Anyone remember the days before bells and whistles!


 

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That’s a nice Quad system. It had plenty of "bells and whistles" for its time.

Gotta laugh at the guy smoking his pipe, shoving his wife off to the side, off-axis. 

Let’s see, I’m thinking… the 50’s and 60’s were largely before the plethora of features and function. Marantz introduced the oscilloscope on a receiver in the mid 70’s. That’s getting pretty gadgety. So, I’d say the 70’s market the reduction of sound quality at the expense of features and functions. I am sure that this was technologically founded… being able to add all these features and functions cost effectively.