Absurd And Brilliant 1980s Consumer Electronics Commercials

12 years ago

If you've been reading this website for a while, you'll know that I post a lot of old print adverts…

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

12 years ago

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,…

Yard Sale Speakers Spotter’s Guide: 3: Dynaco

12 years ago

Above, the Dynaco line-up circa 1974: A10, A-25, A-35, and A-50 speaker systems; Stereo 120, Stereo 50, and Stereo 400…

Yard-Sale Speaker Spotter’s Guide: 2: KLH

12 years ago

Today: part two of our series on the higher-end of widely available vintage hifi speakers: KLH.  Despite their very generic,…

Yard-Sale Speaker Spotter’s Guide: 1: JBL

12 years ago

JBLs 'in-the-studio.'  Seriously tho you wouldn't want to use these in an actual recording studio these days, trust me I've…

An opinon piece that laments the ‘good old days’ of old-school music production (1958)

12 years ago

Download a four-page article from "High Fidelity Music at Home" (yes this was the title of an ancient magazine...) circa…

Magnetic Film Recording (1953)

12 years ago

The Hallen Corp magnetic film-recorder circa 1953.  A bargain at $13,000! (adjusted for inflation) The Stancil-Hoffman magnetic-film recorder circa 1953.…

Jensen Explains Your High Fidelity Music System! (1953)

12 years ago

Download an eleven-page article from IST, September 1953, on the subject of "Your High Fidelity Music system!" DOWNLOAD: IST-1953-09-Jensen-Your_High_Fidelity_Music_System Glorious,…

1975: Record Yourself

12 years ago

I think I will, thanks...

Turn your turntable into a tape machine! (1952)

12 years ago

From the pages of AUDIO ENGINEERING, '52: the Presto TL-10. Next in this series: Turn your tape machine into a…