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

Posted on 03/07/2012 by chris

Download a two-page scan of Radio & Television News, August 1957, featuring screen-star Martha Hyer and her DIY audio-hobby. DOWNLOAD: Martha Hyer 1957 Radio TV News Hyer is shown above in the midst of assembling her PERI 50, a mono … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 01/29/2012 by chris

PS dot com reader Paul R. was kind enough to send us a scan of “Audio Anthology,” (ed. C.G. McProud) a 124pp softcover published in 1950.  “Audio Anthology” (hf. ‘AA’) is a collection of project-construction articles aimed at hi-fi (rather … Continue reading →

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The Williamson Amp, part one

Posted on 01/09/2012 by chris

The original Williamson hi-fi amplifier schematic as published in “Wireless World” magazine (UK) May 1947.   The Williamson amplifier is considered one of the earliest hi-fidelity audio amplifier designs.  It is certainly one of the most popular audio circuits ever … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 11/15/2011 by chris

I picked up a big pile of old audio equipment this past weekend; notable items included a Shure Level Loc, a massive Bogen tube pa head, a kit-built Acrosound ultralinear 5881 amp, and a Gibson acoustic gtr case from the … Continue reading →

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University Speakers Circa 1963

Posted on 11/01/2011 by chris

Download the complete 20pp 1963 University Speaker Systems catalog (in two parts due to file size) DOWNLOAD PART 1: University_1963_p1 DOWNLOAD PART 2: University_1963_p2 Products covered, with text, specs, and photos, include: University Medallion XII speaker system; Classic Mark II … Continue reading →

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Mullard 520 Power Amplifier c.1956

Posted on 09/26/2011 by chris

Download a four-page article from “Radio & Television News” 4/1956 regarding the Mullard 520 power amp: DOWNLOAD: Mullard_520_amp American industrial titan RCA offered schematics for a variety of tube-audio equipment in the back pages of their many “receiving tube manuals.”  … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 09/22/2011 by chris

From some 1957 issues of “Radio and TV News,” an electronic-serviceman’s publication, comes this collection of American Hif-Fi home audio kit of the era.  Notice the fact that…  it’s all mono. Commercial recordings released on stereo magnetic tapes were available … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 09/07/2011 by chris

Images of women as depicted in high-fidelity guidebooks circa 1960.  These sort of publications generally deal in DIY advice, schematics, and ‘buyers guide’ segments.  There is a lot of floor-sitting, demure outfits, and distant-gazing.   There is an uncanny similarity to … Continue reading →

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Mono Pilot Hi-Fi Console System circa 1955

Posted on 08/30/2011 by chris

From PS Dot Com reader C. McColm come these images of his original circa 1955 Pilot mono hi-fi system.  I take C.M. at his word when he relates that there was a cult for Pilot in the 1950s; this website … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 06/02/2011 by chris

Pilot was one of the classic NYC Golden-Age Hi-Fi makers (see here for earlier coverage on PS dot com).  Although the Pilotuner mono FM tuner series was their most iconic product, the Pilotrol was their flagship offering. (image source) The … Continue reading →

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