Hi Fi Amplifier Schematics c. 1954

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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

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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

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

Pro Audio hardware of the early 1950s

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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

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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

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

Studio Microphones of 1954

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

Vintage Marshall Archive Material Part 2: 1974

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Download the complete sixteen-page 1974 Marshall Amplification catalog: DOWNLOAD: Marshall_1974_Cat Products covered, with text, specs, and photos, include: Marshall 1959,…

British Broadcast Tape Recorder Circa 1935: The Marconi-Stille

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The development of magnetic tape recording is generally credited to German scientists.  It is their Magnetophone that provided the inspiration…

Magnecord, INC, company history from John Boyers, Founding Partner

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D. Boyers, son of Magnecord, INC founding engineer John Boyers, has once again presented Preservation Sound with an incredible collection…