Re: Turn Your Radio On ...

On Sun, 2 Feb 2025, WokieSux282@ud0s4.net wrote:

 Very beautiful! They really could design beautiful technology in those days!

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 They liked to put at least a little "art" into them
 back then. This look went WAY back to the early 1900s
 when mostly just 'the rich' could afford tech but
 wanted it to blend-in as acceptable "furniture".

This were always better in the good old days! ;)

 Also had a hi-fi unit built into a very nice wooden
 cabinet. For the player you opened the top. The
 speakers were also concealed and you had to open
 two little doors down lower. The rest of it WAS a
 cabinet, although one shelf was tall enough for
 LP records.

My father had a similar setup, but I think he built it himself actually.

 Then, later, 'art' was replaced by the modern/techno
 look - square metal and black plastic. Yuk !

There is a retro trend that's been raging for a few years, where manufacturers
do offer their products in fake or real wood casings. The Tivoli radio was an
early example of this trend.
I wonder if the trend has now faded and we'll be going back to plastic/metal
casings?
I think the three stages of equipment trends are:
* Wood
* Plastic
* Metal
and fashion the alternates between the two throughout history.

 Can't swear it now, but I think the old Zenith
 lit up the active (top) channel number on the
 dial.
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 Dunno what became of it, but it probably still works.
  Don't touch that dial !
 

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