YAMAHA
Incredibly smooth ,well defined, powerful.
Yet small.
Presenting Yamaha’s new NS-10M Mini-Monitor. With wide, even dispersion, nigh sensitivity and accuracy, the sound is distinctively Yamaha: a rich, solid sound with a tight, firm bass that respects every nuance of tonal shading.
What you're going to wonder, is where it's all coming from. Because for the sound, the Mini-Monitor is amazingly small. Weighing in at 13 lbs., the speaker measures on y 15.4" high, 8.5" wide. Inside, a 7" cone woofer and a 1.5" dome tweeter produce 90 dB SPL with 1 watt at meter.
The Mini-Monitor was made in the image of the NS-1000. It has an identical finish, and like its bigger brother, is sold in mirror-image matched pairs. At low volume levels the sound is virtually the same. It's a primary monitor with the NS-1000 look and sound, for places the NS-1000 won't fit.
Our new Mini-Monitor with the powerhouse sound is currently contending with the heavyweights at your Yamaha Audio Specialty Dealer. And holding its own, thank you.
YAMAHA. Audio Div. PO. Box 6600: Buena Park, CA 90622. USA.
If you can't find your nearest Yamaha Audio Specialty Dealer in the Yellow Pages, just drop us a line.
Sharp
Introducing Sharp's solenoid deck that plays selections according to your musical appetite.
If you hunger for one of the world's most advanced tape decks, then Sharp's RT-2251 is for you.
The RT-2251 teams the genius of the Sharp Eye with the convenience of solenoid controls. A combination you won't find on any other deck.
The Sharp Eye gives you individual song selection. It plays only what you want to hear. And skips what you don't.
And the solenoid controls give you feather touch finger-tip control. For faster response and greater accuracy of all tape functions.
If once isn't enough when one of your favorites finishes, tell the Sharp Eye to play it again. And it will. Automatically.
You even have the option to change your mind. The Sharp Eye lets you interrupt one song and go on to the next. Instantly.
How do we do it? Simple. The Sharp Eye scans the tape at high speed, finds the blank spaces between selections and automatically plays back the music of your choice. To skip a selection it operates in fast forward. And for repeats, it works in reverse.
You'll also like the gourmet specs Sharp's cooked up for you. The RT-2251 serves up 0.055% wow and flutter, a S/N ratio of 66dB (Dolby on, over 5kHz) and a frequency response of 30-17,000 Hz (FeCr). To get a real taste of our RT-2251, see the Sharp audio dealer nearest you or write: Sharp Electronics Corporation, Dept. H F, 10 Keystone Place. Paramus, N.J. 07652.
The Highly Prized Receiver ... ONKYO's TX4500 MKII
In the beginning there was only one Quartz-Locked tuning system. Onkyo's TX-4500. While others started building their own versions, Onkyo s innovative genius was improving on the first to produce the finest.
The result. TX-4500MKII, the world's first IC Quartz-Locked tuning system for totally drift-free reception...and in heavy demand nationally. An improvement on the model Hirsch Houck Labs called, "one of the finest receivers available at any price," * with more power (60 watts per channel minimum RMS, both channels driven at 8 ohms with no more than 0.1% THD from 20Hz to 20,000 Hz), new and convenient styling, wide-ranging flexibility and integrated circuitry for longer life and cooler running.
Check the features.
The all stage DC OCL Power Amp for delivering clean power. Heavy duty 12,000µF electrolytic capacitors to reduce transient crosstalk distortion. And 200mV RMS phono overload level ensured by linear 3-stage DC equalizer amp. For minimum overload distortion the dual gate MOS FET front end; for superb FM stereo separation the PLL MPX circuit and for maximum selectivity the FM 4-ganged, AM 2-ganged variable tuning capacitors.
All contributing to a quality product.
Redesign has resulted in sloping panels for easy observation, group controls for easy operation, and facilities for 2 turntables, 3 tape decks with dubbing and 3 speaker systems. Complete mode, function and tone controls including high and low filters with 12dB oct slope and Dolby [ 25 µs de-emphasis switching.]
