The Most Beautiful and Ugliest Turntables

**jandl100** · 13-09-2018, 08:09

^ Yep, lovely, Russell.
I love the symmetry of the thing, so many look skewed and unbalanced to the eye.

**alphaGT** · 13-09-2018, 08:43

Originally Posted by jandl100

^ Yep, lovely, Russell.
I love the symmetry of the thing, so many look skewed and unbalanced to the eye.

A ‘table with both form, and function, brings true beauty.

Russell

**User211** · 13-09-2018, 09:10

Originally Posted by jandl100

B&O made a fortune by deliberately setting out to make good looking hifi gear.

My old (and non functional) B&O tt was the only real looker I've had when viewed objectively imo.
Civilians were invariably impressed.

Phwoar ...

Very true especially in the 70s. I had a B&O TT and a cart with a solid diamond cantilever. The platter ringed like fuck.

**Barry** · 13-09-2018, 21:35

Yes, but we're discussing looks here and not performance.

Virtually all of the B&O designs were beautiful. Nice to see it with the matching integrated amp (I have the matching 1700 tuner).

**Bigbird** · 14-09-2018, 15:32

Originally Posted by Chivas

To me this is still one of the best looking decks out there. Simple, understated and classy

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Thanks for the love for my linn . I too am a big fan of the LP12s looks, which is one of the reasons i built one up.
I have to agree with marco though, the nima really isnt a great looking arm with that horrible frosted acrylic all over it. They could have done so much more with it ,as its performance warrants it. Needless to say , with a Yannis cable and the tiger paw scale it is a superb arm for the money which punches above its weight, and that will always come before looks for me. Heres some pics of my favourite looking TTs.

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**jandl100** · 14-09-2018, 15:52

That Linn plinth is absolutely beautiful.

**ianlenco** · 14-09-2018, 16:10

Originally Posted by User211

Take a step back and think.

Turntables are clumsy, awkward looking things, with only varying degrees of ugliness.

That's probably the viewpoint of most non-enthusiasts.

These posts are all from the eye of obsessives, who cannot see it like it really is LOL.

I bought this for all the wrong reasons and it was well admired by non-hifi friends. Trouble was it didn't sound that great so it went.

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**User211** · 14-09-2018, 17:39

Originally Posted by ianlenco

I bought this for all the wrong reasons and it was well admired by non-hifi friends. Trouble was it didn't sound that great so it went.

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Yeah always suspected that platter was a compromise too far.

**Mike Reed** · 14-09-2018, 19:50

Originally Posted by jandl100

That Linn plinth is absolutely beautiful.

But the Garrard plinth is both beautiful AND impressive.

**Vrajbasi** · 14-09-2018, 21:54

Originally Posted by Mike Reed

But the Garrard plinth is both beautiful AND impressive.

The Russ Collinson plinths do nothing for me in the flesh I have had one in previously

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