The struggle for Stereo Superiority was supreme in the late '70s and early '80s. When I was stationed in Alaska way back when, audio was about the only entertainment that we had, other than drinking heavily, working, or watching movies. Back when a "small" speaker enclosure was 50 pounds in weight. I bought my Bose 301 Series II speakers new in 1980, and I still have them today. This was when a home system of 200 watts/channel was considered huge! We'd have the usual stereo wars going on, which sucked, if you were Days and trying to sleep. More than one fight happened during the stereo wars!