I think the OP missed the lid on top... the glare in the pic made me miss it the first time.
Ha! What a joke of a comment. You are allowed to feel this way, but many of us disagree. Have you ever heard the Optimus 1 speakers? Play them next to a pair of KLH Six speakers and see what you think. Have you ever played one of their better turntables? I have a Realistic Miracord hooked up to my McIntosh gear, because it's THAT good of a TT. Heck, even during the 1980's and 1990's, they had a couple nice pieces, like the speakers with the Linaeum tweeters or the heralded Minimus 7's.
Realistic equipment does NOT suck. Just as with most other brands, some of it does and some doesn't.
Um....you can say that again!