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A DIY tube mixing console; plans, schematics, methods

Some more interesting bits from AUDIO magazine c 1955:  plans and schematics for a radio station mixing console.   Very little…

13 years ago

Altec 436 Compressor: Taming the output level: part 2

In a previous post, we looked at the Altec 436 vari-mu tube compressor.  I built one of these a few…

13 years ago

Hi-Fi in Mexico 1955

A two page article from AUDIO magazine circa 1955.  Consider this article in comparison to "Japan Goes Hi Fi."  How…

13 years ago

Hi Fi Amplifier Schematics c. 1954

The Craftsmen C-500 power amplifier Today we have some hi-fi amplifiers from the mid 1950s to look at.  Many of…

13 years ago

1955: Japan Goes Hi-Fi

Download a three-page 1955 article entitled "Japan Goes Hi-Fi" as originally published in AUDIO magazine. DOWNLOAD: Japan_Goes_hifi_1955 The article concerns…

13 years ago

RCA Mixing setup at the Hollywood Bowl arena c.1955

You gotta wonder where this thing ended up.   Consider the history that passed through these faders.

13 years ago

Pro Audio hardware of the early 1950s

The General Electric (GE) BA-5-A Limiter Continuing our review of the first two years of AUDIO magazine, today we will…

13 years ago

Studio Microphones of 1955

The Altec 639, 633, 670A, 660, 671A, 632C, M-20, and M-11 microphones From the pages of AUDIO magazine in 1954/55:…

13 years ago

Magnecord Complete Line Catalog Circa 1953

From the personal archive of John Boyers, founding partner of Magnecord INC, we present the complete circa 1953 Magnecord INC…

13 years ago

Studio Microphones of 1954

AKG D36 advert from 1954 Continuing our survey of AUDIO magazine's early years: over the next couple of weeks we…

13 years ago