1957: A Few Bits From The End Of The Mono Age

13 years ago

From some 1957 issues of "Radio and TV News," an electronic-serviceman's publication, comes this collection of American Hif-Fi home audio…

Broadcast Microphones of the early 1920s

13 years ago

Download a four-page article from the Summer 1987 issue of "The Antique Radio Gazette" which details the development of early…

Bob Paquette’s Microphone Museum

13 years ago

From the Summer 1981 issue of "The Antique Radio Gazette" (TARG):  an early shout-out to Robert Paquette, microphone collector extraordinaire. …

RCA PA systems of the 1950s

13 years ago

RCA PA system heads of the 50s/60s are one of the best values in antique tube equipment.  I've bought a…

UDPATED (4): Presto Recording Corp: Pioneers of ‘Instant’ Analog Disc Recording

13 years ago

Download the fifty-page 1940 PRESTO RECORDING CORP catalog: DOWNLOAD (part 1): Presto_1940_Cat_1 DOWNLOAD (part 2):Presto_1940_cat_2 Products covered, with text, some…

Marantz 7 RIAA Phonograph Preamp

13 years ago

For my non-technical readers: a phono preamp is a device which does two basic things:  1) it equalizes the program…

1960: Not A Flattering Term For ‘Recording Engineer’

13 years ago

Four-page article from the popular press circa 1960 which claims to describe the work of a recording engineer of the…

The Golden Age of Hi-Fi (ladies-of)

13 years ago

Images of women as depicted in high-fidelity guidebooks circa 1960.  These sort of publications generally deal in DIY advice, schematics,…