Faux-wood was just everywhere at the time indeed. It was a mix of the materials getting affordable and a certain commodification of the hippie aesthetic. Electronics were more perceived as appliances back then, and it was a common trend to make appliances less sterile by adding “natural” materials such as wood.
Dude don’t remind me. When I saw those I always thought they were contradictions of modern tech which was embodied in the whole advance HIFI shit. I mean how could you look at pulsing meters and blinking lights and not thing star wars, but clothed in wood grain…huh?
Does anyone here know the thought behind the wooden front trim fascia look?
I think they were trying to make it look like the stereo equipment of the day.
The 70s were big on wood paneling in general.
Faux-wood was just everywhere at the time indeed. It was a mix of the materials getting affordable and a certain commodification of the hippie aesthetic. Electronics were more perceived as appliances back then, and it was a common trend to make appliances less sterile by adding “natural” materials such as wood.
I love these academic responses…so wiki! Take my up vote!
Dude don’t remind me. When I saw those I always thought they were contradictions of modern tech which was embodied in the whole advance HIFI shit. I mean how could you look at pulsing meters and blinking lights and not thing star wars, but clothed in wood grain…huh?