OutlawSun
Well-Known Member
And most were not, yet still have those who want them and are willing to pay.
It helps that they're generally built like tanks and at least of a portion of that stuff still looks good. Honestly I wish the current trend of mid century design being back in fashion would bleed over into electronics. Move away from black boxes and the current trend of industrial looks. Give me stuff that's not only quality on the inside but looks good. Part of the problem to me with new AV equipment to me is that most of the stuff is bland and looks the same. There's nothing to make you go wow and get excited about it.
TOTL gear from that era is still desirable because it outperforms much of what is commercially available today. The stuff that didn't is still cool, think of a '69 Dodge Dart. It was every-man's beater back then, now a "classic". Pretty much everything from the golden age of Hi Fi appeals to someone. If there is such a thing as the golden age of AV, that stuff will likely have it's collectors.
I definitely would consider the 60s-70s a golden age of Hi Fi. They were at a whole different level when it came to design and marketing those products and it was all pretty distinct. I feel like companies now could stand take some lessons from that time period.