JEvans Hi-Fi / Analog Entertainment For A Digital WorldMODEL 001 / Design concept / 2026
JEvans Hi-FiAnalog entertainment
Introducing MODEL 001 / Cassette

The art of
pressing
play.

A music machine that makes listening feel like an event again.

Real cassette transport. Moving VU needles. A screen that follows the sound. A walnut library that keeps the collection in view.

Meet MODEL 001  ↗See the visual arcade
Design concept · Prototype in development
JEvans Hi-Fi MODEL 001 cassette music center, walnut cabinet and silver faceplate in daylight
Fig. 01
MODEL 001 / Cassette
01 / The machine

The whole
ritual,
in one place.

Choose a tape. Slide its case into “Now Playing.” Press the orange key. Watch the machine answer the music.

01
Mechanical by designA visible cassette and physical transport keys put the act of playing music back in your hands.
02
Sound with a pulseNeedle meters and a glowing display give the audio a visual presence in the room.
03
Collection on displayThe lower cabinet turns cassette storage into part of the object, ready for the next pick.
Nighttime concept image of MODEL 001 illuminated by its displays and meters
Fig. 02 / The machine after dark
02 / The experience

A little
light.
A lot of
feeling.

The tape turns. The meters move. Green light traces the music across the screen. Even from across the room, you can tell something is playing.

Walnut · textured aluminum · amber meters · green phosphor-inspired light
03 / The visual arcade

The music
is the player.

Choose a classic visualizer or a retro arcade scene. The beat and sound drive the action on the screen. Characters move, objects react, and scores change as the music plays. You choose the scene; the song does the playing.

Each score records what happened during that listen. There are no game controls or high-score challenges.

Launch the 33-mode demo ↗Green phosphor is the default; amber is optional. Load your own MP3 in the demo to see the scenes react.
These previews animate without music. Load a track in the full demo to drive the actual modes and scores.
SCREEN STUDY / 960 × 544Animated illustration / no audio input
Choose a screenFour visualizers + music-driven scenes
Music-driven arcade visuals
01 / 04Default visualizer

Wave

With music
33 screen modes in the current prototype4 featured visualizers / 10 arcade scenesThe full demo also includes Static and 18 more retro visuals.
04 / The details

Made to
be touched.

The small moments are the point: a key with weight, a needle that moves, a case that has a place to live.

Four concept details showing the cassette, VU meter, volume knob, and cassette library

Try PLAY, STOP, REW, FF, the tape door, volume, power, or the blue cassette case. The VU meter reacts when the tape plays.

01 /

Press play

Chunky transport keys make the first second of a song feel deliberate.

02 /

Watch the level

Warm backlit meters turn a changing signal into a familiar movement.

03 /

Find your volume

A machined control sits where your hand expects it.

04 /

Choose the next

The library keeps the music visible between listens.

The collection

Three ways
to play.

One design language, built around three physical formats. MODEL 001 is the first prototype focus; the others are proposals.

001
CassetteVisible tape. Physical keys. A library below.
Prototype focus
002
CDProposal / a visible disc and its collection.
Proposal
003
Vertical record playerProposal / a record on the wall, cover in view.
Proposal
Where we are

The next
track takes
shape.

JEvans Hi-Fi is in prototype development. The images show the direction: tactile media, music-reactive light, and a machine worth making room for.

These are design concept renders, not photographs of a finished product. Cabinet dimensions, mechanisms, controls, and production details remain subject to engineering and testing.

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