Philips
The Philips Motional Feedback System.
It challenges the giants.
Don't be bullied into believing that size alone means quality. The Philips Motional Feedback, System is only 1 x 15 x 8 1/2 inches small. Yet it stands up to speakers many more times its size.
The reason is a piezo electric transducer in the apex of the woofer. This enables the Philips unit to literally "listen" to itself...and electronically correct any distortion.
You've got to hear it to believe it.
But the piezo electric "sensor" is only part of the story. There's also a 3-way speaker system (woofer, midrange and tweeter); electronic and passive crossover net works. Plus integral bi-amplification...A 20 watt amp to drive the tweeter and mid-range; Another 40 watt amp for the woofer...A total of 60 watts of continuous sine wave power.
The result is a powerful, high performance sound sys tem in a walnut finished 0.764 cubic foot cabinet. At better audio dealers now. The size will speak for itself.
PHILIPS HIGH FIDELITY COMPONENTS.
Distributed by NORTH AMERICAN PHILIPS CORPORATION
100 East 42 Street New York, New York 10017 TM--N V Philips-Holland
NAKAMICHI
The Nakamichi Revolution An extravagant statement? Not at all.
For the Nakamichi 700 Tri-Tracer cassette system is so completely different from anything that has gone before that it truly represents a quantum jump in cassette technology.
A brilliantly engineered instrument, the Nakamichi 700 is an extraordinary blend of electronic and mechanical sophistication.
To cite a few innovative examples, three separate heads-erase, record, playback-afford off the tape monitoring, but more importantly, extend flat frequency response to beyond 20,000 Hz. A closed-loop dual capstan system employs a servo-controlled d.c. motor to maintain rock-steady, constant speed and a second motor takes over in fast forward and rewind. IC logic and feather-touch solenoids control all tape functions. A built-in record head azimuth-alignment beacon insures perfect recordings every time.
But enough. An extended technical description goes far beyond the scope of this ad.
Far mo-e persuasive, we think, are these comments from a Hirsch-Houck Laboratories Test Report that appeared in the December 1973 issue of Stereo Review.
"As our test data indicate, the Nakamichi 700 is an extraordinary cassette recorder...VVith Nakamichi CrO2 tape, the performance was... an almost incredible ± 1.5 dB from 46 to 22,500 Hz...The nose level, referred to the 3 percent distortion level, was very low...- 57 dB without Dolby and- 62.5 dB with Dolby" They go on to say, "We could not measure the 700's combined wow and flutter because it was below the residual level of our test tape" Summing up, the Report declares, "...we would rank it (the Nakamichi 700) as the best cassette recorder we've tested and one of the best tape recorders of any type we have ever used" See and hear the Nakamichi 700 and the companion Model 1000 at your dealer now. Then go out and start your own little revolution.
For complete information and the name of your nearest dealer write:
Nakamichi Research (U.S.A.),Inc., 220 Westbury Avenue, Carle Place, N.Y. 11514.
In California: 1101 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica 90404.
PERFECTION THROUGH PRECISION.
NAKAMICHI
Yamaha
BEFORE WE MADE THE NEW YAMAHA RECEIVER, WE MADE THE ORCHESTRA.
The new Yamaha receiver and other stereo components emerged from a unique eighty-year involvement in music and sound.
Years ago Yamaha established-new standards in wind instrument precision, piano sound, guitar craftsmanship, organ electronic technology.
Our engineers didn't just sit down and create those standards-they evolved them, and the same is true in their latest audio achievements.
To reach their goal of maximum truthful reproduction, they had Yamaha's three-quarters of a century sound experience to draw from.
And they developed new technology to match and exceed the kind of quality performance (low distortion) usually found on "separates" at the highest price levels.
A New Engineering.
They developed a new kind of engineering philosophy, too.
Because they conceived this quality standard not for just the highest priced Yamaha components, but for the whole line! The result is low distortion performance, typically at .08%, available to receiver and amplifier buyers in all competitive price ranges.
Compare the specs on the new Yamaha components to any of--their competition.
But don't stop there compare them to your idea of an ultimate component selling for any price.
We're confident of the outcome.
The Powerful Truth.
The new Yamaha CR-800 receiver, for example, packs a powerful 45 watts per channel RMS (both channels driven, 8 ohms, 20-20 kHz) to give you the full force of a big crescendo, or full audibility of a delicate piccolo solo.
Sophisticated Tuner.
The CR-800's FM tuner section is the first to utilize negative feedback around the multiplex demodulator.
This achieves superb separation (45 dB) and reduces MPX distortion to 0.05%.
And Yamaha Auto Touch tuning allows the electronics to fine tune the station for minimum distortion (and keeps it there).
A ten-position stepped loudness control takes speaker efficiency, room acoustics, and other factors into consideration, to give you the tonal balance of lows, middles, and highs you like at all volume levels.
Multiples and Mixes.
For the multiple tape deck owner, the 800 has a five-position tape monitor selector to easily control two stereo tape record/ playback circuits for recording on one or both decks simultaneously, for copying from one recorder to an other, or for reproducing or monitoring on either.
Other features include a separate microphone pre-amp and volume control, a two-position low filter (20 Hz-70 Hz) and a two-position high filter (8 kHz-blend). And L E D's for critical indications.
Homemade Philosophy.
The 800 fully incorporates all the years of electronics technology, metal working, machining and wood working pioneered by Yamaha in the music field.
Most of the various parts of Yamaha stereo equipment are made by Yamaha, in our own facilities, for stronger quality control.
And like Yamaha music products, Yamaha components are covered by an unusually long warranty-5 year parts, 3 year labor and a national service and dealer network.
Audition the Yamaha CR 800, and all our new components, at your nearby Yamaha dealer.
YOU'LL SEE & HEAR THE DIFFERENCE
Magnum Opus evolutionary lab monitor speakers are like no others. The lab monitor's professional db tron gauge lets you see as well as hear the actual output of the speaker. Our exclusive Piezo electric tweeter permits the highest frequency response. Up to 4500 hz almost twice as much as any other speaker. And no other book shelf speaker will go down to 26 cycles as the lab monitor will. Because like most Magnum Opus speakers the lab monitor employs our patented "Dynamic Damping" system. The positioning of woofers in opposition to each other, eliminating cone break-up, frequency doubling and other types of distortion. Lab monitors are efficient too. They'll run on 5 watts and will take 200. What more could you ask for? Only the best guarantee in the business, 74 months on parts and labor. See and hear the difference.
a sound as different as our name If your dealer doesn't have them, set him straight and write us for a free color brochure and address of the nearest dealer in your area.
