Above: beautiful line-drawn rendition of a Scully 601 lathe. Made right here in blighted Bridgeport CT. Ahh Bridgeport what happened? …
Although Scully seems to have dominated the US lathe market in the 1950s and 1960s, every time I have personally…
Above, a 'distortionless' equalizer circuit circa 1961 as designed by one Carlos Moura. Separate bass and treble boost functions (2…
Download a two-page scan of Radio & Television News, August 1957, featuring screen-star Martha Hyer and her DIY audio-hobby. DOWNLOAD:…
Download the 24pp 1939 Webster-Chicago Sound Systems catalog (in two parts due to size) DOWNLOAD PART 1: WebsterChic_1939_1 DOWNLOAD PART…
Many of my regular readers will be familiar with the Shure Level-Loc. For those unfamiliar, the basics: the Level-Loc is…
When you think of 'early electronic instruments,' what period comes to mind? European tape music of the 1950s? Academic electronic…
Today: some excerpts from a piece by C.W. Vadersen as published in the AES journal. It's a good thing to…
Above: the live room and control room of Capitol A, Los Angeles, circa late 1950's. Capitol Records Studio A, New…
Wow what a titan Bill Putnam was. Not only did the man create some of the greatest audio equipment ever…