Best looking reel to reel

I’m looking for a really cool looking reel to reel. Something super gnarly, like the TEAC from Pulp Fiction. What are your favorite choices?

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lewm Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 13,036 posts 11-12-2017 at 08:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Evidently, most of you guys never saw a big Crown recorder in the flesh. I never would have either, were it not for the fact that my first boss owned four of them, and he mounted them side by side by side by side on a single long shelf along one wall of his listening area. Very very impressive, especially since he also had one room of his house dedicated to the shelving of his first-gen master tapes, which filled that whole room, floor to ceiling.
onhwy61 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,218 posts 11-12-2017 at 09:55pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's my understanding that the Crowns really didn't sound that good. Very rugged and easily repaired, but sonics were sub par compared to Ampex, Studer, etc.
bdp24 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,788 posts 11-13-2017 at 05:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete That was my impression also, onhwy61. The Crown’s had great transports, but their electronics had a bit of a hard, transistor glare. Poor parts, or mediocre design? I don't know, but Revox's just sound better.
schubert Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,386 posts 11-13-2017 at 05:10pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Otari all the way, one of THE most elegant pieces that ever graced my home .