The Future of HiFI?


I know turntables are becoming cool again, but stereo consoles?   I find it hard to believe that something like this could catch on.  I think that anything that encourages listening to good music is a positive thing, but I never expected this. 

https://wrensilva.com/collections/stereo-consoles/products/standard-one-hifi-audio-system
chayro
Elizabeth,
They were certainly a poor compromise, but at least they got many of us interested in better music reproduction. These are pretty expensive though...
I'm sure they will pass the wife-acceptance-test for those who are married.

I could see consoles having appeal to minimalists and those that have small living spaces. 
It has to be said- nice furniture will never go out of style.  The main question is how to configure a well designed set of components in and around it.  The speakers would HAVE to be separate, but they "could be wireless" with the right technology.  But servers are already console ready, as are amplifiers/preamplifiers. Maybe a quiet fan just in case. Back in ancient times, my folks bought the (empty) furniture and we got a Fisher "stereo compact" (AM/FM receiver with a turntable inserted in the top). When we played music I (insisted!) took the Fisher speakers (10in. 2-ways) out and placed them on the carpet in front
of the cabinet. The turntable was awful (a BSR) but the "system" sounded really good on everything (thank you, vinyl).  I had wanted a Harman Kardon compact because it had a Dual 1229 but it was $250 more so the old man said "no"... But it kept me very happy throughout high school, and we started filling up the house with records. My dad brought home a Brubeck album early on and I must have played it a hundred times (My Favorite Things- I still have it of course).  BTW, my mom loved to polish the cabinet with Pledge so she was happy, too. 
Originally I was thinking that a pre-requisite to buying these things had to be a person who was interested in actually listening to music, but then I thought that anyone interested in music would want something better.  Now I'm thinking that it's for designers who are setting up peoples' homes and telling them that a stereo console is "cool" so get one for the decor.  But who knows?  Retro stuff is so trendy now.  Anyone see that insurance commercial where the sand is pouring all over the place?  They have a pair of JBLs with the white woofers and some turntable on a stand.  Family Guy got a 60s-70s style rig in there too.