Those of us of a certain age remember seeing countless tube components that looked like this 1950s Bell Model 2200C integrated amplifier. This one's missing its bloated-looking tube cage. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Joe Haupt.
"New Listening"...sounds good to us! This 1939 Philips Radioplayer ad promised to deliver a world of music, news and entertainment.
These old KLH table radios sounded wonderful. Here's a two-piece Model Eight from the 1960s. It was the first radio designed by the legendary Henry Kloss and featured vacuum-tube electronics. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/PlasmaFire3000.
The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades! At least this seemed like the future 50 or so years ago. Just the thing for listening to Roy Orbison. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Joe Haupt.
Domestic harmony, audio style: but wouldn't they enjoy it more if they didn't have to look at the back panel of that Realistic integrated amp? Then again, the Electrostat-2 speakers have electrostatic drivers! Courtesy of RadioShackCatalogs.com.
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