Now we have 5.1, 7.1, 7.2.... and software to create it.
Fun stuff to play around with and the sound is impressive. Don’t know about dynamic range since there are digital compression techniques now — Dolby Digital, DTS vs analog.
In college in the ‘70s I survived with a simple mono one-box record player and an handful of LPs. Oh the humanity! I was envious of a good friend who had a great stereo system, vast LP records, and cassette collections, so spent much time in his room when possible. Well, because we were good friends, too.... and because he had a great stereo, ha ha.
Later I “upgraded” to the latest digital offerings and scrapped all that old stuff. I sure wish I at least kept the receiver and speakers.
My Uncle Dale Lydick was the engineer for Packard Bell designing all those many different wooden cabinets for the hi fi, and then stereo of the day.
My GGF had one of the first ten inch televisions from Packard Bell given as a gift by Uncle Dale.
We used to go over to the Great Grand Parents house to watch Ed Sullivan, What’s My Line, and of course GGF’s favorite Wrestling from the Olympic.
Your first pic [above],,,I sold ours at a tag sale, for cheap, just to get rid of it; but I forgot to take out my Sinatra collection, stacked in it.
Wish I still had those records. IIRC, I had every album he ever made. Good memories. :(
I had a Marantz receiver very similar to that one. I bought it in the ‘70s and paid extra for the optional walnut cabinet. Great sound. I used it for over ten years until, sadly, it was severely damaged by a lightning strike. I miss that analog tuning wheel.
The thought of a Pioneer SX-1980...