MAGNUM OPUS ELECTRONICS LTD., 220 WEST 19th ST
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10011 (212) 255-8156-7-8
when great sound becomes an obsession...
You'll love the Kenwood separates The more you love music, the more you need KENWOOD. And when you simply have to have the best in stereo reproduction, nothing, but nothing except KENWOOD separate amplifier/tuner components will do! Each KENWOOD Amplifier is a Precision Instrument whose Performance is Limited only by its Program Sources.
From its outstanding phono equalizer/ preamp section, to its high-powered, direct-coupled main amp, to its exclusive ASO protection circuit, each KENWOOD amplifier represents the finest in its price range. With provision for an elaborate stereo system, including 2 PHONO's, Tuner, 2 AUX, 2 Tape Decks, and 3 Stereo Speaker Systems, the new KENWOOD amplifiers incorporate such sophisticated refinements as a 'tape-through' circuit for continuous dubbing even while the system is in use for other programs. The basic difference between them: Power.
And KENWOOD spells that out in the most meaningful terms possible:
RMS Power/Ch 8 Ohms INF Power 8 Ohms Model 20-20k 1 kHz
KA-8006
70 watts x 2 73 watts x 2 200 watts
KA-6006 48 watts x 2 53 watts x 2 160 watts
Each New KENWOOD Tuner is a Masterpiece of Design, Engineered for Exceptional AM, FM, and FM-Stereo Reception.
Whether you choose the impressive KT-6007 or the luxurious KT-8007, dual-gate MOS-FET's in the front end, a double RF stage, a superb IF system, and KENWOOD's exclusive Double-Switching Demodulator with phase-lock-loop add up to crisp, clean FM-stereo. Imaginative new design concepts add up to new convenience, too.
For example, the Signal Strength Meter is converted at the touch of a button to a Multipath Detector, then converted again to a unique Deviation Meter for cassette enthusiasts who enjoy taping off-the-air. For a glimpse of top performance, check the specs: FM Sensitivity S/N Ratio Capture Ratio Selectivity
15777 So. Broadway, Gardena. Calif 90248 For complete information, write . 44) KENWOOD 72.02 Fifty-First Ave-. Woodside. N 11377
In Canada: Magnasonic Canada. Ltd.
As a British company wed like to explain our 810 Qx automatic turntable in plain English.
How the 810 QX reproduces recorded music accurately.
The BSR 810 QX has a sophisticated synchronous motor, spinning a heavy 7-lb. platter for accurate speed (regardless of voltage supply or record load) and all-but-nonexistent wow and flutter. Anti-skating force may be adjusted for optimum pressure with either conical or elliptical styli, so stylus sits perfectly centered in groove for precise stereo separation without audible distortion or uneven groove wear. A strobe disc is integrated into the platter design and a variable speed control is provided should you want to vary from, and later return to, the normal speeds. The tone arm will track as low as 0.25 grams to make use of finest light-weight, high-compliance cartridges for maximum fidelity and dynamic range.
How the 810 QX protects records and cartridge stylus assembly.
Tone arm descent is viscous-damped in automatic operation and also when using the manual cue and pause control, for gentle contact with record surface. Platter rubber mat protects records during play and cushions discs during automatic drop. Automatic spindle uses umbrella-type suspension, without outboard balance arm.
Stub spindle rotates with record to prevent distortion of center hole.
Stylus setdown adjustment prevents stylus damage if dropped outside of entry groove range. Tracking pressure adjustable down to 0.25 grams for newest lightweight cartridges for minimum record wear. Stylus brush whisks dust of f stylus between plays. Lock automatically secures tone arm to prevent damage to stylus from accidental movement. Stylus wear meter records accumulated stylus use in hours. Knowing when to replace a worn stylus protects your records.
How the 810 qx provides convenient operation in any desired mode.
After touching a single feather weight button, the 810 QX can either: play a stack of records, shutting off after the last one, play a single record and shut off, or play a single record, and isdr34 repeat it indefinitely until you stop it.
Manual operation uses a single button to start the motor and the cue control to lower the stylus How the 810 QX operates quietly, emitting no sound that can intrude on the music.
The 810 QX uses a unique sequential cam drive mechanism. It is a rigid precision assembly that replaces the plumber's nightmare of rotating eccentric plates and interlocking gears that other changers use. Unlike other changers, there are no light metal stampings that can go out of alignment and make a lot of noise, from being carried, bumped, or just from use.
For literature write to BSR (USA) Ltd , Blauvelt, N.Y. 10913.
BSR McDONALD
EVEN A MILLIONAIRE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO BUY THE MIRACORD 50H MARK II.
Not because it cost so much. But because it might be a little bit difficult to locate.
We'll admit that trying to track down a Miracord can be a trifle trying. But it's well worth the search.
Because the fact is, that feature for feature, there isn't a better automatic turntable in its price range than the Miracord 50H Mark II.
Here's why:
The Miracord Magic Wand spindle holds hours of music. Ten records at a time. And it lifts out of the way; you remove the record stack without pulling them up through the spindle.
Miracord and only Miracord in its price class has an incomparable hysteresis synchronous motor. Professional studios and broadcasters rely on this kind of motor for absolute long-term speed accuracy.
Our speed control varies 5% with lighted stroboscopic speed monitoring on 33 and 45 rpm.
Our operating cam is metal, not plastic.
We can repeat a record continuously. Or replay a record in the middle of a stack without dropping the next record.
With Miracord's simple cartridge installation, over hang problems are eliminated. All you do is mount the cartridge, then adjust a micrometer screw to the built-in overhang gauge. It's as fast as it is accurate.
The 50H Mark II has a feather-light viscous-damped arm descent to the record surface. And the light-touch push-button panel reduces the chance of the arm skittering across the grooves.
Those are just some of the reasons that make the Miracord 50H Mark II so popular. If you'd like the full story on our full line, just write to us at: Miracord Products, Benjamin Electronic Sound Co., 40 Smith Street, Farmingdale, N.Y. 11735.
The Miracord 50H Mark II. When you find one, you don't have to be a millionaire to afford it.
THE MIRACORD 50H MARK II.
Damn hard to find. Damn hard to beat.
Truer than chrome.
Truer than iron oxide.
Compatible with all cassette recorders.
