Why 70's stereos rocked and 80''s stereos sucked

[Aristus]

11. I dunno.

I bought a lightweight Samsung stereo in 1990. AM/FM radio, dual cassette deck, CD player, and a 100-watt superwoofer. Great sound reproduction. I had the loudest stereo in the barracks of my unit in Germany.

It stood up to a lot of hard rock, metal, and Concrete Blonde in its time. It came with me everywhere I moved over the years. It ended up in my library in my current home, where it played classical music non-stop while I studied to be a Physician Assistant.

It finally gave up the ghost in 2019 after nearly thirty years of loyal music playback.

Would a 1970’s stereo have lasted longer? Maybe. But I doubt it would have been as portable, and have traveled even half as well.