Part New Jersey diner, part Wurlitzer jukebox, with a snakelike tonearm that at certain angles looks vaguely lewd, this boxy, man-sized creation from Australia <I>seems</I> to have been built around its distinctive looks rather than for any functional purpose. Combine that with its sky-high price&mdash;itself almost obscene&mdash;and the result is apparently the sort of product that envious, cynical, self-loathing audiophiles love to hate, and reviewers love to write about.

Part New Jersey diner, part Wurlitzer jukebox, with a snakelike tonearm that at certain angles looks vaguely lewd, this boxy, man-sized creation from Australia <I>seems</I> to have been built around its distinctive looks rather than for any functional purpose. Combine that with its sky-high price&mdash;itself almost obscene&mdash;and the result is apparently the sort of product that envious, cynical, self-loathing audiophiles love to hate, and reviewers love to write about.

Part New Jersey diner, part Wurlitzer jukebox, with a snakelike tonearm that at certain angles looks vaguely lewd, this boxy, man-sized creation from Australia <I>seems</I> to have been built around its distinctive looks rather than for any functional purpose. Combine that with its sky-high price&mdash;itself almost obscene&mdash;and the result is apparently the sort of product that envious, cynical, self-loathing audiophiles love to hate, and reviewers love to write about.

Part New Jersey diner, part Wurlitzer jukebox, with a snakelike tonearm that at certain angles looks vaguely lewd, this boxy, man-sized creation from Australia <I>seems</I> to have been built around its distinctive looks rather than for any functional purpose. Combine that with its sky-high price&mdash;itself almost obscene&mdash;and the result is apparently the sort of product that envious, cynical, self-loathing audiophiles love to hate, and reviewers love to write about.

Part New Jersey diner, part Wurlitzer jukebox, with a snakelike tonearm that at certain angles looks vaguely lewd, this boxy, man-sized creation from Australia <I>seems</I> to have been built around its distinctive looks rather than for any functional purpose. Combine that with its sky-high price&mdash;itself almost obscene&mdash;and the result is apparently the sort of product that envious, cynical, self-loathing audiophiles love to hate, and reviewers love to write about.