OpinionOpinion byGlenn DwightStudio creative director and occasional writer ·The Country·22 Aug, 2026 05:30 PM6 mins to readGlenn Dwight is the studio creative director – regional at NZME and an occasional writer for The Country.‌They don't make 'em like this anymore: Glenn Dwight's beloved GEC Weltron 2001. Photo / Glenn DwightEvery house has that one thing guests point at and ask, “What’s that?”Mine is a GEC Weltron 2001.

If you’ve never seen one, it looks like someone in the early 1970s was asked to design a stereo for the year 2001 and decided the future would be made entirely