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Absurd And Brilliant 1980s Consumer Electronics Commercials

If you've been reading this website for a while, you'll know that I post a lot of old print adverts…

12 years ago

Yard Sale Speaker’s Spotter’s Guide: 4: AR and Klipsch

Today: the last in our series on better-quality readily available vintage hifi speakers.  Above, AR's AR-3A, AR-2AX, AR-6, AR-7, AR-5,…

12 years ago

Yard Sale Speakers Spotter’s Guide: 3: Dynaco

Above, the Dynaco line-up circa 1974: A10, A-25, A-35, and A-50 speaker systems; Stereo 120, Stereo 50, and Stereo 400…

12 years ago

Yard-Sale Speaker Spotter’s Guide: 2: KLH

Today: part two of our series on the higher-end of widely available vintage hifi speakers: KLH.  Despite their very generic,…

12 years ago

Yard-Sale Speaker Spotter’s Guide: 1: JBL

JBLs 'in-the-studio.'  Seriously tho you wouldn't want to use these in an actual recording studio these days, trust me I've…

12 years ago

An opinon piece that laments the ‘good old days’ of old-school music production (1958)

Download a four-page article from "High Fidelity Music at Home" (yes this was the title of an ancient magazine...) circa…

12 years ago

Magnetic Film Recording (1953)

The Hallen Corp magnetic film-recorder circa 1953.  A bargain at $13,000! (adjusted for inflation) The Stancil-Hoffman magnetic-film recorder circa 1953.…

12 years ago

Jensen Explains Your High Fidelity Music System! (1953)

Download an eleven-page article from IST, September 1953, on the subject of "Your High Fidelity Music system!" DOWNLOAD: IST-1953-09-Jensen-Your_High_Fidelity_Music_System Glorious,…

12 years ago

1975: Record Yourself

I think I will, thanks...

12 years ago

Turn your turntable into a tape machine! (1952)

From the pages of AUDIO ENGINEERING, '52: the Presto TL-10. Next in this series: Turn your tape machine into a…

12 years ago