Ugly vs Gogeous speakers

A million dollar question!
Ugly? Gorgeous?

http://www.milliondollarstereos.com/pix100k/MoonAudio_DarkStar.jpg

imhififan,

Horrendous.

A lot of these speakers are like a basement-dwelling engineer's attempt at making something that looks cool, but without any actual aesthetic or industrial design experience.   They just end up looking ugos!

I'm a sucker for a simple contemporary look with a beautiful wood finish, so here are some speakers I think look great:

Tidal:

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/07/ef/8c/07ef8cb965521e21e4283a62d1a7f332.jpg

Joseph Audio Perspectives (I hope to buy a pair some time):

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/39/13/52/3913522d7ac97099183530f341566d22.jpg

Though I prefer this wood finish:

https://d29pumjbf1ozmy.cloudfront.net/resize=w:700,h:470,fit:clip/rotate=deg:exif/output=quality:70/...

And I love, love, love the look of the Thiel 2.7s that I now own in the premier ebony.  They look exactly like these pictures:

http://img.usaudiomart.com/uploads/large/779895-thiel-audio-cs27-pair-in-premium-composite-ebony-msr...

I prefer grills on:

http://img.usaudiomart.com/uploads/large/779884-thiel-audio-cs27-pair-in-premium-composite-ebony-msr...

@imhififan yeah, that second pair is hideous. The first you shared I kinda like..

I got a used pair of top of the line rbh speakers with nice wood veneer and rounded corners because my wife hated the giant black jbl L7s that I had. We were remodeling the basement and she told me the L7s were too ugly and had to go. I said sure, as long as I could buy a pretty pair that sounds at least as good.. that worked out well for me since the JBLs were $400 plus refurb effort.

For me, if they sound good, it makes them look better. It’s like a person you find just marginally attractive, but whom you find incredibly attractive after talking to and seeing who they are as a person. There is the inverse, in speakers as well..

I really like the look of these crazy bang and olufsen floor standers:
https://www.stereophile.com/content/bang-olufsen-beolab-90-loudspeaker

I always loved the look of Sonus Faber