Its secret is a tape double-layered with oxide. Through advanced 3M technology, ferri-chrome literally combines the best characteristics of two coating formulations into one. Its chromium dioxide coating delivers high output and brilliant high frequencies; its gamma ferric iron oxide provides superb mid-range and rich low frequencies and low noise levels. Together they give you full-range performance you've never heard before in any cassette.
This ferri-chrome combination gives "Scotch" brand Classic cassettes ca. 0 fidelity that often deceives the sharpest ear. Included in a variety of test procedures was the use of a Bruel and Kjaer Model 3347 spectrum analyzer. We began with the original play (record) of a broad-spectrum piece of music, first measuring output levels versus frequency from the record, then the Classic cassette recording of the record, and finally, the record recorded on our low noise/ high density cassette and on our chrome cassette. Our graph shows the results:
Compatibility is another ferri-chrome bonus. It means Classic cassettes will deliver optimum performance on any quality machine. (On machines with a chrome switch position use the HIGH or NORMAL switch position.) Along with Classic cassettes, we've also developed an outstanding Classic 8-Track cartridge and Classic open-reel tape. Both with their own special oxide formulation which offers sound brilliance beyond previously unsurpassed "Scotch" brand standards. Super quiet. Utterly responsive.
The Classics- cassette, cartridge, and open-reel tape-are quite simply and clearly the best we've ever made.
Scotch brand.
The MasterTape.
3m
The new Micro-acoustics QDC-1 Stereo Phono Cartridge: It will make any well recorded LP sound exactly like its master tape.
Recently at a trade show in Chicago, we invited audiophiles to compare a master tape with a stereo disc cut from the tape. The tape and the disc were played through the same electronics and the same loudspeakers. The only difference was that a tape deck was used to play the 15 IPS master and a turntable with our QDC-1 Stereo Cartridge (Pat. Pend.) was used to play the commercial pressing. Without fail, listeners could not hear a difference between the disc and its master.
Until the advent of the QDC-1, there really wasn't a cartridge on the market that could make a stereo record sound as good as its master tape. So cartridge manufacturers didn't have to deal with an absolute standard of measurement for their product. Customers were asked to choose between the "sound" of one cartridge or another.
The fact is that a cartridge shouldn't have any sound of its own. Ideally it should just be a direct link between the record groove and the preamp input.
And that's precisely what the new QDC-1 is- an ultra precision component that will radically change the way all cartridges are judged.
Hearing is believing Visit your Micro-Acoustics dealer and ask him to demonstrate our new QDC-1 cartridge (available in spherical, elliptical and Quadra-Poinem/ CD-4 configurations). Prices range from $100 to $120. Bring a record of your own and let him show you what the QDC-1 can do for your music. For technical information and a dealer list, write to: in a MICRO-ACOUSTICS CORPORATION 8 WESTCHESTER PLAZA ELMSFORD. NEW YORK 10523
The single-play turntables only a great changer company could have made.
Garrard's new single-play turntables are so advance in their solution of basic engineering problems that only a leading manufacturer of automatic changers (yes, changers) could have produced them.
This may sound paradoxical to the partisans of single play, but it's a perfectly realistic view of the situation. The truth is that it's easier to make a single-play turntable that works (never mind outstanding performance for the moment) than a record changer that works.
The very qualities that make the single-play turn table the preferred choice of certain users-straight-forwardness of design, lots of room for relatively few parts, fewer critical functions, etc.-also permit an unsophisticated maker to come up more easily with an acceptable model. Take a heavy platter and a strong motor, connect them with a belt... you get the picture.
As a result, there are quite a few nice, big, shiny and expensive single-play turntables of respectable performance in the stores today.
A thoroughbred single-play Garrard 86SB automatic is another matter. sissi95 We're talking about a turntable that gives you not only state-of-the-art performance in terms of rumble, wow, flutter, tracking and so on, but also the utmost in convenience, childproof and guest-
proof automation, pleasant handling, efficient use of space, balanced good looks and, above all, value per dollar.
Here we're back on the home grounds of the changer maker. He alone knows how to coordinate a lot of different turntable functions and niggling little design problems without wasted motions, space and expenditures. The kind of thing Garrard is the acknowledged master of.
No other proof of this argument is needed than a close look at the new Garrard Zero 100SB and 86SB.
Yes, they have heavy, die-cast, dynamically balanced platters. Yes, they have belt drive. Yes, they have-64dB rumble (DIN B Standard). And the Zero 100SB has Garrard's unique Zero Tracking Error Tonearm, the first and only arm to eliminate even the slightest amount of tracking error in an automatic turntable.
But that's not the whole story.
What gives these turntables the final edge over other single-play designs is the way they're automated.
Both are fully automatic in the strictest sense of the term. Your hand need never touch the tonearm. The arm indexes at the beginning of the record, returns to the arm rest at the end of the record and shuts off the motor, all by itself. The stylus can't flop around in the lead-out groove.
There are also other subtle little features like the ingeniously hinged dust cover (it can be lifted and removed even on a narrow shelf), the integrated low-profile teak base, the exclusive automatic record counter (in the Zero 100SB only) and the finger-tab control panel. Plus one very unsubtle feature.
For your free copy of The price.
The Garrard Guide, a 16-page full-color reference booklet, write to Garrard, Dept. G-10, 100 Commercial Street, Plainview, N.Y. 11803. Div. of Plessey Consumer Products
Now, from JBL, something you've probably never heard before: the other half of the music.
(JBL has perfected an entirely new sound system. The most astonishing part is a new high frequency transducer that can fill a room with the high half of sound. It works-well, it works like a nozzle.) We're going to talk about acoustics and harmonics and all sorts of heavy stuff for the next minute or two. We'll try to do it with merciful brevity. But at the end we're going to unveil a new $396 loudspeaker called Jubal.
For that kind of money, you're entitled to know what you're getting into.
First, music.
Half the music you hear is in the low and midrange of sound.
"Fundamental tones," they're called: the human voice, a piano, a guitar, a violin, a trumpet, whatever. That's where you hear the basic shape and form of sound.
But the character of music, the music of music- overtones, onset tones, all the harmonic shading and texture and subtlety are hidden in the highs. (Without them you couldn't tell a flute from a trumpet from a piano.)
Next, the hard stuff.
Any good sound system is designed to disperse sound throughout the room. What you hear and feel is direct and reflected sound. Together they create ambient sound, the sense of being in the middle of something.
Now, as long as the music is in the low and midrange, the traditional tweeter will spread it around. But as the tones go higher, the tweeter narrows its range.
There's a pea-shooter effect. You have to stand directly in front of the speaker to hear the high highs. They never get to the rest of the room.
