Electric

The <n>Knob 1</n> keyboard by <n>Work Louder</n>, designed by <n>Benjamin Fryc</n>.

The <n>Transparent Speaker</n> by <n>Transparent</n>, featuring a modular and minimalist design.

The interior of <n>Miraval Studios</n>. Photo by <n>Noemie Loussier</n>.

Diagram of the original <n>iPod</n> and <n>Apple Earphones</n> from the 2001 manual by <n>Apple</n>.

An advertisement for <n>Southwest Technical Products Corporation</n> computer terminals from <n>Byte Magazine</n>, 1981.

The <n>Technics</n> <n>RS-1700</n> reel-to-reel tape recorder, introduced in 1977.

<n>Tom Sachs</n>'s installation, <n>Victory Boogie Woogie</n>, 2003, at <n>Fondazione Prada</n>.

An <n>Apple</n> phone prototype with a touchscreen and stylus, designed by <n>Hartmut Esslinger</n> in 1983.

Artwork for <n>James Blake</n>'s single <n>Big Hammer</n>. Photo by <n>Thibaut Grevet</n>.

A conceptual listening space from the <n>Transcendent Sound Rooms</n> series by <n>Ceren Arslan</n>.

Palettes

<n>Adsum</n> and <n>ELAC</n>'s <n>Debut ConneX DCB41 Speakers</n>, released in 2024.

The <n>Small Transparent Speaker Metal</n> by Swedish audio brand <n>Transparent</n>.

Reproductions of an <n>RCA MI 9462 Bass Cabinet</n> and <n>Altec 1505 Multi Cell Horn</n>, 2015.

The <n>Brutalist</n> <n>Console BS01</n> by designer <n>Vital Lainé</n>.

<n>Concrete Stereo</n>, a <n>Brutalist</n> stereo system designed by <n>Ron Arad</n> in 1983. Photo by <n>Christie's</n>.

A <n>Random*Source</n> <n>Serge Modular Console</n> with a <n>Paperface</n> design in an oak or American walnut case.

The paper collage <n>M1</n> (2022) by artist <n>Lola Dupré</n>.

Timeless, modular, and upgradable electronics by <n>Transparent</n>.

A detail of the <n>OP-1</n> synthesizer by <n>Teenage Engineering</n>.

The <n>S9 Turntable</n> by <n>Simon Yorke Designs</n>.

Illustration from <n>Dayton Clarence Miller</n>'s 1916 book, <n>The Science of Musical Sounds</n>.