Why American Hi-Fi Was Better in 1977 Than Anything

In 1977, an American working man could buy a stereo system that lasted his whole life. By 1989, the stores were gone. By 1995, the dealers were gone. And by 2002, the man with the beard and the opinion who could tell you which speaker was right for your living room he was gone too. This is the story of the last great American hi-fi era Pioneer, Marantz, JBL, Klipsch, McIntosh and what we traded away when we replaced it. He wasn't fooled. He wasn't naïve. He bought something real. What was your first stereo? Drop the brand, the year, and the model in the comments. #VintageHiFi #1970sAmerica #VintageAudio #ClassicReceivers #vinylrecords Music. Villainous Treachery - Distressed" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...