They were often beautiful and very easy to use.
You’d get some very popular products, is what.
But artistic taste changes with every generation, and that applies to audio technology, too."
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Brand New Retro
Take a look at some of the photos accompanying this article.
All of these are current products, and all of them are aimed at the fancy home Hi-Fi market.
They’re not just the same junky Bluetooth speakers with a retro-styled casing.
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They’re not even modern high-end Hi-Fi components, given a lick of vintage-style paint.
Quite the opposite, in fact.
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Instead, the makers have taken classic designs and reimagined them with modern know-how.
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But inside, the Linton’s speaker cones are now made of kevlar and built to modern standards.
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The other part of this trend is in amplifiers.
you’ve got the option to even stream to it via Bluetooth, direct from your phone.
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But from the front, you’d never know this.
Instead of OLED screens, buttons, and poorly-designed menus, you get a few knobs and one button.
And that button’s only purpose is to disengage the tone knobs.
The trend here is pretty clear.
And the appeal is equally clear.
First of all, these things look gorgeous.
It might not be the style for you, but that’s fineplenty of alternatives exist.
