best looking synth

[Jet]

Off the top of my head I guess I'm partial to the gray ARP 2600.

[Xero]

probably the jupiter 8, with a close second going to the whiteface odyssey

if you like ax80, maybe you'd like the dx1 too? it's also got crazy screens above everything ha

[ScoobyDoo555]

buchla?

[Rust Creep]

Oberheim OB 1
Synton Syrinx
Waldorf Microwave XT Shadow
EMS VC3

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[Ausgeno]

[explorer]

I kinda like the Roland JD800

[Septik]

Oberheim Eight Voice, no contest.

[login]

Nord lead 3

[the keester]

Mahogany Voyager with electric blue backlight. That lunar edition is baddass too.

[Zombie H]

this will sound weird but i also think the OBX looks cool as hell

but close runner up would be

[Brassica]

[Ned Bouhalassa]

My Roland SH-5.

[Liquid Legacy]

There are so many great looking synths but first that came to mind was Bugbrand:



It just looks delicious

[Brassica]

Originally Posted by Ned Bouhalassa

My Roland SH-5.

Phwoar! :p

The SH-2 is pretty tasty-looking too I think.

[Gringo Starr]

I always thought the Elka Synthex looked cool.

[flat earth]

Korg PS3300

Its a slab, but I can gaze at it in awe for plenty a moment.

[seancostello]

I loved the looks of my Prophet 5. Total Bang & Olufsen 1970s fern bar luxury.

The Jupiter 8 might have the lead, though. Those rainbow colored buttons are a thing of beauty. Similar vibe with the TR-808, even though this isn't a proper synth. The red and blue SH-101s were always easy on the eyes. Roland really had some classic visual designs there for a few years.

The Nord synths always struck me as a cross between a red SH-101 and Moogs. The Nord logo uses a VERY similar font to the Moog logo, and I doubt that this is coincidence.

[skira]

Originally Posted by Funk Fiction

feeling "shallow"

I agree.

I once got the advice that when looking for a long-term relationship you shouldn't pick someone who was easy on the eyes, but someone who was easy on the ears.

I think that goes for synths too.

[Zombie H]

Originally Posted by Liquid Legacy

There are so many great looking synths but first that came to mind was Bugbrand:



It just looks delicious

wow that does look kind of cool - it looks like it could be in an arcade plus those colours must make it easy to see in any lighting

[flat earth]

Originally Posted by Zombie H

- it looks like it could be in an arcade

..or perhaps belong to one of the Teletubbies!

[Eric J]

I still think the Virus TI Polar is one of the better looking modern synths.

[natefrogg]

buchla for sure, but man that bugbrand is a sight to see!!

[cryophonik]

Originally Posted by Eric J

I still think the Virus TI Polar is one of the better looking modern synths.

I was going to go with the Whiteout edition of the keyboard:

[Zombie H]

Originally Posted by flat earth

..or perhaps belong to one of the Teletubbies!

hopefully one of the 'normal' ones

[Septik]

I don't see how anybody wouldn't drool over this beauty

[LiveFromKyoto]

Originally Posted by Ausgeno

Is that the Lunar? I so regret not getting one of those back in December when they had a crazy deal to clear them out. Gorgeous synth.

[FriedChickenBoy]

Originally Posted by Zombie H

Have always liked the MiniMoog, but I'm still a fan of vinyl, too.

[bloodsample]

Blofeld keys looks pretty good IMO. I've always wanted to own one just for its looks. Would make a nice piece in a modern loft-style living room.

[NWSooner]

I'm going with the Schmidt:



Honorable mention:

White Solaris:



Elka Synthex:



Grey ARP 2600: