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Good Design

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 9:24 pm
by Gerry D
I have always admired some audio kit for it's great design quality.
from an aesthetic point of view that is. Some great looking stuff can sound rubbish.

Sonus Faber looks 'the dogs'. Acoustic Research has lovely industrial quality. Valve kit mostly looks great.
And of course Bang and Olufsen is way up there when it comes to product design.
I think that they've surpassed themselves with this ...

Re: Good Design

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 10:11 pm
by Ivor
B&O always had great designers, pity about the quality. Mind you their TVs always managed to look great, produce an amazing picture & sound and also cost more than the IMF could afford to pay.

Re: Good Design

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 10:52 pm
by Matt
Sure looks nice. I wonder how it sounds?

I did a job in a house on Shelbourne rd a couple of years ago, and they had B&O install a system throughout the house.

The tv's were on motorized brackets and the speakers were all active of various sizes.

Re: Good Design

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:52 am
by Gerry D
Ivor wrote:B&O always had great designers, pity about the quality. Mind you their TVs always managed to look great, produce an amazing picture & sound and also cost more than the IMF could afford to pay.
I wouldn't buy B & O either Ivor. But I still maintain that that particular thang is some tidy piece of work.

What about these 'speakers from Living Voice ?

Re: Good Design

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 2:40 pm
by cybot
WOW!?!?

Re: Good Design

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:22 pm
by Ivor
I've mentioned http://www.audiolincs.co.uk/wtsnew.php a few times as I've bought stuff there myself (superb service) but I often go there just to look at the shiny objects of desire. I try not to drool on the keyboard but really a bib is advised.

Re: Good Design

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:43 pm
by Gerry D
The ViV Laboratory Evanui Signature Loudspsekaer system from Japan. These creative folks have design a full range driver from Floating Diaphragm Mechanism driver made from pure magnesium.

Re: Good Design

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:45 pm
by Gerry D
Perhaps this topic heading should have a question mark ? i.e. Good Design ?

Remiss of me in the beginning. ..

Re: Good Design

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 4:59 pm
by Gerry D
Heres one for the Craftsmen amongst you all.
By a guy called Joe Swilley in America.
Redesigned Thorens 160.
American Walnut with Ebony legs.

Re: Good Design

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:36 pm
by cybot
Gerry D wrote:Heres one for the Craftsmen amongst you all.
By a guy called Joe Swilley in America.
Redesigned Thorens 160.
American Walnut with Ebony legs.

That's a little beauty Gerry! Thanks for that :-)