‘Turn it down!’ she shrieked: gender, domestic space, and high fidelity, 1948–59

This is the space age. Not just for sputniks and moonshots but also for hi-fi. We have ‘space’ conveyed through stereo sound – if we can find space for that extra stereo speaker. The theory that space is limited is nothing new to the average housewife. ( HiFi Review , April 1959, p. 49)