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The Nozzle.
It's formal name is the JBL 077 Ultra High Frequency Transducer.
It was developed because the world of recording and listening is still very square. Sound studios, auditoriums and living rooms are box-like.
But sound is conical, circular, radial- the pebble in the pond.
The Nozzle--accepts enormous amounts of high frequency power and disperses it into a near-perfect horizontal pattern.
The result? Pure, bright, transparent, distortion-free high frequency tones throughout the room.
Nice.
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Enough words. Go hear the music. Take a favorite tape or record- something you know by heart- and ask your JBL dealer to hook it up to Jubal.
If you think Jubal sounds like something special, friend, you don't know the half of it.
The Jubal is the smallest floor system we make.
24"x18"x13": It has a handsome smoked glass top and a unique three-dimensional grille in Midnight Blue, Rust Red or Earth Brown.
JBL $135- $3500
The new Micro-acoustics FRM-1 High accuracy Speaker: It will put you at the center of the music no matter where you sit in the listening room.
Micro-Acoustics new FRM-1 speaker has five front-mounted, direct radiating high frequency drivers set in a semi-decahedron array (see illustration). This unique configuration causes the sound of the five drivers to overlap, resulting in a hemispheric pattern from the face of the speaker. This means you get virtually identical sound intensity anyplace in the listening room. Which also means that you can sit anywhere you want and still hear perfect high frequency sound. You can put an FRM-1 up high or down low, keep it upright or set it down on its side. No matter where you put it, or how you place it, the FRM-1 will deliver superb high frequency dispersion.
Plus an unusually smooth mid-range.
And bass response that literally has to be felt to be believed.
For the FRM-1 is a complete speaker in every way priced at $165.00 each, it is made with the highest quality components found in any bookshelf made today. A pair brings a new kind of joy to stereo. Four in quad will simply boggle your senses. For a complete demonstration, visit your Micro-Acoustics dealer. Sit where you want. With the FRM-1, you don't have to go to the music- the music will come to you.
And be sure to ask to hear our moderately priced FRM-2 and economy priced FRM-3- they both share the excellent dispersion characteristics of the FRM-1.
(A note to people who already own a pair of fine speakers such as ADVENT, AR, KLH,- we have a special high frequency dispersion system available as an accessory that sits neatly on top of each of your loudspeakers. It's called the Microstatic (MS-1), sells for $117.00 a pair, and makes good loudspeakers sound a lot better.) For more technical information and test reports on our loudspeaker line write to Micro-Acoustics Corp., 8 Westchester Plaza, Elmsford, New York 10523.
in a MICRO-ACOUSTICS CORPORATION.
ELMSFORD. NEW YORK 10523
Are you ready for a REAL CONTROL CENTER?
If you're a music lover looking for more enjoyment from your music collection, we have a pleasant surprise for you.
Up to now you've enjoyed the few control functions on your tape deck, amp or receiver. But think what you could do with a discrete control center! Not a lo-fi economy model, but the famous CROWN MN with a variety of versatile controls unavailable in any other model under $300, and some models over $500.
This is the control center praised by that dean of audio, Ed Canby: "This IC150 . . . is the finest and most versatile control unit I have ever used. For the first time I can hook Ail my equipment together at once. I find many semi-pro operations possible with it that I have never before been able to pull off, including a first class equalization of old tapes via the smooth and distortionless tone controls.
I have rescued some of my earliest broad cast tapes by this means, recopying them to sound better than they ever did before." The IC150 will do the same for you.
You could record from any of seven sources: tuners, turntables, guitars, tape players, microphones, etc. You could also tape with one recorder while listening to a second one. Even run two copies of the same source at once while monitoring each individually. How about using the IC150's exclusive panorama control to improve the stereo separation of poorly produced program material or to correct that ping-pong effect with headphone listening? It's all up to your creativity.
You'll feel perfectly free to copy and recopy through your IC150, since it creates practically no deterioration whatsoever. Cleaner phono and high-level circuits cannot be found anywhere. Harmonic distortion is practically unmeasurable and IM is less than 0.01% (typically 0.002%).
Of course, construction is traditional Crown quality, backed with a three year warranty. The price is $299. The enjoyment is unlimited. The opportunity is yours. Visit your local Crown dealer to discover if you are ready for a real control center, the IC150.
crown
The only cassette deck in town.
All cassette decks offer convenience.
And simplicity of operation. Now let's separate the men-decks from the boy-decks. There is only one moderately priced cassette deck which offers performance specs not touched by any other cassette deck in the world (except our own more expensive 450).
The TEAC 360S.
For openers, it has a memory rewind counter (to simplify your "search" time), a Light Emitting Diode (to warn you of sudden peak levels during recording), separate 3-position bias and equalization switches (to adjust for different types of tape).
Yes, but what about the sound? We thought you'd never ask. Because of our new transport drive system, the TEAC 360S has an incredible 0.07% record and playback WRMS wow and flutter-which is an engineer's way of proving the 360S is virtually free of noise which has characterized most cassette decks.
Now add Dolby* Noise Reduction circuitry, enhanced by Dolby calibration controls and tone generator, and what do you have? The only cassette deck in town. (Present TEAC company excepted.) Check it out first thing.
The TEAC 3605.
TEAL The leader. Always has been. 1974
Dolby is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
TEAC Corporation of America- Headquarters: Dept. A-43A, 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, California 90640-TEAC offices in principal cities in the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico and Japan.
Best. Best. Best.
Permit us this momentary bit of self-indulgence, because our intentions are pure: to assist you in choosing the best phono cartridge for your hi-fi system, within the practical limitations of your audio budget. To begin, if you feel uncomfortable with anything less than state-of-the-art playback perfection, we heartily recommend the Shure V-15 Type Ill, a cartridge of such flawless performance it is the perfect companion to the finest turn tables and tone arms available today- and those coming tomorrow. At a more moderate level of performance and price, we suggest the Shure M91ED, a superb performer second in trackability only to the Type III.
Finally, for optimum performance under a budget austerity program, the yeoman Shure M44E is for you. All in all, these are three great ways to enjoy music with the kind of system you have decided is best for you.
Shure Brothers Inc. 222 Hartrey Ave., Evanston, Ill. 60204
In Canada: A. C. Simmonds & Sons Ltd.
Malcolm Scholl, Audioanalyst, As Seen Through The Eyes Of His A-200X Speaker
He can torture a tweeter out of its bird.
