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Interesting New Audio Software from SONY – SpectraLayers Pro

This is pretty far afield from the general mission of Preservation Sound dot com, but those of you who have…

12 years ago

EMPIRE High Fidelity: Complete c. 1964 Catalog

Download the complete 16pp EMPIRE "World's most perfect high fidelity components" catalog (circa 1964 - exact year is unclear): DOWNLOAD:…

12 years ago

Yamaha Electric Guitars and Basses Complete Catalog c. 1981

Pretty good one for y'all today.  Click below to download the complete 20pp Yamaha Electric Guitars and Basses Catalog circa…

12 years ago

This Was A Home For Animals

Above: the result of five-hours work on a dead, dead, dead Univox 50-watt tube bass head.  This model was originally…

12 years ago

Supro Supreme Gtr Amp Overhaul

A customer (J) sent me this wonderfully-preserved Supro amplifier to overhaul.  It is a Supreme Model from circa 1950.  Long-time…

12 years ago

Astatic Microphones: Full Catalog Scan: Circa 1975

Download the complete circa 1975 (actual date unknown) Astatic Microphones Full-Line Catalog (22pp) DOWNLOAD: Astatic_Catalog_197* Models covered include: Astatic 810,…

12 years ago

Rare Tony Schwartz Interview/Profile From “Better Listening Through Hi-Fi” July 1957

Tony Schwartz is a towering figure in the worlds of audio production, advertising, and media studies.  I recently came across…

12 years ago

Welcome To The Sears World Of Sound! Let’s Install A Dashmate! (197X)

I think they left out Phase Six: smoke grass.  Jesus my car stereo really started fukkin up y'day.  The CD…

12 years ago

Add Vibrato (?) To Any Tube Amp! (1962)

Download a short article from 1962 by one F.H. Calvert on the subject of adding a vibrato circuit to any…

12 years ago

Best Shirt

Circa 1977: Pioneer Electronics promo T-Shirt.  From an era when audio consumer audio electronics were expensive, rarefied, and had actual…

12 years ago