This is a blast from the past, and it mostly attracts a lot
of dust. Each layer represents another age of technology, but the speakers are
knackered and it’s worth asking if it’s required any more than investing in new
ones. The radio’s not digital. Crank up the volume beyond 30 per cent and you’ll
pick up a lot of crackle. The equaliser doesn’t seem to have any effect. The
sliders might have been nudged in the wrong direction, and no-one can work out
how to set them back again. The tape deck still works but if there’s no sound
to play, it’s pointless copying tapes. Just above the compact disc player is its
older cousin, the record player. Everything is synched in with hundreds of
wires at the back. It might have provided a bit of peace in the past, but
everyone just wants a device that they can talk to with little prep nowadays.
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