With so much invested, the TX-4500MKII is equipped with an electronic detector circuit sensitive to the slightest malfunction and a shut-off relay to cut off speaker power in case of a snort circuit or drop in load impedance.
Nothing has been spared to give you the most or your money. There's nothing finer on the market.
See everything that Onkyo has to offer at your local dealer or write for information and the name of your Onkyo dealer. Find out how Onkyo stays ... a step ahead of state-of-the-art.
STEREO REVIEW, October 1976.
Dolby is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
Artistry fn Sound
ONKYO Easternoffice: 42-07 20th Avenue, Long Island City. NY 11105 1212) 728-4639
Midwest Office: 935 Swer1 Drive, Wood Dale. IL 60191 ; (312) 595-2970
West Coast Distribution Center.
Damark Industries. Inc., 20600 Nordhott Street.
Chatsworth, CA 91311 (213)998-4501
Canada: Sole Distributor, Tri-Tel Industries. Ltd., Ontario. Canada
TDK's new one-second, no-headache demagnetizer.
You don't need time or technical expertise to operate TDK's exclusive instant head demagnetizer. Just pop it into your deck and push "Play" to restore musical performance lost through inevitable head magnetization. Other demagnetizers can he less effective, take more time, or actually magnetize your heads and are more difficult to use. Because our HD-01's miniature battery powers sophisticated circuitry built into a standard cassette shell, it solves all of these problems. You will hear the performance improvement in your home, portable or auto system. TDK Electronics Corp., Garden City, NY 11530. TDK. The Machine for your Machine.
Shure
Fact: a stylus tip does not a cartridge make.
So why all the fuss?
The stylus tip is only part of the complex stylus and cartridge structure, and performs a single function-it positions the entire stylus assembly so that all groove undulations are traced without damaging the record. The production of a top-quality tip calls for exquisite micro-craftsmanship, precision polishing, unwavering uniformity, and exact orientation. (However, important as it is, an exotic diamond stylus tip configuration simply isn't a cure-all for what might ail an otherwise deficient cartridge, regardless of high-flying claims you may have heard or read.) Here are the basic criteria a top-quality stylus tip must meet:
IT MUST FIT THE MODULATED GROOVE YES (MODULATED GROOVE) NO
If the tip is shaped so it's oversized at its contact points, it can rise out of the modulated groove (the arrows indicate modulation of one groove wall) and "crest" at the record surface, causing extreme distortion and noise.
IT MUST NOT "BOTTOM" IN THE GROOVE YES NO A slightly-undersized or too-pointed stylus tip may ride the groove bottom, lose contact with the groove walls, mistrack, and generate high noise levels.
IT MUST BE CORRECTLY ORIENTED Skewed or rotated orientation introduces distortion.
IT MUST BE A GENUINE SHURE STYLUS For unwavering uniformity, look for the name "Shure"on the grip.
Please send for our "Scientific Study of Competitive Styli" booklet (AL548)
explaining the important specifications al' Shure styli are required to meet.
High Fidelity Cartridges & Replacement Styli Shure Brothers Inc., 222 Hartrey Avenue, Evanston. IL 60204, In Canada: A. C. Simmonds / Sons
Limited Manufacturers of high fidelity components, microphones, sound systems and related circuitry.
KA/KUSTOM ACOUSTICS, INC.
At $1,199 each we wouldn't call the Synthetic Transducer KA Labyrinths exactly inexpensive. But, seeing that they do compete with the finest Electrostats with Sub-woofers in the $4,000-$8,000 price range, $1,199 becomes very reasonable.
*The Labyrinth has KA's Staggered Diagonal Transducer Arrangement and Tapered Acoustical Trapezoidal Line/Labyrinth designs by Ted Roger Karson which has patents pending.
For nearest dealer and free color catalog, please write or phone us.
KA/KUSTOM ACOUSTICS, INC.
6624 West Irving Park Road Chicago, Illinois 60634
(312) 685-6609
(312) 685-6434
TM. Refined Stereo Speaker Systems Since 1968 Manufactured in U.S.A.
(High Fidelity, Jan. 1976)
Also see:
KLH Research Ten Model Sixty Turntable