Malcolm Scholl, Human Being
Called an "audio wizard" by Sight & Sound Marketing, this engineering genius will put a crossover panel through fifty changes, if necessary, before he'll give it his Six Year Warranty.
Audio Magazine says his product "has an extremely good crescendo handling capability." It should, after bench testing every single driver before it goes into assembly and every single assembly before it goes into the box. $94 to $249.
After the evidence has been heard, does fanatical quality control really profit the manufacturer? We have proof that it profits everybody. Write to us. We'll arrange for you to put our speakers to the test. After what they've gone through they're more than ready.
Meet the Audioanalyst Masters of Torture.
Live! At the Boston High Fidelity Music Show-Room 412.
P.O. Box 262. Brookfield. Conn. 06804 Monstrous About Perfection
The 400 millisecond miracle.
Most people seem to take for granted the smooth, effortless way in which a Revox works.
And that is as it should be.
For a great deal of time, effort and sophisticated engineering have gone into translating extremely complex function into lightning quick, responsive operation.
For example, when you press the play button of a Revox, you set in motion a sequence of events that take place with the precision of a rocket launching.
It begins with a gold plated contact strip that moves to close two sections of the transport control circuit board.
Instantaneously, the logic is checked for permissibility. If acceptable, a relay is activated.
Within 15 milliseconds, power is supplied to the pinch roller solenoid, the brake solenoid, the back tension motor, a second relay and, at the same time, the photocell is checked for the presence of tape. If present, Relay One self-holds.
Elapsed time, 25 milliseconds.
At 30 milliseconds, Relay Two closes and puts accelerating tension on the take-up motor.
The logic checks are now complete and power is available to actuate all necessary functions.
From 30 milliseconds to 300 milli seconds, mechanical inertia is being overcome and the motors and solenoids are settling down.
By 300 milliseconds, the brakes have been released, the pinch roller is in contact with the capstan shaft, the tape lifter retracted, the playback muting removed and the motors have come up to operating speed.
At 350 milliseconds power is cut off from Relay Two, which changes over to another set of contacts, releasing the accelerating tension on the take-up motor and completing a circuit through Relay One that, in turn, restores normal tension to the take-up motor.
Total elapsed time, 400 milliseconds.
The Revox is now in the play mode.
And it's all happened in a fraction of the time it takes to read this sentence.
The 400 milli second miracle.
More proof that Revox delivers what all the rest only promise.
Revox Corporation in U.S.A.: 155 Michael Drive, Syosset, NY 11791 and 3637 Cahuenga Blvd West, Hollywood, California 90068 Revox in England: C. E. Hammond & Co. Ltd., Lamb House, Church Street, Chiswick, London W4 2PB Revox Sales and Service in Canada. For other countries: Revox International, Regensdorf 8105ZH Althardstrasse 146, Switzerland.
Introducing the only way to get accurate and continuous CD-4 separation.
Until now you had to depend upon your hands, your eyes and your ears to bring you accurate 4-channel separation of CD-4 records. When they missed, so did you.
But now you can sit back and relax. With Technics SA-8500X. Instead of trial and error, the SA-8500X brings you optimum separation automatically. Because it's the first 4-channel receiver with automatic CD-4 separation. And it's continuous separation. Across the entire frequency range.
The SA-8500X also has just about everything else you need for total command of 4-channel.
Automatic carrier level controls. A CD-4 demodulator with LSI IC's for discrete 4-channel records. A decoder for both types of matrix. And an MPX output ready for discrete FM broadcasts.
There's also an abundance of power. 34 watts RMS per channel pumped into al, all channels driven (4 x 34w =136w. At 1 kHz, THD 0.5% Max.).
Because we know the intricacies of 4-channel, we've given you the features to substantially minimize them. Like 4 VU meters for visual control of 4-channel balance. And a Hi-Blend switch for clear demodulation of CD-4 discs.
We've also put a 4-pole dual-gate MOS FET and 3 ceramic IF filters into the FM section. So you get a sensitivity of 1.9p,v (IHF). S/N ratio of 65dB. And an excellent capture ratio of 1.5dB.
For stereo, a simple flick of the BTL switch on the front panel straps the amplifiers together.
And produces 85 watts RMS per channel into 80, both channels driven (2 x85w =170w.At 1 kHz, THD 0.5% Max.).
The SA-8500X. It's the only way to hear everything in 4-channel the way it should be heard. Because it's the only 4-channel receiver with both automatic carrier level control and automatic CD-4 separation.
The concept is simple. The execution is precise. The performance is outstanding. The name is Technics.
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The finest stereo receiver the world has ever known.
We recognize the awesome responsibility of making such a statement.
Nevertheless, as the leader in high fidelity, we have fulfilled this responsibility in every way.
Pioneer's new SX-1010 AM-FM stereo receiver eclipses any unit that has come before it. It has an unprecedented power output of 100+100 watts RMS (8 ohms, both channels driven) at incredibly low 0.1% distortion, throughout the entire audible spectrum from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. Power is maintained smoothly and continuously with direct-coupled circuitry driven by dual power supplies.
To bring in stations effortlessly, clearly and with maximum channel separation, the SX-1010 incorporates an FM tuner section with over whelming capabilities. The combination of MOS FETs, ceramic filters and phase lock loop IC circuitry produces remarkable specifications like 90dB selectivity, 1.7uV sensitivity and 1 dB capture ratio.
Versatility is the hallmark of every Pioneer component. The SX-1010 accommodates 2 turntables, 2 tape decks, 2 headsets, 3 pairs of speakers, a stereo mic and an auxiliary. It also has Dolby and 4-channel connectors. There's even tape-to-tape duplication while listening simultaneously to another program source. This is another innovative Pioneer exclusive.
The SX-1010 is actually a master control system with its fantastic array of controls and features. It includes pushbuttons that simplify function selection and make them easy to see with illuminated readouts on the super wide tuning dial. FM and audio muting, hi/low filters, dual tuning meters, loudness contour, a dial dimmer control and a fail-safe speaker protector circuit. Never before used on a receiver are the twin stepped bass and treble tone controls that custom tailor listening to more than 3,000 variations. A tone defeat switch provides flat response instantly throughout the audio spectrum.
By now it's evident why the SX-1010 is the finest stereo receiver the world has ever known. Visit your Pioneer dealer and audition its uniqueness. $699.95, including a walnut cabinet.
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Dual
The lowest-priced Dual may well be all the turntable you're ever likely to need.
Tracking force is applied directly around the vertical pivot, maintaining perfect balance in all planes.
