A home entertainment center (or stereo console) is a piece of furniture seen in many homes in North America, which houses major electronic items, such as a television set, a VCR an/or DVD player, stereo components (such as an AM/FM tuner, multi-disc compact disc changer, record player, one or more cassette players and graphic equalizer), and cable or satellite television receivers. A stereo console would contain components built into a cabinet, as was popular in the 1960s. These would be replaced by high-fidelity component stereos by the 1970s which offered much higher performance without being attached to furniture, or being tied to one brand of equipment.