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Braun
Receiver R1
(1983
- 1985+)
Center of the "Atelier R" system, with the Atelier 2 and
3 taking on a more high-endish style. And pricetag! The stark and
sober designs of Dieter Rams were getting here a little too crowded
with functions and displays - sign'o'the times. But perhaps more
interesting than the R1 itself is what
Braun was planning to unveil in the coming years:
CD1 CD player
DC1 Digital Cassette recorder
VR1 Video recorder
VR1 Video Disc player
HD1 Concert Hall Decoder
AV1 AV control center
VT1 Video tuner
VM1 video monitor.
Yes - almost all digital, all A/V and surround-sound oriented. This
would have made quite a set... if the japanese sledge-hammer industry
didn't make it impossible for Braun to compete. Producing in ever
smaller numbers the famed "Atelier" series, Braun withdrew
from the audio market at the turn of the 1990s and most of these
units never saw the light of day.
All
Atelier units were made of aluminium fronts and sides, with plastic
for the top and steel for the bottom plate. A flap at the back hides
all cables, conveying the power cords through the AF1 stand as well.
A
tiny little Braun rewind is available here. |