In the early days of Home Stereo it was a custom that all the components were housed in a single unit having the shape and design of a piece of furniture. This trend started where High Fidelity was born, namely in America. Japanese manufacturers were quickly adapting to this trend and created a series of Console Stereo during the 60's. Here are some fine examples from well known manufacturers featuring both Stereo and Quadraphonic (early Surround) systems.
![COLUMBIA DSC835 (1964) COLUMBIA DSC835 (1964)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMI9HQlAVrkTkyhqaI5Hsn24_qHdDWAzHveee1gZLRaEBi3bhyMiJXKqa2qrTIguTptO3N1umROFQAfSJFHPRnzCj8hRbFklNf9QvlZ3NgcII0HpYnUdovAgZXxXV_HAGSa_JqJUBGm0o/s1600/COLUMBIA+DSC835+%25281964%2529....jpg) |
COLUMBIA DSC835 (1964) |
![NATIONAL (1964) NATIONAL (1964)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xoGcgttR1fuAbt6sNLaC9m8eggePT6DxZ9Uo19R4H46whGmLR4bkLJYWZ_nS3IPP695ecGfXUWpxQyagixpQxL7F5ELimoQfdsPuqYzIAoPArJB7TWfQkK1bMua3kVewB9s7ift9u0Q/s1600/NATIONAL+%25281964%2529....jpg) |
NATIONAL (1964) |
![ONKYO MC-2200 (1968) ONKYO MC-2200 (1968)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WQ2AJ6nvhdx8qbSKhduy0LT56NxDJ8tFMml1jIpBxDNSpcmR5kYNYtjxHY0VoLmss-5Ok3kRlghDlvhegUs2XxzNebuMSqd-QA2CDbSS_FR9_mLPnIp3vgJ-86uklvaItrV8r3ZyaYw/s1600/ONKYO+MC-2200+%25281968%2529....jpg) |
ONKYO MC-2200 (1968) |
![PIONEER PSC-1 (1960) PIONEER PSC-1 (1960)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnMa317DF18N1dorhNg0g8gBvvXQlOL6Vm0WxQf1JaKtm8pzGtFBX2_WSrHbB3f6tuiXL8N7HhM5WX6ti8tmAOYJPaOTViv52CK4HjknWYmxt7qC89VWQRDueIvaeIcXdvl-P04qkt9c/s1600/PIONEER+PSC-1+%25281960%2529....jpg) |
PIONEER PSC-1 (1960) |
![PIONEER PSC-5A (1961) PIONEER PSC-5A (1961)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVVKgxr1FFLnH0sid04bMY6oJhPpsO769iKZU3tdFRUsruUfABnliHhWpjAgZS-5YKarNVNkt6JM1CCdUyfzC6M8VmlNInLGZbJE9N6KW_VPEWvpJDphaIESqhiAUle5CYHrLPyz-DNY/s1600/PIONEER+PSC-5A+%25281961%2529....jpg) |
PIONEER PSC-5A (1961) |
![SANSUI APS-530 (1965) SANSUI APS-530 (1965)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3P0YwzmQ3a-ia93Bna_cgrxdOsi_JnNp4nNAcTlLufLDFCqeCb9Yk8HFt1hTy7ngxwOpYhHDgC_-dq8_EYP4BSAmg3oblPgWgxC_QyVr6L6S50ADZi6V6rhab4n0GHr4IlIFoBdcfv4/s1600/SANSUI+APS-530+%25281965%2529....jpg) |
SANSUI APS-530 (1965) |
