Faced with an old console stereo from the 1960s that was barely functional, [Sherman Banks] aka W4ATL decided to upgrade its guts while keeping its appearance as close to the original as possible.

There are four phases to this furniture restoration project. When I found this vintage console stereo, it was in rough shape. The legs had broken through the particleboard bottom. So first I had ...

Just as CDs, records and even cassettes give music a physical presence, a new era of elaborate console and cabinet design is returning to hi-fi to counter the ethereal blankness of ultra-compact ...