What is the prettiest loudspeaker?

[miniguy]

 

[Brucemck2]

 

[rob]

There in no/never one and only best anything! (that's click bait)
These look pretty to me.

Sonus Faber Strad.
JBL Everest.
I also love my Tannoy's but understand why many wouldn't.

PS can't link photos as website states "file too large" no matter what i compress too.

 

[rob]

 

[MikeHorns]

https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/speakers-for-kondo-ongaku-please-help.32734/post-718284

 

[thedudeabides]

Please explain why you think they are the most beautiful. The others I "get". This one not so much. My vote. The Sonus / classic or Estelon / contemporary.

 

[Argonaut]

 

[bonzo75]

 

[tima]

There in no/never one and only best anything! (that's click bait)
These look pretty to me.

Sonus Faber Strad.
JBL Everest.
I also love my Tannoy's but understand why many wouldn't.

PS can't link photos as website states "file too large" no matter what i compress too.

Everest !

 

[bonzo75]

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I like wood speakers for looks, so this and tannoy for big, Devore for small

 

[the sound of Tao]

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Both this GIP and the 0/96 have fantastic proportions and are very artisanal in spirit, they are aesthetically also among two of my speaker design favorites for sure.

 

[spiritofmusic]

My wife's had a look at all of these, she didn't think they're not so much PRETTY, as PRETTY AWFUL, lol.
She thinks the prettiest spkrs are a pair of ear buds.

 

[Paul1960]

This would be my pick but no idea how they sound.

https://josephcrowe.com/products/ripole-subwoofer-1636-for-dan

 

[Argonaut]

 

[andi]

Even my wife likes the look very much.
Because of this, I was never able to sell them. Store them in the attic.

Picture from the web, not my room.
These are exactly like mine.

 

[bonzo75]

Even my wife likes the look very much.
Because of this, I was never able to sell them. Store them in the attic.
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Picture from the web, not my room.
These are exactly like mine.

Interesting, what do you have now, and amps?

 

[Lynnot]

When refering to European speakers, these two should be mentioned:

- B&W DM70 : https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=138841&d=1488983169
- Braun L2 : https://cdn.zorrobot.de/images/xl/braun-l2-speaker-12.jpg

Best regards, Tony

 

[sbnx]

i posted it to show that a speaker can be ultra classy but not be hideously expensive. class.....is class. this speaker would look great in any room and no doubt it's a speaker.

This is interesting...I remember back in the 90's when this speaker was considered very expensive. A 2-way, stand mount speaker for $8000. That seemed insane back then. Although for $8k you got those nice slate stands, an external crossover and speaker cables.

No doubt, a very classy looking speaker. I remember drooling over it at my local dealer's shop.

 

[Massimo66]

Sonus faber guarneri beautiful and elegant

 

[Joel27]

I have a real soft spot for these. But this picture does not do them justice. I think the rosewood is just good looking.