A DIY tube mixing console; plans, schematics, methods

13 years ago

Some more interesting bits from AUDIO magazine c 1955:  plans and schematics for a radio station mixing console.   Very little…

Altec 436 Compressor: Taming the output level: part 2

13 years ago

In a previous post, we looked at the Altec 436 vari-mu tube compressor.  I built one of these a few…

Hi-Fi in Mexico 1955

13 years ago

A two page article from AUDIO magazine circa 1955.  Consider this article in comparison to "Japan Goes Hi Fi."  How…

Hi Fi Amplifier Schematics c. 1954

13 years ago

The Craftsmen C-500 power amplifier Today we have some hi-fi amplifiers from the mid 1950s to look at.  Many of…

1955: Japan Goes Hi-Fi

13 years ago

Download a three-page 1955 article entitled "Japan Goes Hi-Fi" as originally published in AUDIO magazine. DOWNLOAD: Japan_Goes_hifi_1955 The article concerns…

RCA Mixing setup at the Hollywood Bowl arena c.1955

13 years ago

You gotta wonder where this thing ended up.   Consider the history that passed through these faders.

Pro Audio hardware of the early 1950s

13 years ago

The General Electric (GE) BA-5-A Limiter Continuing our review of the first two years of AUDIO magazine, today we will…

Studio Microphones of 1955

13 years ago

The Altec 639, 633, 670A, 660, 671A, 632C, M-20, and M-11 microphones From the pages of AUDIO magazine in 1954/55:…

Magnecord Complete Line Catalog Circa 1953

13 years ago

From the personal archive of John Boyers, founding partner of Magnecord INC, we present the complete circa 1953 Magnecord INC…

Studio Microphones of 1954

13 years ago

AKG D36 advert from 1954 Continuing our survey of AUDIO magazine's early years: over the next couple of weeks we…