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In Reply to: Best looking audio equipment you ever seen posted by Neff on August 22, 2012 at 15:49:14:
A lot of Sansui from that era was supercool with enormous knobs as compared to what we were used to. In fact I think the Japanese companies went through a 'giant knobs and big switches' phase in the mid to late 70s: Sansui, Kenwood Pioneer and Yamaha. Kind of a Bauhaus or Socialist Realist approach. I loved all that big-knob stuff (no cheap pun intended)but Sansui with their black faces and silver knobs were definitely the sexiest. I especially like the black on white of the tuning window - very distinctive.
Some other striking designs:
B&O 4400 receiver - I liked the silver face version. The endless row of switches and slide rule dials was incredible in its day.
Dahlquist DQ-10. Okay it was lying about being a Quad but still.
Original Mission Cyrus Integrated - how cute and how Bwiddish!
Manley Stingray Integrated - with the lights out the tubes look like little choirs. Then there's the aquatic angle.
Oracle Turntable. Didn't it have a clear glass platform ('plynth'?)
That's just a few.
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