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The least you should require of a turntable is the assurance that its tonearm can track flawlessly with the most sensitive cartridges available, and that its drive system will introduce no audible rumble, wow, or flutter. To accept less means risking damage to your precious record collection and producing sounds from your system which were never recorded.
Happily, the lowest-priced Dual, the 1225, provides this assurance and much more at just $129.95. For it is the perfect example of Dual's basic design concept: to build every Dual more precision than you are ever likely to need.
Separate anti-skating calibrations for conical, elliptical and CD-4 styli are provided on every Dual turntable.
drive system. The 1225's hi-torque motor maintains speed within 0.1%, even when line voltage varies as much as 20%, and its hefty 3-3/4 lb. platter provides effective flywheel action that minimizes the audible effect of any possible speed variations.
All of this explains why even Dual's lowest –priced models have been so well accepted by audio experts. (Many tell us their original Duals which were bought early in their careers are still in service.)
Considering all this, why do so many serious music lovers spend as much as $259.95 for the 1229Q? (Readers of the leading music/audio magazines own more Duals-at every price level than any other quality turntable.)
Although the 1225 has all the precision your records need, the 1229Q has refinements that you may well want. For example, the 1229Q is a full- sized turntable with a 12" dynamically-balanced platter, driven by the powerful Continuous Pole/Synchronous motor. Its gimbal-mounted 8-3/4" long tonearm can track at as low as 0.25 gram, and has provision for adjusting its vertical tracking angle. It also has an illuminated strobe, and cueing is damped in both directions to prevent bounce.
Dual's other two multi-play turntables, the 1226 at $159.95 and the 1228 at $189.95, offer one or more of these refinements. Which may bring you to this question: having decided that you and your records deserve a Dual, which one should you buy?
For the answer, we suggest you visit your franchised United Audio dealer where the new generation of Dual turntables is now on display.
Tonearms of the 1228 and 1229Q are suspended in a true four-point gyroscopic gimbal.
In the case of the 1225, this means a vernier-adjust, counter balanced tonearm capable of flawless tracking at as low as one gram. Stylus pressure is applied exactly as in costlier Duals: around the vertical pivot, maintaining perfect balance in all planes. Anti-skating force is also applied exactly as in the highest-priced Dual: with separate calibrations for conical, elliptical and CD-4 styli.
Other features the 1225 shares with the more costly Duals include pitch control, viscous-
damped cueing and a precision
The Mode Selector parallels the tonearm to center stack in multi-play mode; to single-record in single-play.
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Exclusive U.S. Distribution Agency for Dual
Dual 1226, $159.95 Dual 1228, $189.95 Dual 1229Q, $259.95
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He listens to it with AR speakers A lot of celebrated musicians pay AR speaker systems the finest compliment possible: they use them at home.
Herbert von Karajan, who conducts the most distinguished orchestras all over the world, has AR speakers at home.
Conductors Rafael Kubelik and Karl Bohm, and baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau listen with AR speakers. So do jazz trumpeter Miles Davis and singer Judy Collins.
Many musicians would seem to agree with the AR philosophy of accurate-
as opposed to "pleasant"- sound reproduction. After all, the aim of a speaker system is to give you the music and let you forget the speakers.
Try it soon. There's a five-year guarantee that your AR speakers will perform as well as Herbert von Karajan's.
Herbert von Karajan chose the AR-3a: $295 The AR-7: almost as good: $75 Acoustic Research 10 American Drive Norwood, Massachusetts 02062 International Office:
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Onkyo
Model TX-330 AM/FM Stereo Receiver Superb stereo with built-in 4 ch. Matrix synthesizer! Has a direct cpld. cliff' amplifier; 2 tape monitors & dubbing; fine FM Muting & Sensitivity; accepts 2 sets of speaker systems.
Delivers 21 Watts RMS power per channel 8 ohm; 0.5% THD.
$299.95 Model TX-560 AM/FM Stereo Receiver
Distinguished quality in a class by itself! Accepts 3 sets of speaker systems. Has direct cpld. diff'l amplifier; built-in thermal protection; transient killers; 2 tape monitors, dubbing, R/L separable controls.
Provides 48 Watts RMS power per chan'l ; 0.2% THD; 1.5µV FM Sensitivity.
$449.95 Model ft^2/Way Bass Reflex Speaker System A first for Onkyo . . with tuned port for rich, overall response. 30W (max) power capacity; 8" woofer (ported cap); 2" cone tweeter; 2/Way crossover network. Equally effective with low power. Smartly styled resonance-free cabinet has walnut-grained, vinyl finish.
$89.95 Model 25A 3/Way "Linear" Suspension Speaker System The incomparable sound of our top rated Model 25 in a smartly re-styled, modern cabinet with luxurious walnut-grained finish. Has hearty bass and superb balance; 14" molded woofer; domed radiator mid-range and tweeter; 3/Way crossover network.
Handles 60W (max.) power with ideal transient response.
Onkyo gives you 4 new ways to enjoy the sound of the '70's! And years from now, these superb Onkyo components will still be new- in quality, performance and reliability! That's because Onkyo consistently provides the most advanced design equipment- each including unusually fine quality innovations ... years ahead of their time. These latest models are a prime example- offering outstanding performance and distortion-free response at a sensible price.
Prove it to yourself and audition Onkyo today.
Compare the craftsmanship, the attention to detail, the feel of genuine quality. Look at the specifications and features, and read the experts opinions. Your one logical choice is Onkyo .
Artistry in Sound. A full line of receivers, tuners and amplifiers; the revolutionary TS-500 fully automatic 4-Ch.
Receiver; and exciting, 2 and 3 Way Scepter speaker systems- for the sound of the 70's!
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25-19 43rd Ave. Long Island City, N.Y. 11101/(212) 729-2323
Can you live without a 400 watt amplifier? Maybe. If you're content to listen to music at a less than realistic level. Or if you don't mind the loss of quality caused by clipping during the more dramatic passages in your favorite records. On the other hand, if you want to listen at a real-life level without distortion, you need at least 400 watts of amplifier power. Other things being equal, the more power you have to drive those fine speakers, the more faithful the sound. Julian Hirsch put it this way: "Anyone using a low-efficiency speaker ... with an amplifier in the 30 to 50 watt class cannot approach realistic listening levels without severe clipping." And Audio, after listening to the Phase Linear 400, said," many people do not realize just how much power is necessary to handle peaks without clipping ...
