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Bozak Compact Speakers of the 1970s

Download the four-page circa 1975 'Bozak Compact Speakers' Catalog: DOWNLOAD: BozakCompactSpks Catalog contains photos and specs for the Bozak Rhapsody,…

13 years ago

Missile Testing, The Dawn of Video Surveillance, and Your Speakers

The fact that we are fighting three (3) wars at the moment (don't try to tell me that those 'drone…

13 years ago

AKG K-340 Electrostatic/Dynamic Headphones c. 1979

Download the six-page color product sheet for the venerable AKG K-340 headphone of 1979: DOWNLOAD: AKG_K340 The AKG K-340 (not…

13 years ago

A Lost Fender Guitar Design – The ‘Acoustic-Electric’ of 1965

Looking through some old Fender Guitar Catalogs, I came across this unusual entry. Behold the Fender Acoustic-Electric as it appears…

13 years ago

Altec 436 Compressor: Taming the Output Level

Ah the classic Altec 436C compressor (see here for previous coverage on PS dot com). Here's a fresh high-res scan…

13 years ago

Star Instruments Synare Electronic Percussion c.1979

Disco-mania.  Behold an early electronic drum meant to compliment your acoustic kit.  The Synare 3.  This caught my eye mainly…

13 years ago

Bass c. ’70

Just a few random things today that caught my eye.  The Hagstrom 8-string bass pictured above with players Noel Redding,…

13 years ago

makin’ it

What is goin on here !? The May 1979 issue of DOWNBEAT magazine has a short article on the subject…

13 years ago

Ward Beck Console Preamps: History, Preservation, Listening Test

Tom Gruning with one of his Ward Beck 'lunchboxes' I came across Tom Gruning's work on eBay and I was…

13 years ago

Oddball dynamic mics of olden days

A quick review of some odd mics from the 'pile' that have not made it over to the studio yet. …

13 years ago