10 years ago you could see high stacks of stereo and audio & video equipment in almost every livingroom. The trend for the latest couple of years have been to reduce all items into very small and minimalistic devices that you easily can hide and never have to show. As you know there is almost always a backlash to a trend, and that is why we might see stuff like this in the future where you are supposed to show off the beauty of your equipment again. Personally I think it looks quite…ugly.

Show Off Your TV, Audio-Video Gear’s Beauty: Frame it [gizmodo.com]