Ugliest Component of the Year 2024!

I realize beauty is in the eye of the beholder but this one should ranks in top 10.

I always loved the MC275 and its predecessors but this new trend which has extended to MC830 is a bit of head scratcher.

Feel free to add your pick…no judgements!

lalitk12-09-2024 6:57pm

kingbr Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 315 posts 12-10-2024 at 11:21am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @mesonto COMPLETELY agree. Would only add everything from Wilson Audio!
gemoody Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 138 posts 12-10-2024 at 11:31am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Almost the entire Macintosh line, to me, has the design sensibility of a flying mallet.
oberoniaomnia Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 40 posts 12-10-2024 at 12:28pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @gemoody +1 Hifi-Mac: The worst combination of ostentatious and ugly. I have yet to see a Mac product I could bring myself putting in my home. Maybe Bose will rectify that?
pawoodster Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 15 posts 12-10-2024 at 12:28pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Those Tekton speakers look like Tekton speakers - love 'em or loathe 'em, that's their vibe. While I'm not a McIntosh fanboy, their aesthetic is their brand. When you start making what look like cheap knock-offs of your own products, you're in trouble.
kairosman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 291 posts 12-10-2024 at 12:29pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @gemoody hear hear well said 👏 I would add Legacy speakers as well to this list, to me they look Frankensteins born of a DIYer with too much money and zero aesthetic sensibilities.