A tribute to appreciation.
Music appreciation Art appreciation. Appreciation for excellence in performance. A fulfillment that comes from the experience, not from the parameters by which it was created.
The Contrara group of loudspeakers is a tribute to that appreciation. We should not deliberate how Amilio Contrara has sculpted the walnut, blended it with cloth and merged it with technology to bring visual satisfaction. Nor, how he has balanced the electronics wits physics to provide audible gratification.
Ours is only to enjoy. To appreciate. To savor.
Something only our ears and eyes can savor for themselves.
If you enjoy your music and quality craftsmanship, you'll appreciate the Contrara Group; it's a tribute to your sensitivity. Write us for additional information. We'll send you a booklet on appreciation and a list of locations where you can enjoy Confrere.
JENNINGS RESEARCH INC, 64 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91 103
Canadian Distributors--THE AUDIO GROUP INC. Ontario
For the name of the nearest dealer. call toil-free [800]-447-4700 In Illinois, [800]-322-4400.
SAE
Sound reasons 1 thru 5 why an SAE gives you what you pay for.
You are an audio connoisseur. You know exactly what you are looking for in audio components.
The right features. The right functions. The right power. But you can't find one at the right price.
And you won't. What you're looking for costs plenty to produce. Some build additional price right into their units. We build additional unit into our price. Here are some reasons why an SAE gives you what you pay for.
5 YEAR FREE SERVICE CONTRACT SAE-- first in the industry to offer a TRANSFERABLE FULL 5 YEAR' FREE SERVICE CONTRACT on parts, labor and performance specifications. This contract covers SAE's complete line of audio products when returned to the factory or , an authorized service agency.
1. We start with a Free Five Year Transferable Service Contract. It's on parts, labor and specifications. If you're a connoisseur, you'll demand it.
2. We design each product from the strict requirements of professionals. After a unit has passed our rigid engineering and quality control standards, it must meet the demands of professional use. Road testing. Testing that requires extreme power handling for longer periods of time. Testing that requires surviving continual movement from place to place. All of which simply means that each unit will work that much better in your home.
3. The professional approach led to the development of the "Steady-State" audio component. A component that lasts longer because it's built as an efficient package to perform perfectly under highest demand conditions.
4. Our product, its professional appearance and its unique features, create their own reasons for costing more. Like our Mark XXV Stereo Power Amplifier. It features Parallel-Series-Output circuitry (PSO). Forced air cooling. Triple diffused output transistors. Dual relay protection circuits.
As if these were not enough to justify its $1250 price, the unit delivers a minimum of 300 Watts RMS per channel into 8 Ohms, both channels driven from 20Hz-20kHz, ±.25dB, with no more than 0.05% total harmonic distortion from 250mW to rated output. Yet it weighs less than 60 pounds (lift others with the same specs).
5. It all started here with our 2500 professional version shown with rack mount for professional use.
There are many other reasons. Send us the attached coupon and we'll send you an additional 25, plus literature, and the location of a dealer who'll be able to supply even more.
Components for the Connoisseur Scientific Audio Electronics, Inc.
P.O. Box 60271 Terminal Annex, Los Angeles, California 90060
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KX-710- Stereo Cassette Deck with Dolby; KX-910- Stereo Cassette Deck with Dolby
For complete information, visit your nearest KENWOOD Dealer
KENWOOD
Cassettes are quality engineered for superb reproduction, professional recording results, smooth and easy operation, and exceptional dependability. The precision drive systems keep wow and flutter at new lows (less than 0.09% for the KX-620).
A one-micron head gap brings frequency response to new highs (30-16k Hz for the KX-910 and KX-710).
And a host of automatic features and well-designed controls make each unit virtually 'mistake-proof.' Far cassette performance at its impressive best, you can depend on KENWOOD --the name synonymous with quality in stereo components throughout the world.
Dolby is the trademark of Dolby Laboratories, Inc. 777 S. Broadway, Gardena, CA 90248; Woodside, N.Y. 11377; In Canada: Magnasonic Canada, Ltd.
Empire Scientific Cartridges
With an Empire wide response cartridge.
A lot of people have started "trackin’ ” with Empire cartridges for more or less the same reasons.
