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Beautiful Monitors?

Keeping in the under $4k category (new or used), what are some of the most beautiful looking monitors available? In particular, I'm looking for a wood exterior, like Sonus Faber or Karmas.

Sound would be second in the priority...as silly as that sounds, but if it can match the beauty, too, to would be great. I need awesome WAF, if you know what I mean.

System? I'll build around the speakers, but I plan on a very small integrated system, preferably tube-driven.
leftistelf
paulsax
269 posts
 
the WAF as a medium factor for me. of all we looked at the biggest WAF for the money was the ERA models in African Rosewood. Veneer look about an inch deep. Looked at everything in the portland oregon metro area (maybe 20 brands or more) and none looked as nice, including much more expensive models. Online the above mention of the salks resonates as well. they look good. google era and on some of the reviews the Rosewood veneer is shown. nice.
No offense to anyone but the sonus fabers were not in the same class. plus is the sound is very good.
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
bravo speakers
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pcoombs
80 posts
 
My wife loves the looks of my Harbeth monitor 30s above all other speakers I've ever shown her for the very reason that they look like what they are meant to be. A classic and clean lined box speaker instead of trying to look like something its not such as sculpture or a coffin.
frustee
10 posts
 
Then Focal 1007 Be is very attractive in any finish
karelfd
476 posts
 
Rosso Fiorentino Fiesole, with the optional Murata supertweeter (that does NOT sit on top but is stylishly integrated, of course) it does exceed your $4k limit, unfortunately. Without the supertweeter, it should be in the range $3.5k (new)
http://www.rfspeakers.it/eng/fiesole.asp
(don't forget to click "colours")

Heard these speakers once at a fair in an environment that made it impossible to give a well-founded judgement, but they made a fine impression nevertheless.
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