Best Looking components / your vote please


Forget (for a moment) what they SOUND like.... What do you think are the MOST beautiful, most outrageous components out there!! Just sheer drool factor!!
waldenpuddle
Turntables embody the gestalt of the high end. Huge, high mass platters surrounded by finely scaled, delicately complex arms and wires reflect the juxtaposition of size, power, and dedication of brute physics with the refinement and sophistication of evolved, detailed engineering. I agree with the Oracle (with a Graham arm), a long time favorite, as well as the recent Clearaudios (with the Clearaudio straight line arm), especially the Master Reference. I would also add the von Spotheim La Luce (with her matched arm). Electronics may look good with their glow in the dark lights, but nothing beats a high end turntable with thick platter and spidery arm as a form dictated by function statement.
Tube Gear - Graff (amps only) and Hovland
Solid State - Jeff Rowland
Source - Wadia 860/861, BOW Technologies
Speakers - Sonus Faber Amati Homage, Avalon Opus

To name a few since therre are so many....
Two that come to mind are the Transcriptors Saturn & Satelite turntables, and early Tandberg 2045 receivers with the Teak top & end panels.

If this digresses to the 'stick a finger down my throat' ugliest equipment, The Thorens AT403 and AT410 receivers take the cake. 15 years later, I still get sick thinking about how they looked. But lord, they sounded great & if anyone out there every sees one, give it a listen.