The strangest looking gear you've ever seen??

JmC- Love the look of the Phis. Too bad I can't afford it. Very mad scientist. Can't you just see Boris Karloff (or maybe GEne Wilder) crying "It's alive, it's alive"?

VAC does fit the strange bill. But how about the Wavestream V-8? I hope it sounds good, but it's downright ugly.

Anything with those dimly burning light bulbs on the inside and in some cases on the outside. I just can't figure out what the bulbs are for. They don't burn bright enough to be useful for reading and the unusual locations sometimes requires uncomfortable reading positions. I also can't figure out why in some applications it is important to light the inside of the product.

Hey Doug, that's easy!!! It's because bad soundwaves can't see very well. The dimly burning bulbs only allow the good soundwaves to find their way out of the equipment. The bad soundwaves will eventually accumulate, so you have to remember to empty them every so often. (grin)

I'd like to add Edge (strangely named, too) and Avantgarde (appropriately named, too).