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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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.

@thecarpathian In spirit with the topic at hand, last I checked Krell was trending in the wrong direction in regards to aesthetics.

Last Krell products I have considered owning are from over 10 years ago. Aesthetics are a factor for me personally.

I’ve always liked Krell when I hear it. Clean and detailed and not fatiguing . Hope they can hang in there. I do think they need to get with the times both in form and function.

 

Indeed. Apologies for the off topic question. Going to start a thread and ask.