Odd shaped speakers

Clueless, if you are indeed shaped like a ham, you should seek egg shaped speakers. Everyone knows ham and eggs belong together.

Or if you are from Indiana, Hammond eggs.

~~~~Clueless, Stay away from Killerpiglet!

Just the Facts!

Some speakers are designed / shaped a specific way for technical reasons. Many times, this type of product can be done so that they don't stand out from the crowd or at least do it in a manner that is not "over the top". Then there are the other times it is for sheer attention getting and cosmetics i.e. "art for arts' sake".

Clueless: As to being shaped like a ham, that really doesn't matter. We've read your posts and already KNEW you were a ham. As such, being shaped like one only seems to go with the territory. I wouldn't worry about it though, as it looks quite natural and you carry it well : ) Sean
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PS... We still love ya anyhow...

You know, when I consider the shape of all things natural, the essence of sound/music itself and the shape of the vast range of musical instruments used to MAKE the music reproduced by audio systems, i.e., the fact that not one (to the best of my knowledge) is a square or rectangle (or simple variations thereof); that indeed most are about as far from being of such simplistic geometric shapes as you can get, it stirs me to thinking that perhaps it is the vast majority of conventionally designed/traditionally-shaped speakers that should not be taken anywhere nearly as seriously as they have been by those in pursuit of the so-called absolute sound.

Fam124, such spiritual words. What do you mean exactly? What is the human avocation to ascribing qualities to things, animals and persons based on their physical properties (like garden-hosed sized speaker cables obviously producing better bass because any fool can see bass is a "BIG" sound and "BIG" things require a lot of space)called? Is that what B&W are thinking with seashell-like Nautilus speakers? They sound more "natural" because they look more "natural"? I, on the other hand, have never seen an organic looking watch movement. I am not taking aim at any manufacturer in particular, but what got me thinking were Norh speakers. I can honestly say I have never seen such grotesque creatures posing as speakers before. Maybe they look better live. I think that generally the physical aspect of the equipment and the immediate individual reaction to it cannot be dismissed in the listening qualities attributed to components in their subsequent audition. I suggest that some audiophiles actually believe a thick and expensive faceplate on electronics assures better sound. Now, we have a new absurd debate on "industrial design" looks vs. "organic looks" and how this affects the audiophile experience! I agree the math behind that seashell is a lot more complicated than a neat box, but is all this a marketing ploy based on symbolism or does it have some actual application to enhanced sound reproduction?