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Ugly vs Gogeous speakers

I know speakers should be all about sound but I can't help responding to the look as well and this presents me with a dilemma.

I have owned B&W Nautilus 803's for many years and love the sound and value (excellent sound for reasonable cost). I would love to upgrade but I (and wife) think that the retro Star Wars R2D2 looking speaker (802) is nothing we would have in our living space.

What do others think the best looking / sounding speaker is? Do looks matter to you?

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twoch
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A used pair of 
Merlin VSM black magic
Speakers.  You will need 1 extra interconnect. Very sexy speaker.    If you have a sub sitting around 
  Its a great value. Only look at  Black magic VSM 
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perazzi28
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I actually enjoy some of the B&W loudspeakers and I own the Nautilus 804's in a home theater setup.  For my recent 2 channel system I selected a Wilson-Benesch Vertex.  Extremely pleased with this 2-way and it isn't weird to look at.  Check them out.
Best of luck!
213runnin
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Wolfe_g, my wife is the same.  Although when I switched from towers to standmounts in my theater, she didn't quite care for that.  Her hearing is quite sensitive, but she just doesn't care about audio whatsoever. 
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leog2015
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  1. Look for the best in-ceiling or in-walls you can buy, and your wife will love you more than ever before... I guess... LOL
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2psyop
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gdhal"Aesthetically speaking, "Ugly" and "Gorgeous" are in the eye of the beholder".
I agree...

IMO. The big Wilsons- ugly
The Vandersteen Quatro CT, Magico, Magnepan- beautiful
Volti Audio- http://voltiaudio.com/vittora/- very, very nice
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