Category Archives: Antique Hi-Fi Archive

UPDATED: Cook Labs Test Records Circa 1952

Posted on 03/21/2013 by chris

Several weeks ago I ran an article on Emory Cook, binaural recording pioneer and Connecticut entrepreneur.  Click here to read that piece.  T.F. contributed the wonderful and very-hard-to-find resources for that article, and we follow up today with some scans … Continue reading →

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Belgian Hi Fi Amp circa 1950

Posted on 03/10/2013 by chris

From Radio-Electronics March 1950 comes this piece.  Download a PDF with high-res scans by clicking the link below: BelgianAmp1950

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1958 Bozak Hi-Fi Speaker Catalog

Posted on 12/11/2012 by chris

Courtesy of reader T.F., download the complete 1958 Bozak speaker catalog.  BTW, I am trying the PNG graphics format for the first time, so if this post displays incorrectly please let me know in the comments section. DOWNLOAD: 1958 Products … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Formats: The Elcaset

Posted on 09/06/2012 by chris

Here’s the thing about experimental anything.  Experimental music, experimental writing, experimental technology: if it really, truly is experimental, that means it very well might fail.  This is a necessary condition of experimentation.  More than any other technology company, SONY is … Continue reading →

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Visual Culture: the late 1970′s

Posted on 09/05/2012 by chris

Today on PS dot com: a quick survey of some wonderful Hi-Fi visuals circa 1977.  Above: Fuji blank cassette media.  My latest embarrassing collecting habit: dead stock unopened blank cassette tapes. Because why not.  Report to follow. Altec Model 15 … Continue reading →

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Hottt Pixxx (SFW)

Posted on 08/27/2012 by chris

  Download the twelve-page ‘guide to STEREO’ from the July 1971 issue of the International Magazine For Men: DOWNLOAD:Penthouse_Stereo_71 Items of apparent concern to readers of this publication (see image above): Nuclear power; package size; dangerous-computers; hegemonic reproduction via linguistic … Continue reading →

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Pioneer: Complete 1977 Catalog

Posted on 08/21/2012 by chris

Pretty good one for y’all today.  Click below to download the complete 32-panel 1977 PIONEER STEREO COMPONENTS Catalog No. 13: DOWNLOAD: Pioneer_1977_Catalog Units covered, with specs and photographs, include: Pioneer SX-1250, SX-1050, SX-950, SX-850, SX-750, SX-650, SX-550, & SX-450 AM/FM … Continue reading →

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EMPIRE High Fidelity: Complete c. 1964 Catalog

Posted on 08/02/2012 by chris

Download the complete 16pp EMPIRE “World’s most perfect high fidelity components” catalog (circa 1964 – exact year is unclear): DOWNLOAD: Empire_HiFi_1964 Products covered, with text, specs, and images, include: Empire Grenadier model 8000, Royal Grenadier 9000, and Imperial Grenadier 8200 … Continue reading →

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Best Shirt

Posted on 07/25/2012 by chris

Circa 1977: Pioneer Electronics promo T-Shirt.  From an era when audio consumer audio electronics were expensive, rarefied, and had actual parts inside of them (via is-there-even-anything-inside-this-ipod-?).

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

Posted on 07/24/2012 by chris

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, AR-8, AR-4XA, and the model XB turntable. Above: Klipsch Cornwall, Heresy, Belle, and the mighty Klipschhorn.

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