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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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

Yup, very retro, but notice the smaller width.  A lot of users

will appreciate these dimension.  17 19 wide take up shelf 

space.  At this width many users will be able to put two

units side by side on same slelf.