Systems of the Stars

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Above: From DOWNBEAT magazine 1966: Bassist Ben Tucker discusses his home hi-fi system.  Tucker played with a real who's-who of…

Magnecord Tape Machines used for early stereo experimentation

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Above: an unpublished photo from the collection of David Hall, courtesy T. Fine. T. Fine: "Bert Whyte was an early…

What is Psychoacoustics? (1961)

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************ ******* *** Do certain acoustic phenomena create universal psychological effects? Does rhythm hold primacy in the hierarchy of musical…

The Scully 601 Vinyl Mastering Lathe circa 1960

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Above: beautiful line-drawn rendition of a Scully 601 lathe.  Made right here in blighted Bridgeport CT.  Ahh Bridgeport what happened? …

Neumann AM32B Lathe: 1961

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Although Scully seems to have dominated the US lathe market in the 1950s and 1960s, every time I have personally…

Interesting Passive EQ circa 1961

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Above, a 'distortionless' equalizer circuit circa 1961 as designed by one Carlos Moura.  Separate bass and treble boost functions (2…

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

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

Webster-Chicago: Because Shouting Is Outmoded (1939)

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Download the 24pp 1939 Webster-Chicago Sound Systems catalog (in two parts due to size) DOWNLOAD PART 1: WebsterChic_1939_1 DOWNLOAD PART…

Vacuum-Tube Output Stage for Shure Level Loc

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Many of my regular readers will be familiar with the Shure Level-Loc.  For those unfamiliar, the basics:  the Level-Loc is…

(Very) Early Electronic Instruments

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When you think of 'early electronic instruments,' what period comes to mind?  European tape music of the 1950s?  Academic electronic…