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UPDATED: Emory Cook, Binaural Recording Pioneer

Emory Cook records Long Island Sound at Shippen Point, Stamford CT (with two mics, of course): 1954.  He is using…

12 years ago

Marantz 7 Phono Pre/ Passive Line Preamp

Above: a  Marantz 7 stereo phono stage built for stand-alone use.  See this link for an earlier build of this…

12 years ago

eBay Alert: Lot of very rare Capps Condensor mics plus Altec ‘lipstick’ pair ending soon

Ending very shortly on eBay: a pair of 1950s Capps Condensor mics PLUS a pair of Altec Lipsticks (no power…

12 years ago

Excellent Article on Larry Scully and the Variable-Pitch Lathe c. 1956

Download a six-page article from HIGH FIDELITY 1956 concerning the history of the Scully corporation of Bridgeport Connecticut, including an…

12 years ago

Three interesting Hi Fi Amps circa 1948

Download a three-page article from the September 1948 issue of RADIO ELECTRONICS on the subject of 'Three Straightforward Amplifiers."  Author…

12 years ago

MXL R40 Ribbon Mics are back for $69.99 at M F dot com

I continue to get a lot of readers here drawn to my earlier post on the MXL R40 ribbon mic. …

12 years ago

1961: Five Things

From the 1961 Langevin Catalog, which unfortunately I cannot upload due to massive file size.  Anyone know of a reliable,…

12 years ago

Novel Vacuum Tube / Diode Compressor: 1950

Download a short piece from RADIO-ELECTRONICS, 1950, on the subject of a DIY audio-compressor: DOWNLOAD: DiodeCompressor1950 This promises to be…

12 years ago

DIY Remote Broadcast Mic Preamp c. 1950

Download a four-page piece from RADIO ELECTRONICS, March 1950, on the subject of Build Your Own Two-Channel Remote Amp.  Author…

12 years ago

Fill In The Blanks

************** ******* *** 1.__________________ 2.__________________ 3.__________________ 4.__________________ 5.__________________ Use the comments section to weigh in.  'Correct Answers' circa 1961 to…

12 years ago