More separation: "Separation, measured between right and left channels at a frequency of 1 kHz. did indeed measure 35 dB (rather remarkable for any cartridge): FM Guide, The Feldman Lab Report.
Less distortion: ':.. the Empire 4000D/ III produced the flattest overall response from a CD-4 cartridge-within ±2 dB from 1.000 to 50.000 hz-- Stereo Review.
More versatile: "Not only does the 4000D/III provide excellent sound in both stereo and quadriphonic reproduction, but we had no difficulty whatever getting satisfactory quad playback through any demodulator or with any turntable of appropriate quality at our disposal:. High Fidelity.
Less tracking force: "The Empire 4000D/III has a surprisingly low tracking force in the l4 gram to 1 1/4 gram region. This is surprising because other cartridges, and I mean 4 channel types, seem to hover around the 2 gram class:' Modern Hi Fi & Stereo Guide.
For the complete test reviews from these major audio magazines and a free catalogue, write:
Empire Scientific Corp., Garden City, N.Y. 11530. Mfd. U.S.A.
Choose the Cartridge Designed to Play Best in Your System Plays 4 Channel Discrete (CD4)1
Empire Speakers
The largest dome mid-range voice coil in the audio industry makes Empire's new 9000GT speaker system more than just another entry in the speaker race.
Any handicapper would bet on Empire's new 8 ohm, 3 way speaker system.
The dome mid-range is a sure thing with it's 2-3/4" voice coil.
It's the largest dome mid-range coil in the field and it can jockey more horsepower than most woofers. Up to 86 watts without burnout.
Still, we didn't saddle up with just a mid-range.
This 3 way thorough bred includes a 15" woofer with a ceramic magnet that weighs in at almost 4 lbs. (54 oz.). And the 1" dome tweeter runs to 20,000Hz without breaking stride.
It's a winner! Now, that's a good start, but every entry has to have a finish.
Our's is a smoked glass top and American walnut veneer. Every piece is cut out of the same sheet for a perfect pattern all the way to the winner's circle.
For a more complete track record on our new 9000GT entry, and a free Empire "Guide to Sound Design" write:
Empire Scientific Corp. Garden City, N.Y. 11530 Mfd. U.S.A.
"THE BEST TURNTABLE IN THE WORLD"
Acclaimed by the Critics ...
A silent giant that s built to last -- probably forever.
Stereo & Hi Fi Time
The feel of precision machinery
Hi Fi Stereo Buyers Guide
The turntable is almost impervious to jarring or bumping Audio Magazine Admired by the Public...
I’m glad I bought it.
E.G., Lowell, Mass
It has no faults.
-- H.W., Birmingham, Ala
The best turntable in the world
-- H.M., Honolulu, Hawaii
The 598 III comes complete with walnut base plexiglass dust cover and the world's finest cartridge (4000 D/III)
List price $399.95.
It plays any stereo or 4-channel records at tracking forces so low you can't wear out your records. Write for your free full color Empire catalogue:
EMPIRE SCIENTIFIC CORP., Garden City N.Y.11530
THE UNDRESSED KLIPSCHORN SAVES YOU $365
Stripped to essentials, the style "D" KLIPSCHORN loudspeaker has sound reproducing components identical with those in the fully dressed style "a' Permits you to create your own cover up or to leave it in the altogether. Lets you put your money into quality reproduction of sound; not cosmetics. You may order it in fir plywood, unfinished, or painted flat black.
But, if cabinetry is not your forte, save $280 on unfinished style "C"*" Supplied with top and grills, it is made of birch veneered plywood. You can stain it, apply an antique finish, or leave it natural.
Send this coupon for information on all Klipsch loudspeakers.
Klipsch and Associates, Inc. P.O. Box 688 S-9 Hope, Arkansas 71801, USA.
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Shure
II’nd only to the III.