Stereo Review summed up: "A superb amplifier, furnishing the essential qualities of the (Phase Linear) Model 700 at a much lower price (almost a bargain in today's Advanced design heat sink market)." provides protective cooling.
At $499.00 why live with anything less than the Phase Linear 400? Ask your dealer for an audition.
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TYPICAL 4% HARMONIC OR IM DISTORTION % 3% 2% 1%
TYPICAL 50 WATT AMPLIFIER PHASE LINEAR 400
POWER PER CHANNEL WATTS GREATER POWER PROVIDES IMPROVED SOUND REPRODUCTION
400 watts RMS direct coupled solid state stereo power amplifier.
POWER: Greater than 200 watts/ channel RMS both channels driven into 8 ohms. Power at clipping typically 250 watts/channel into 8 ohms and 400 watts/channel RMS into 4 ohms. HAR MONIC OR I.M. DISTORTION: Less than .25%; typically less than .05%.
PROTECTION: Patented protection circuit monitors energy, shuts down amplifier if safe operating levels are exceeded.
HUM AND NOISE: Better than 100 db below 200 watts.
STABILITY: Absolutely stable with all speaker loads including electrostatic units.
WARRANTY: Three years, parts and labor.
PRICE: $499.00 WALNUT CABINET: $37.00.
Introducing the premium blank tape, especially attuned to music
Introducing the music tape BY CAPITOL. It's a new premium Engineers can plot-these performance limits on a SNR (sig blank tape with an extra high output/low noise formula for full dimensional sound. Simply the best blank tape you can buy for recording music.
What's the most demanding sound for a tape to reproduce? It's music. Particularly the variety of pitch and sound levels found in symphonic music.
Ordinary tapes lose this range of sound. They round off an instruments unique characteristics, its "color." They distort when the pitch (frequency) is high. Or create interference noise when the sound level (amplitude) is low.
Engineers can plot these performance limits on a SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) graph like the one below. Tie greater the distance between the top and bottom lines. the better the 5E GRAPH tape's SNR. The wider the area covered, the better the frequency response.
This SNR graph shows the superiority of the musk tape music tape BY CAPITOL over conventional tape.
It's another reason we think the music tape BY CAPITOL--cassette, cartridge and open reel--is best for recording music.
You might soy the music tape BY CAPITOL is the blank tape with an ear for music.
Sound so clear you can hear a pin drop, or a piccolo player catch his breath.
Listening to the Pep 79E is like being suspended from the concert hall ceiling with the microphones. Nothing comes between you and the music. Because we built a perfect membrane driver. An electrostatic element that produces the most transparent, distortion-free sound you've ever heard.
And now electrostatic stereophones aren't bulky or isolating. The Pep 79E weighs a mere 8 1/2 ounces, and our trans-air concept blends outside sounds with inside sounds without sacrificing performance. Frequency response: 10 Hz to 22,000 Hz. It's black, with Chroma trim, has comfortable ear cushions, a fully adjustable headband, and 15 foot coil cord. Comes with a trouble-free, self-energized console. The system is guar anteed for 1 year. The only alternative is huge, costly speakers that will wake up your neighbors.
Pep 79E Electrostatic System
Sugg. Retail Price $90.00 Superex Stereophones. Feel what you hear.
For free literature write: Superex Electronics Corp., Dept. 17,151 Ludlow Street. Yonkers, N.Y. 10705. In Canada, Paco Electronics Ltd., Quebec
Put your favorite record on the large 12' aluminum platter of the new Sansui SR-212 automatic return turntable and you will be pleased with the results. You'll be pleased with the ease of operation.
A cueing control that lets you place the arm at any point on the disc and go "automatic" from there. You'll be pleased with the reliability and rugged construction of the SR-212's belt- driven full size platter powered by a 4-pole synchronous motor.
You'll be pleased by the statically balanced S-shaped arm and anti-skate features. You'll be pleased by the solid stability assured by Sansui's multiple point suspension system. You'll be pleased by Sansui's added features of handsome wood base and hinged dustcover.
And, most of all, you'll be pleased by the reasonable price that goes with this new Sansui turntable. Hear it at your nearest franchised Sansui dealer.
SANSUI ELECTRONICS CORP. Woodside New York--- Gardena, California, 90247.
SANSUI ELECTRIC CO.. LTD. Tokyo. Japan SANSUI AUDIO EUROPE S A, Antwerp. Belgium
Empire Speakers named "Best buy of the year' Empire Speakers were named "1974 Best Buy of the Year" by Consumers Digest Stereo Quadraphonic buyers guide. Consumers Digest was enthusiastic about our moderate priced, wide ranging well balanced sound with its lush bass and exemplary high frequency dispersion.
With their optional imported marble tops they felt "that Empire Speakers were hand some pieces of furniture that don't look like just speakers:' Designed for super stereo or exciting 4 channel, Empire's unique cylinder speaker produces the kind of sound no ordinary box can deliver. The all-around sound is simply phenomenal ... it radiates in all directions: front, rear, left and right. These perfect 3-way systems use a heavy down-facing woofer for bass you can feel as well as hear. A powerful mid-range for crisp, clear alto and voice tones and an ultra sonic tweeter with 180 degree dispersion. The power handling capacity of Empire Speakers is awesome. They can take all the power your receiver can give them without overload, burnout or strain.
Thousands of satisfied Empire owners agree. Here are comments from just a few of them: "Superior sound over anything near it in price" 9 J.A. Hyattsville, Md. "This speaker is truly a work of art!" J.F., Vancouver, B.C. "Full sound even at low levels" W.G., Alexandria, Va. "Can handle lame amounts of power" D.M., Huntsville, Ala. "Fantastic bass" A.H., Burke, Va. "No ugly grill cloth" B.M., Newark, N.J. "Incredible fidelity" K.K., Texas.
Ask your favorite dealer to let you hear Empire's great speakers and write for our free full color "Guide to Sound Design:' EMPIRE SCIENTIFIC CORP, Garden City, N.Y. 11530.
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Zenith
There's a reason. Zenith Allegro gives you deeper, richer sound.
This tuned port.
The Prestwick. model F594W Zenith Alleg-o isa sound system with a difference.
The tuned port!' Where a lot of speakers (even air-suspension types) trap deep. rich bass aside the speaker cabinet, Allegro's tuned port gives it a way out. So you hear more of what you're supposed to hear.
