Ugliest Component of the Year 2024!


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

https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/cd-players/MCD85

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!

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I agree with most of the posts here---but mine is the Hifi Rose RA 180 integrated. It's wayyyyy too busy looking with the cogwheel looking buttons. It's too much for me. 

Even if I could afford them because they sounded incredible, I could not look at any of the Wadax components and realized they look like a large GMC front grill. We really need more females to enter the design side of the house. 
 

See what I mean regarding GMC grill

https://st.automobilemag.com/uploads/sites/11/2019/01/2020-GMC-Sierra-2500HD-Denali-005.jpg

With the Bose purchase we may be looking at most attractive of the product line as it develops into the future.

Can't find a picture that fully shows how ugly this krell design is.   Obnoxious blue light that you cannot turn off and giant block letters that make it look like it should cost $2000 at most.   Just horrible.

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisag1d6-krell-duo-300-xd-solid-state