The new Shure M95ED phono cartridge combines an ultra-flat 20-20,000 Hz frequency response and extraordinary trackability with an utterly affordable price tag! To achieve this remarkable feat, the same hi-fi engineering team that perfected the incomparable Shure V-15 Type III cartridge spent five years developing a revolutionary all-new interior pole piece structure for reducing magnetic losses. The trackability of the M95ED is second only to the Shure V-15 Type III. In fact, it is the new "Number 2" cartridge in all respects and surpasses much higher priced units that were considered "state of the art" only a few years ago. Where a temporary austerity budget is a pressing and practical consideration, the M95ED can deliver more performance per dollar than anything you've heard to date.
Shure Brothers Inc. 222 Hartrey Ave., Evanston, IL
Manufacturers of high fidelity components, microphones, sound systems and related circuitry.
Heathkit
If you want a better receiver, build it yourself.
(We've made it even easier, in the Heathkit AR-1500A).
How to improve a classic The Heathkit AR-1500 set new standards for stereo performance when it was introduced in 1971. So, in designing the AR-1500A, we set out with two goals in mind: first, to make our best receiver even better and second, to make it even easier to build than before.
(We've made it even easier, in the Heathkit AR-1500A) The "inside" story To start with, the FM tuner ranks as one of the finest in the industry, with its 4-ganged FET front end; sensitivity under 1.8 µV; two computer-designed 5-pole LC filters delivering over 90 dB selectivity; a 1.5 dB capture ratio. It all means you'll hear more FM stations, less noise and practically no interference.
Our new phase lock loop multiplex demodulator maintains excellent separation at all frequencies, not just 1000 Hz so FM stereo will sound even better. And the new multiplex section requires only one simple adjustment.
Even the AM rates hi-fi status-with two dual-gate / MOSFETS, one J-FET and a 12-pole LC filter. And we improved the Automatic Gain Control to keep AM signals rock steady.
The amplifier is so good we had a hard time improving it- 60 watts per channel into 8 ohms at less than 0.25% total harmonic distortion from 20 to 20,000 Hz and less than 0.1% intermodulation distortion. So we refined it by adding an impedance-sensing device to the protective circuitry. It prevents false triggering at low frequencies, which means deep, solid bass with less noise.
HEATHKIT ELECTRONIC CENTERS
Units of Schlumberger Products Corporation.
Retail prices slightly higher. ARIZ.: Phoenix; CALIF.: Anaheim. El Cerrito. Los Angeles, Pomona. Redwood City. San Diego ( La Mesa), Woodland Hills; COLO.: Denver; CONN.: Hartford ( Avon); FLA.: Miami ( Hialeah). Tampa; GA.: Atlanta; ILL.: Chicago. Downers Grove; IND.: Indianapolis; KANSAS: Kansas City ( Mission); KY.: Louisville; LA.: New Or leans ( Kenner); MD.: Baltimore, Rockville; MASS.: Boston ( Wellesley); MICH.: Detroit; MINN.: Minneapolis ( Hopkins); MO.: St. Louis ( Bridgeton); NEB.: Omaha; N.J.: Fair Lawn; N.Y.: Buffalo ( Amherst), New York City. Jericho, L.I., Rochester, White Plains; OHIO: Cincinnati (Woodlawn), Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo; PA.: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh; R.I.: Providence ( Warwick); TEXAS: Dallas, Houston; VA.: Virginia Beach; WASH.: Seattle; WIS.: Milwaukee.
Coming in September New Heathkit Electronic Center in Peabody, Mass.
Who can build it? Anyone! You can build the AR-1500A even if you've never built a kit before. The illustrated assembly manual guides you step by step and a separate check-out meter tests the work as you go. The parts for each subassembly are packed separately and a wiring harness eliminates most point-to-point wiring.
And since you built it, you can service it. The meter and swing-out circuit boards make it easy to keep your AR-1500A in peak operating condition year after year.
Without a doubt the AR-1500A is one of the world's finest stereo receivers. It ought to be--it's been painstakingly designed to be handcrafted by you. It just goes to prove what people have always said, "if you want it done right, do it yourself." Kit AR-1500A, less cabinet, 53 lbs., mailable
9. ARA-1 500-1, walnut stained veneer case, 8 lbs., mailable 3294.9955: AR-1500A
SPECIFICATIONS-AMPLIFIER-POWER OUTPUT: 60 WATTS RMS PER CHANNEL INTO 8 OHMS AT LESS THAN 0.25% TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION FROM 20.
20,000 HZ. Frequency response (1 watt level):- 1 dB, 9 Hz to 80 kHz. Intermodulation Distortion, Less than 0.1% with 60 watts output. Damping Factor: Greater than 60. Channel Separation: Phones, 55 OB. FM SECTION (Monophonic): Sensitivity: 1.8 AV. Selectivity: 90 dB. Image Rejection: 100 dB.
IF Rejection: 100 dB. Capture Ratio: 1.5 dB. Harmonic Distortion: 0.5% or less. Intermodulation Distortion: 0.1% or less.. (Stereophonic): Channel Separation: 40 dB or greater at mid-frequencies; 35 dB at 50 Hz; 25 dB at 10 kHz; 20 dB at 15 kHz.
AM SECTION: Sensitivity: 50 6%, with external input; 300 q1( per meter with radiated input. Selectivity: 20 dB at 10 kHz; 60 dB at 20 kHz. Image Rejection: 70 00 at 600 kHz; 50 dB at 1400 kHz. IF Rejection: 70 dB at 100 kHz.
Dimensions: Overall – 18 1/2" W 5 1/4" Da 13 7/6" D.
*Rated IHF ( Institute of High Fidelity) Standards.
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Dual
Now you can have Dual precision- / any way you like.
Every Dual, from the 1225 to the CS701, is designed to fulfill one basic concept: to provide more precision than you are ever likely to need.
Perhaps this is why more component owners-audio experts, hifi editors, record reviewers and readers of the music/equipment magazines-own Duals than any other turntable.
These serious music lovers, whose investment in records typically exceeds their investment in equipment, prefer Dual for only one reason.
Quality.
Until recently, Dual quality has been available only with fully automatic turntables with both single-play and multi-play facility. Now the choice is much broader. Of the seven Dual models, three are single-play only. Two of these are fully automatic; one is semi-automatic. Dual turntables also use all three types of drive systems:
belt, rim and direct.
The way a tonearm is moved to and from the record is not critical. Nor is the type of drive system. What is critical is how faithfully the tonearm permits the stylus to follow the contours of the groove and how accurately and quietly the platter rotates.
If precision performance and reliability are of primary importance to you-as they should be- you'll find them in every Dual.
Dual 1225 $139.95, less base ...with the 1225, the lowest priced Dual ... all the turntable you may ever need.
The Dual 1225 is a perfect example of Dual's basic concept: to build every Dual turntable with more precision than you are ever likely to need.
The 1225's vernier adjustable low-mass counterbalanced tonearm can track flawlessly at as low as one gram. Stylus pressure is applied exactly as in every Dual, around the vertical pivot and perpendicular to the groove, maintaining perfect balance in all planes. Anti-skating force is also applied exactly as in every Dual, with separate calibrations for conical, elliptical and CD-4 styli.
Other features the 1225 shares with all other Duals include pitch control variable over a 6% range (one semitone) and cue-control viscous-damped in both directions to prevent bounce. The powerful hi-torque motor maintains speed within 0.1% even when line voltage varies as much as 20%. The hefty 3% pound, 10%" diameter clatter provides effective flywheel action to minimize the audible effect of any possible speed variation.
There are two other models in this series, each with additional refinements. The 1226, priced at S169.95, has a one-piece, die-cast platter and a single-play spindle that rotates with the record. The 1228, priced at $199.95, has-in addition to these-a tonearm mounted in a four-point gimbal suspension, synchronous motor, built-in illuminated strobe and adjustable stylus angle to provide perfect vertical tracking in both single and multi play.
... with the new Dual 1249, which will give you more reasons than ever to own a Dual.
The new 1249, successor to the 1229Q, provides every feature, innovation and refinement of that highly-acclaimed model, plus some new ones. The 83/4" tubular tonearm pivots in a newly designed four-point gyroscopic gimbal, suspended within a rigid frame. In single play, the tonearm parallels the record to provide perfect tracking; in multi play, the Mode Selector lifts the entire tonearm to parallel the center of the stack.
The tonearm can be set on the record manually or by using the viscous-damped cue-control or by simply pressing the automatic switch. In addition to single play and multiple play there is also the option of continuous repeat.
The dynamically-balanced cast platter and flywheel are driven by an 8-pole synchronous motor via a precision-ground belt. Pitch is variable over a 6% range and can be set to exact speed by means of an illuminated strobe, read-directly off the rim of the platter.
A similar model, the 601, is available at lower cost ($249.95), without multi-play facility. A third Dual in this series, the 510 ($199.95) has a semi-automatic tonearm with a mechanical sensor that indicates when the tonearm is positioned precisely over the lead-in groove of a 12" or 7" record. At the end of play, the tonearm is automatically lifted by the cue-control and the motor shuts off.
United Audio Products, 120 So. Columbus Ave., Mt. Vernon, N.Y. 10553 Exclusive U.S. Distribution Agency for Dual
Dual CS701, $400, including base and cover ...with the CS701, the quietest turntable ever made.
Independent test reports on the electronic direct-drive Dual CS701 have been extraordinary.
One reason is that all reviewers acknowledge the CS701's performance to be superior to the measuring capabilities of test instruments. For example: Hirsch-Houck Labs in Stereo Review found the wow level of the CS701 "Essentially at the residual level of our test record-about 0.03 percent." So did Popular Electronics. The Feldman Lab Report in FM Guide was able to detect "no flutter whatsoever." Stereo & HiFi Times said "arm friction was lower than my capability to measure reliably." It takes very advanced engineering to achieve this level of performance. For example: the motor's unique double field coil produces a perfectly consistent rotating field with no magnetic flux irregularities. Another example: two specially tuned mechanical anti-resonance filters located within the tonearm counterbalance absorb resonant energy that would otherwise transmit acoustical feedback to the stylus. The result: cleaner and smoother frequency response.
The reviewers also reached unequivocal conclusions about the CS701 performance. Note the absence of such qualifiers as "one of the" or "among the." For example: High Fidelity said:
"...The Dual 701 has placed itself in the select group of products against which we must measure the performance of others." And the highly conservative English publication, HiFi News & Record Review: "The experience of listening to records of the highest quality on this turntable is not likely to be forgotten ... you will never again be satisfied with anything less perfect."
Dual.
When Western Electric told us the first transistors could only work in hearing aids we didn't hear them.
So, we packed the transistors up and took them back to Japan with us.
The rest is history.
Because one year later, in 1955, Sony came out with the first all-transistor radio.
In 1959, Sony introduced the world to all-transistor television.
And in 1961, we came out with the world's first transistorized stereo tape recorder.
Then 6 years later, we put everything we had learned into our first transistorized receiver.
A receiver made not only with our own transistors but our own filters and circuitry, as well.
Of course, through the years Sony receivers have changed, but the way we make them hasn't.
We still use our own field-effect transistors, our own solid-state filters and our own integrated circuitry.
All designed or made by our own engineers.
People who now have more than twice as much experience in designing and making these things than anybody else.
And if you take the time to listen to our receivers, you'll hear the difference that experience makes.
For example, in our STR-7065A, you'll hear a receiver that delivers 65 watts minimum RMS cont. power per channel at 8 ohms, 20-20,000Hz with no more than .2% total harmonic distortion.
It has exceptionally high selectivity so it easily picks up weak stations even when they're on the dial next to strong ones.
It has phase locked loop for low distortion and high stereo separation.
It's made with solid-state ceramic i.f. filters, call 'forever filters:' because that's about how long they la And it's made with true complementary push pull circuitry and direct speaker coupling to ensure a purer quality of sound.
So if you're thinking about buying a receiver, stop into a Sony dealer. That's right, Sony.
Because by our not listening to what Western Electric said 21 years ago, millions of people are listening to us today.
Sony Corp of America Sony, 9 W 57 St., N.Y, N.Y 10019. SONY is a trademark of Sony Corp.
Dynaco
We don't have to overpower you!
The exceptional sound quality and high power of Dynaco's Stereo 400 places it in a class by itself. Now we have designed the Dynaco Stereo 150, for those who want the sonics of the 400 with more modest power.
Within its power rating, the difference is almost undetectable.
Like the 400, the Stereo 150 offers a massive power supply, full complementary symmetry output, and thermal tracking bias to eliminate "notch" distortion. Pre-tested audio circuitry and wide open layout make it a typically easy Dynakit to build.
Combine it with our new PAT-5-already famous for the very finest solid state sound.
Even on a cost-no-object basis, you still may not believe your ears.
PAT-5 Kit $199; Stereo 150 Kit $225; Stereo 400 Kit $499; Assembled $325; Assembled $669
MINIMUM POWER OUTPUT SPECIFICATIONS
Maximum total harmonic distortion less than 0.25°,4, from 20 Hz to 2C kHz into an 8 ohm load, both channels driven, with FTC pre-conditioning: Stereo 400-200 watts per channel Stereo 150-75 watts per channel.
Box 88, Blackwood, N.J. 08012. Also available in Canada from Dynaco of Canada Ltd.
Nikko
It's a receiver jungle out there. Hundreds of receivers performing hundreds of functions. All priced differently. Most you have seen in hundreds of ads costing millions of dollars.
Not NIKKO. We put most of our money in our product, not advertising. The result: a great product and a better value.
Explore the others if you must. But if you get lost in the process-experience NIKKO. It will help you survive.
A NIKKO is everything other receivers are, more or less.
More value. Less price. And money saving values are what survival is all about today. If you are looking for a receiver, read their ads, then compare a NIKKO-feature for feature, spec for spec and dollar for dollar and you'll find out what we mean when we say, "more value, less price." If you're lost in the receiver jungle, write to NIKKO for a guide to the nearest dealer and a survival kit.
Nikko ELECTRIC CORP. OF AMERICA. Van Nuys, Calif. 91406
Koss stereophones
If you're ready to take a bold new step into the world of music listening, here it is. Because the new Koss Phase/2+2 is the culmination of years and years of research and design experience into the way we near and perceive music. That makes it the first real breakthrough in the psycho-acoustical aspects of both 2-channel and 4-channel stereo.
From the moment you sip on a pair of Koss Phase,.2+2 Quadrafones and hold the unique Programmer in your hands, you'll become your own recording engineer. Not just in control of the 2-channels or 4-channels of music you're used to hearing from your music source, but in control of a whole panorama of musical perspectives you never even knew existed in your tapes or records.
The intricacies of the new Koss Phase 2+2 are ready too vast to cover here. You really have to hear them and try them New K 3! s Phase,' 2 T 2 Quadrafone at your Audio Specialists. But there are a number of things about Phase/2+2 that we can discuss to introduce you to a new phase in music listening.
First, if you're into 2-channel stereo, simply insert the black plug into your equipment. Or if you're into 4-channel, insert tooth plugs. In either mode, the eight controls on the Programmer will lead you into an exciting journey thru the world of psycho-acoustics.
Second, as you flip each of the four Ambience Expander switches to the "E" position, you'll alter the ambience of each channel relative to the other channels. Thus each switch will dramatically change your position within the sound sphere, drawing you closer to one sound than another.
Third, by flipping the unique Koss Binauralatorsm to the "On" position, you'll find yourself totally surrounded by the per forming group. Indeed, with either 2-channel or 4-channel source material, you'll feel completely immersed in a new experience of musical presence. and intimacy.
Fourth, with the Koss Quad Field switch in the "4 pi " position, you'll recreate the full spherical environment of a live performance. And even with the switch in the "2 pi" position, the sounds will seem to spread out in front of you in a hemi spherical perspective.
Fifth, the Quad Comparator switch lets you make an instant comparison between ordinary 4-channel sound and the psycho-acoustic experience of Phase/2+2 sound.
And finally, when you buy the new Koss Phase / 2 +2 Quadrafone, you'll also receive a free record album designed and engineered by Koss to enhance the enjoyment of your journey thru a whole new phase in music listening. And that makes Phase/2+2 worth hearing no matter what stereo mode you're into.
Introducing the new Phase/2+2 Quadrafone that's so advanced it multiplies your listening perspectives 127 ways.
Koss stereophones the people who invented Stereophones.
Also see:
harman/kardon ST-7 tanget tracking turntable
Source: Stereo Review (USA magazine)