# Five of the strangest-looking speakers we tested at the turn of the second millennium

> As part of our 50th anniversary, we’ve been spending quite a lot of time in the What Hi-Fi? archives, poring over back issues of the magazine.

- **Source:** [Whathifi](https://www.whathifi.com/speakers/hi-fi-speakers/about-as-attractive-as-swimming-pool-armbands-five-of-the-strangest-looking-speakers-we-tested-at-the-turn-of-the-second-millennium?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a7c663f2cec0f9d75b4bde6)
- **Published:** 2026-08-12
- **Category:** Audio & Video
- **Tags:** #five #looking #millennium #second #speakers #strangest #tested #turn
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