In fact, with a specially-designed woofer for solid bass and mid-range tones, plus a horn-type tweeter for crystal-clear high notes, Allegro delivers virtually the full range of sound of the original performance. And does it so efficiently that other systems with comparable-see air-suspension speakers need amplifiers with twice the power in order to match Allegros overall sound performance.
But there's more behind the deep, rich sound of Allegro than lust the tuned port.
There are ten powerful solid-state tuner/amplifier/ control centers to choose from, with AM/FM/stereo FM, built-in or separate precision record changers, and cassette or 8-traces tape players and recorders.
And of course Allegro also gives you a choice of complete 4-channel systems. each with a full range of matching 000ns and accessories.
So, now that you know what Allegro is, and why.
there's just one question left to ask yourself: Which.
The surprising sound of Zenith.
The quality goes before the name goes on.
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We have this different new speaker system...
Its woofer isn't really a woofer but it gets down flat to below forty Hertz (3 dB down at 32 Hz).
It has a tweeter on the back (plus one on the front) so you hear uniform, well-dispersed acoustic output to beyond 18,000 Hertz.
It's not an acoustic suspension system but it's 2 to 3 dB more efficient than almost all sealed systems It's too small to be really good but STEREO REVIEW says, "...the Interface:A can deliver a level of undistorted bass far superior to that of any other speaker of its size that we have heard:' (March, 1974) So it must be really expensive it costs $450 per pair, complete! (Suggested retail price) And right now we have 320 dealers standing by to show and demonstrate this different new speaker system.
Just call 800-447-4700 (Toll Free) In Illinois only 800-322-4400 for the name and location of those nearest you.
Interface: A by ELECTRO-VOICE, a gultan company
Dept. 1044F, 616 Cecil Street, Buchanan, Michigan 49107 USA
TDK
HOW TO UPGRADE YOUR SPEAKERS FOR AN EXTRA BUCK.
The sound that comes out of those beauties is the sound that's on the cassette.
No better, no worse. And if you're using discount cassettes, chances are you're hearing discount sound, delivered with breathtaking clarity.
A classic case of penny wise and sound foolish.
Drop a TDK ED cassette in there next time and hear the difference. An absolutely stunning difference. Vibrant sound, rich in color and detail, with the depth and harmonics that were there when the music happened.
One TDK ED cassette. One time. One listen. That may be the first time you'll really hear your speakers. And all for as little as an extra buck. An extra buck more than the cassette you're probably using now.
TDK. Wait till you hear what you've been missing.
Maxell's UD cassette now contains an amazing new nonabrasive dirt-fighting ingredient:
It doesn't rub as it scrubs as it cleans.
We wanted to make some really big improvements to our Ultra Dynamic cassette. But there just weren't any big improvements left to make. So we made a lot of little improvements.
Amazing new miracle ingredient fights dirt fast !!! The first five seconds of our new cassette is a head-cleaner. And what's amazing, new and miraculous about it is that it doesn't rub as it scrubs as it cleans.
Because it's nonabrasive. So it keeps your tape heads clean without wearing them down.
An improvement you can see but can't hear.
But the head-cleaner is also a timing leader. And we've marked the place where it starts so you'll always know exactly where you are.
More hertzes.
We've also improved our tape. We’ve increased the Hz to 22,000 Hz so you get even higher highs. The signal-to noise ratio's now 8dB more than ordinary cassettes-which means you get less noise and cleaner sound. And the dynamic range is wider so you can turn the sound up loud enough to disturb the neighbors without worrying about distortion.
Little pad finally gets grip on self.
The pressure pads of other cassettes are kept in place with glue--or rather aren't kept in place with glue. So we've designed a little metal frame that holds the pad in a grip of steel. With the result that you don't need to worry about signal fluctuations and loss of response any more.
Our new long-playing cassette is shorter.
Our new UD C-46 is twenty-three minutes per side. Which very conveniently just happens to be the approximate playing time of your average long-playing record. (Our other cassettes are 60, 90 and 120.) And that's our new improved Ultra Dynamic cassette. And its ultra dynamic new improvements.
The answer to all your tape needs.
Seven pleasures from Previn.
He taught us to think of him only in superlatives. By 30, he had won 4 Academy Awards. And recognition as a great jazz pianist.
But he could not forget his boyhood training in classical music.
In 1960, he began concentrating exclusively on his first love, conducting. And in 1968, he was appointed principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra.
This year, he has brought his LSO here for a major tour.
In celebration, we are releasing 7 new albums, (making a total of 22 for Angel). On 6, he conducts, and on the seventh, he is piano soloist.
The range is dazzling. From Mozart to Shostakovich to Holst.
From Bernstein to ballet to Beethoven.
All live up to our expectations of Andre Previn. It is the highest praise we know, the highest recommendation we can offer.
The Beogram 3000--One part of a system developed to reproduce sound as it is.
The Beogram 3000 is art integrated, automatic turntable offering utter simplicity of operation and elegant, under stated design. All functions are handled by a single master control: the choice of record size automatically selects the correct speed (33 or 45 rpm), a slight touch of the center disk places the stylus tip in the first groove of the record. When the selection is completed, the tone arm automatically returns to its rest position and shuts off the unit.
The tone arm pivots on hardened steel bearings for low horizontal friction. An ingenious system of inclined planes automatically applies the correct amount of anti-skating force as the tone arm travels across the record. A pendulum suspension system isolates the stylus from external vibrations and acoustic feedback.
As a turntable must operate in concert with the cartridge, the Beogram 3000 has been engineered to utilize Bang & Olufsen cartridges. The integration of tone arm and cartridge provides a lower dynamic mass, thus reducing the force required to move the stylus tip, and eliminates unwanted resonances. Bang & Olufsen cartridges have been acknowledged as being among the world's finest.
Bang & Olufsen Excellence in engineering-Elegance in design Two traditions from Denmark Bang & Olufsen, 2271 Devon Avenue Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007.
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VINTAGE 1974
ZUBIN MEHTA THE LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
Two new releases to celebrate their spectacular European tour: LOS ANGELES SHOWCASE Overtures to: DIE FLEDERMAUS, THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, LA GAZZA LADRA, DER FREISCHUTZ, RIENZI.
CS 6858
Bruckner: SYMPHONY NO. 8 in C MINOR CSA 2237
--headline: Heralding an exciting new series of contemporary music definitively recorded under the supervision of the composers.
Messiaen: LA TRANSFIGUR ATION DE NOTRE SEIGNEUR JESUS-CHRIST Soloists and chorus with the National Symphony, Washington, D.C., conducted by Antal Dorati.
IT'S A GREAT YEAR!
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