Categories: Antique Hi-Fi Archive

Visual Culture: the late 1970’s

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 and Model 19 loudspeakers

Empire Phono Cartridge

Hitachi metal-cone speaker drivers. Who knew?

Jennings-brand Hi Fi speaker systems

Experimental binaural headphone system by JVC. 500-cycle crossover point; highs originate in front of the face, lows from above the ears.

Above: KOSS headphones, for both pop/rock and classics

NIKKO Hi-Fi components

chris

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Fred Gill says:

09/05/2012 at 5:57 pm

I had dozens of those tangerine phase plugs when I was a kid: my dad worked for the place that made them. I'd bust the side pieces off and he'd take them back to work and throw them back in the melt.
MORATA says:

12/26/2012 at 1:30 pm

I've no seen information about a legend: J B L !
Mr Lee Groves says:

03/03/2013 at 7:25 am

I really like the stack of bold and colorful FUJI blank audio cassette tapes. I have more forms of quality & modern electronics than most could ever think of but I also collect NOS sealed blank recording tapes. Cool colorful compact cassettes are quite fun to collect and especially the more unique and unusual ones. Thanks for sharing the FUJI print, I'm really a fan of their audiocassettes as well as hi-fi/stereo/audio vintage ephemera. Great post!