vintage hi-fi

1957: Golden Age of Hi Fi (ladies-of), take two

Download a two-page scan of Radio & Television News, August 1957, featuring screen-star Martha Hyer and her DIY audio-hobby. DOWNLOAD:…

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Audio Anthology: Collected Hi-Fi articles from AUDIO ENGINEERING in the 1940s

PS dot com reader Paul R. was kind enough to send us a scan of "Audio Anthology," (ed. C.G. McProud)…

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The Williamson Amp, part one

The original Williamson hi-fi amplifier schematic as published in "Wireless World" magazine (UK) May 1947.   The Williamson amplifier is…

13 years ago

Mystery Amp Circa 1955: Mystery Solved. Anyone have a schematic?

*UPDATE NOV 2016:  please read thru the comments section!  In all likelihood, this is in fact an original Mirko Paneyko piece,…

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University Speakers Circa 1963

Download the complete 20pp 1963 University Speaker Systems catalog (in two parts due to file size) DOWNLOAD PART 1: University_1963_p1…

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Mullard 520 Power Amplifier c.1956

Download a four-page article from "Radio & Television News" 4/1956 regarding the Mullard 520 power amp: DOWNLOAD: Mullard_520_amp American industrial…

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1957: A Few Bits From The End Of The Mono Age

From some 1957 issues of "Radio and TV News," an electronic-serviceman's publication, comes this collection of American Hif-Fi home audio…

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The Golden Age of Hi-Fi (ladies-of)

Images of women as depicted in high-fidelity guidebooks circa 1960.  These sort of publications generally deal in DIY advice, schematics,…

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Mono Pilot Hi-Fi Console System circa 1955

From PS Dot Com reader C. McColm come these images of his original circa 1955 Pilot mono hi-fi system.  I…

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The Pilot ‘Pilotrol’ Hi Fi Preamp of the early 1950s

Pilot was one of the classic NYC Golden-Age Hi-Fi makers (see here for earlier coverage on PS dot com).  Although…

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