunking manufacturer?
Posted on: 29 January 2009 by Guido Fawkes
Posted on: 29 January 2009 by Dr. Exotica
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Originally posted by BigH47:
Kleinhorns, made by an air-conditioning trunking manufacturer?
Actually, they are one of the more extreme DIY speaker projects out there in tube land. The single full-range driver is usually either a Fostex or Lowthar driver. Julie London has never sounded better.
Goto passdiy dot com for a couple very entertaining writeups (with plans) on these monsters. The El Pipe-O design also works well with these for even greater low frequency response.
Very cool stuff.
Posted on: 29 January 2009 by kuma
Separated at birth...
Posted on: 29 January 2009 by Chillkram
Sorry Kuma, I know you are a fan of this brand (47 Laboratory) and whenever I have heard it I thought it sounded fantastic....but function over form is definitely the case here!
Posted on: 29 January 2009 by Polarbear
and here is R2 D2.
Posted on: 29 January 2009 by Naijeru
Good calls on the B&W and Wilson entries, so far I'd say Dr. Exotica is the winner. Here are my entries:
Looks ok until you realize this is the consumer look
Addams Family Hi-Fi
Are you kidding me?!
To be fair...
Posted on: 29 January 2009 by dsteady
quote:
Originally posted by Chillkram:
Sorry Kuma, I know you are a fan of this brand (47 Laboratory) and whenever I have heard it I thought it sounded fantastic....but function over form is definitely the case here!
I actually think the 47 Labs stuff is very cool looking, but it needs to be elevated off the ground and properly "arranged" -- sort of like Bonsai. It very Wabi Sabi.
Never heard it though, is it good?
Posted on: 30 January 2009 by 555
Posted on: 30 January 2009 by G4RKO
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Originally posted by 555:
Which one is the dog?
Posted on: 30 January 2009 by kuma
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Originally posted by Naijeru:
To be fair...
To go with these?
Posted on: 30 January 2009 by kuma
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Originally posted by dsteady:
Never heard it though, is it good?
Certainly, out of norm from the most Japanese gear I have heard and grew up with.
Posted on: 30 January 2009 by hardholgi
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Originally posted by SC:
This is pretty special too ! I have no idea how it sounds, but judging from it's looks....
SC,
this is no hifi ! This is an UFO. Alternatively a time machine. A waffle iron. My daughters new Nintendo...
Regards, Holger
Posted on: 30 January 2009 by Chalshus
Posted on: 30 January 2009 by Dr. Exotica
quote:
Originally posted by dsteady:
I actually think the 47 Labs stuff is very cool looking, but it needs to be elevated off the ground and properly "arranged" -- sort of like Bonsai. It very Wabi Sabi.
I agree - very cool looking. Actually, earlier in this thread i went to the 47 Labs site to try to find a picture similar to this. While I was there, I found the photo of Kuma's stuff.
How can you not like equipment with names like Power Humpty...
Actually, there is a thriving little DIY community out there that builds GainCard clones (aka the GainClone - you can grep for it) - I built one and they do sound pretty darn good. Amazing for a single afternoon of soldering.
Posted on: 30 January 2009 by pcstockton
Rountree...
Posted on: 30 January 2009 by BigH47
Should have stuck to making Smarties.
Posted on: 30 January 2009 by mjamrob
quote:
"you will be assimilated...."
u g l y m*****f****r - d i e !
Posted on: 30 January 2009 by kuma
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Originally posted by Dr. Exotica:
How can you not like equipment with names like Power Humpty....
...and Dumpty.
Posted on: 30 January 2009 by mjamrob
quote:
Originally posted by Dr. Exotica:
How can you not like equipment with names like Power Humpty....
...and Dumpty.
or Powerful Humping
Posted on: 30 January 2009 by joe90
Maybe my intense dislike of Meridian (aside from the duller than dull reproduction), was my exposure to the faux marble tops.
The vertical buttons just looked trashy.
I just don't like the look.
It reminds me of a picture of the Cray Supercomputer I once saw.
The speakers are just naff-looking.
Posted on: 30 January 2009 by Juergen M
Posted on: 31 January 2009 by BigH47
"The chances of anything coming from Mars...."
