I was in the Linn factory today and heard one of these. It sounded very good, much bigger sound than it looks capable of. I think the fact that it looks like a vase may be deliberate. Seems that some folks don't want big, square boxes in their kitchens and living rooms.
Me, I like a box. "Organic" styling is fine for living things (and cars, for some reason) . When applied to AV equipment or houses it just looks naff, in my opinion. But then, I'm not the demographic its aimed at so who cares what I think?