I found the 1963 Magnavox brochure with my mom's handwritten notes from when my parents bought the console "stereo" that sat in their living room for the next 55 years.
With four kids, stay-at-home mom, it was a luxury, but one the whole family could enjoy.
I recall they turned the corner after visiting friends who proudly showed theirs off with Andy Williams singing Moon River or something similar.
They were seduced by the "crankable" room-filling sound of the Space Age.
It was definitely the woman's choice of wood and cabinet style to fit her decor.
Walnut Mediterranean in this case.
Manufactured by craftsmen in Indiana before being loaded with vacuum tube electronics & speakers that look like a joke today.
The secret of the massive sound field with speakers only arm's width apart was front-firing woofers with side-firing tweeters (no crossover, only a series capacitor) aimed 180 degrees from each other along the wall.
The price was in the $250-300 range, which multiplies by ten in today's currency.
A big investment, but backed by a 10-year guarantee on the Diamond-tipped Stylus.
It seems the only guys who could afford quad ten years later were single professionals living the Playboy bachelor-pad lifestyle, or like out founder, serving military during the war in Southeast Asia with disposable income & good access to Japanese gear.