While there are lots of reasons to opt for minimal audio equipment, for some people there is an enduring allure for vintage stereo amps and receivers from the hi-fi heydays of the 1970s. The time when audio gear had knobs and dials and VU meters, like the fins and grilles on 1950s cars. We discuss our lust for those baroque audio devices of yore.

Show notes:

How a Digital Guy Fell in Love with a Vintage Stereo Receiver
Braun Regie 550 CEV550 Dieter Rams Design
Flickr stream of vintage hi-fi gear
Quadraphonic sound (Wikipedia)
Onkyo RN855
Yamaha AS-801

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