![Technics SC-1600 (1969) Technics SC-1600 (1969)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_VF_NYPKnzWdhOUCMqyPYEpp3mvZlC2ATpveqieYC4KesDkGvzwGeOfOPUbKMFMY7zb4xOkR9FYTj6FCsr1N_FYUZoe7A78MofIGZPCCYsyZRfTS-QsAwSrwJKgz2G7qWXwmYsFq8lI/s1600/Technics+SC-1600+%25281969%2529....jpg) |
Technics SC-1600 (1969) |
![TOSHIBA MEISTERSINGER NO20 (1964) TOSHIBA MEISTERSINGER NO20 (1964)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXpjIJjxYHbXbi63EPg_oQ-VDEKpLYKA2D-MWJUZGKGySNuR3r0optB7V6ccDLUNRsvTPTkFlT9x28bBpjcbRaIhab_0M0L7nk-lvHoCG8teekR7MWMDNE-y3OSPHmaQBCqHGpmAe9Sw/s1600/TOSHIBA+MEISTERSINGER+NO20+%25281964%2529....jpg) |
TOSHIBA MEISTERSINGER NO20 (1964) |
![VICTOR STL-3 (1959) VICTOR STL-3 (1959)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRBQkjGogkR8-UmlcMrF3M5QbVL8K7QKp0DkvzbtIDXnpNdlqSjuxw61Ra0AdNcnEbjzcukQBHgcHua-HN3uSwTd9Rj1ux0s13VOVkQJZylolUoxbYmRBoU9_SL4xvieC1sDe56S55Jk/s1600/VICTOR+STL-3+%25281959%2529....jpg) |
VICTOR STL-3 (1959) |
![VICTOR STL-661 (1963) VICTOR STL-661 (1963)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQe5wFbeb7QEPg_ANOqfPtUNkrFuCic4uGR9_RF53NCh2Wu1bkSQtPiFCKps1n3EyqOb9yiABkP-o3TKCj2xZkHdEasWt745VSWExgrxi1KkgZBXThzQscMZ69aBRYixrpOBDpDsiUS0/s1600/VICTOR+STL-661+%25281963%2529....jpg) |
VICTOR STL-661 (1963) |
![VICTOR STL-690M (1967) VICTOR STL-690M (1967)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCreSmYUqonhRFPW_FaZiIDUenQ_WQxBtCdHxobg8r19V-UYawJg3Yte24XkfqjvOHFKOG_T7fTo2OBAUoRmypozqjL-4t8UUqwEr0xnEIkALP5njwYGA5EXrl1UuVlMegtoa8z4cwzI/s1600/VICTOR+STL-690M+%25281967%2529....jpg) |
VICTOR STL-690M (1967) |
![VICTOR STL-740MG (1966) VICTOR STL-740MG (1966)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhySAXWaZiVfof-dvBf8h8XoxQG4LOYs4dKd5G8gZfo5rcHK1YHTMLc-AFm9TK27SFZx2dU9JCFQTq92uaxDwKZLpcr697eaXFq4-av10qX8emRT2a-ONInacRpvZVpm8jU3H3Xr1COM/s1600/VICTOR+STL-740MG+%25281966%2529....jpg) |
VICTOR STL-740MG (1966) |
QUADRAPHONIC Consoles
![SANSUI Q-2000 (1971) SANSUI Q-2000 (1971)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-vd5r0UHxsIeXbA3ARvJCSgqsf_lJOPExhvlMHSASdOM-iLEbPUjlflsa2TX-l3wb0gQqta_uGiqwbznFYvp8LLb3b8cWdVtVU65Ljfo_lb5zymBH3UJ-e4SllhgmQigG9k8Jo6bzQA/s1600/SANSUI+Q-2000+%25281971%2529....jpg) |
SANSUI Q-2000 (1971) |
![VICTOR DF-11DX (1974) VICTOR DF-11DX (1974)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvkTx5XJf9H6Tj_BgIJ69zPvqbeoXPKf8TFHaDDW3gwpCVpjC4Hyrw-LLDpdqEvNMwp_kVv4P06ybhbN-TmykcecGfYnwytGF7G8GERWCgM2moMb1oEH-8ENhfZbnjty_ifliZKa86Cs/s1600/VICTOR+DF-11DX+%25281974%2529....jpg) |
VICTOR DF-11DX (1974) |