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HIRSCH-HOUCK LABS -- Stereo Review
The Pickering XUV/4500-Q is obviously one of the best phono cartridges presently available.
There are few stereo cartridges that can out perform it in any of its individual characteristics, and we know of none that could be said to be a better stereo/CD-4 pick-up.
B. V. PISHA ... Audio Magazine
The Pickering XUV/4500-Q ranks among the top cartridges for stereo, SO, QS and CD-4. The sonic clarity is exceptionally good ,with superb transient and applause response, and good definition, particularly in the low bass region." "To sum up, we can recommend the Pickering UV/4500-Q cartridge without reservations, based upon our laboratory and listening tests
MAURICE HOLTHAM ... Canadian Stereo Guide 66 In fact the reproduction of all material ... stereo, CD-4 and matrix ... was absolutely superb. Good recordings were reproduced with outstanding fidelity and clarity, and tracking was secure at one gram with even the most heavily modulated bands. Solo instruments and voice were rendered with exciting realism; large orchestral and choral works came through in all their magnificence."
Hi-Fl Stereo Buyers Guide
In both stereo and CD-4 one of the most outstanding under any program conditions.
Sound so clean and crisp it almost hurts." "This pickup is a perfect example of why measurements cannot truly express the sound quality from a transducer; though the measurements are good, the sound quality was rated by the entire listening panel as superb.99 The specifications of the XUV/4500-0 are so exciting that we hope you will write to:
Pickering and Company, Inc.,Dept.HF, 101 Sunnyside Blvd., Plainview, New York 11803 --- for further information.
PICKERING---For those who can hear the difference Reprinted by permission of Audio, Canadian Stereo Guide, Hi-Fi Stereo Buyers Guide and Stereo Review Magazines.
Is it live, or is it Memorex? We proved it in our latest television commercial with Ella Fitzgerald. Whatever Ella can do Memorex with MRX2 Oxide can do. Even shatter a glass!
MEMOREX Recording Tape.
Is it live, or is it Memorex?
1976, Memorex Corporation, Santa Clara, California 95052.
A 400 The 450 redefined the cassette deck as a true high fidelity component. That remarkable transport design generated a new found measure of respectability for the cassette format.
Our engineers then determined that a vertical transport was best suited for a front load application. In terms of overall design integrity and mechanical stability. So rather than adapt one transport design to fit another need, we produced a completely new, highly streamlined mechanism. From the inside out.
It's called the A-400. Twin rotary levers control the transport functions with smooth, positive cam action. Which means unnecessary mechanical linkages have been eliminated. You get peace of mind instead, because fewer moving parts assure greater reliability and long term dependability.
Since the cassette loads vertically into the A-400, the adverse effect of gravity on the cassette package itself is eliminated. So tape jams are prevented and smooth, even tape packs are predictable.
If new design concepts superbly executed appeal to you, put an A-400 through its paces. Just call (800) 447-4700 toll free for the name and location of your nearest TEAC retailer. You'll find that the A-400 delivers definitive TEAC performance with the added convenience of a front load component. All by design.
In Illinois, call (800) 322-4400. TEAC The leader. Always has been.
TEAC CORPORATION OF AMERICA 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, Calif. 90640
TEAC 1975
GO FOUR AND MULTIPLY DOKORDER 8140
Four channel recording with overdub, sound-on-sound, electronic echo. everything you need to help translate what you feel into what others will feel.
5430 Rosecrans Avenue Lawndale, California 90260
PIONEER INTRODUCES AN AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM THAT WILL FORCE YOU TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT YOUR SPEAKERS.
Pioneer's new Spec 1 and Spec 2 are capable of producing a level of high-quality sound most speakers are simply incapable of reproducing.
So, unless you're willing to listen to Spec 1 and Spec 2 at something less than their full potential, don't make the decision to invest in them if you're not pre pared to invest in a new pair of speakers.
SPEC 2: 250 GOVERNMENT APPROVED WATTS A CHANNEL
Spec 2 was the first power amplifier designed to deal with the new F.T.C. power regulations. It has a continuous power output of 250 watts per channel minimum RMS. At 4 or 8 ohms. From 20 to 20,000 Hz. With no more than 0.1% harmonic distortion.
Other power amplifiers that used to claim a lot more power can't do that anymore.
WHO NEEDS ALL THIS POWER AND WHY
When you listen to a live performance it can have an average sound level of 84 dB. Which most high fidelity systems can reproduce with half a watt of power. But a sudden musical peak of 110 dB takes four hundred times as much power. Which means you need 200 watts of power to reproduce that peak.
If your amplifier doesn't have that much reserve power, you get "clipping' Which doesn't happen during a live performance.
So, if you want your system to be able to give you all the power, all the sheer presence of live performance, you need an amplifier with all the reserve power of the Spec 2.
STATE-OF-THE-ART DESIGN
Spec 2 not only produces an uncompromising amount of sound; it does so in a totally uncompromising manner.
For example, Spec 2 uses an advanced toroidal coil power transformer. It's a more expensive transformer than most amplifiers use.
But a more efficient transformer. And one that keeps magnetic flux leakage to an absolute minimum.
Also unlike many power amplifiers, Spec 2 doesn't use fans.
Because fans can cause noise. Instead, Spec 2 has massive heat sinks and special Pioneer developed protective circuitry to keep the operating temperature under control.
Spec 2 even has wattage meters that indicate music output in RMS watts at 8 ohms. These had to be specially designed, too.
Because conventional VU meters couldn't give an accurate enough power reading.
SPEC 1 : TWICE THE CONTROL OF MOST PREAMPLIFIERS
Most preamplifiers have two tone controls. Some have three.
But Spec 1 has four. Each of which is calibrated in 1.5 dB click stops. All together, they give you a total of 5,929 ways to compensate for any deficiencies in program material or listening area.
And, so you can make sure you've made all the right adjustments, Spec 1 has alone off' switch that lets you compare your setting with a completely flat setting.
Spec 1 even has its own microphone amplifier, with its own volume control. So you can mix into any program material without touching the main volume cont )1.
THE BEAUTIFUL SOUND OF NOTHING
One thing Spec 1 doesn't do is add anything to the sound it reproduces. The phono section has a completely inaudible signal to-noise ratio of 70 dB (IHF, short circuited A network). All other inputs are rated at 90 dB. Which is even more inaudible. And it has a total harmonic distortion of no more than 0.03%. Which is five times under what your ear is capable of detecting.
DESIGNED FOR EIA MOUNTING
Both Spec 1 and Spec 2 are 19"wide. So you can place them in any standard EIA laboratory rack.
Or you can stack them like conventional home entertainment components.
Which they definitely are not.
NAKAMICHI
The language of performance.
The kind of performance that established Nakamichi as the first name in cassette decks and last word in technology.
The kind of performance that prompted Stereo Review to characterize 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!' The Nakamichi 700 is a perfect example of Nakamichi's unchallenged technical superiority. It features a brilliantly engineered tape transport with IC logic and the pioneering three head configuration that literally transformed the cassette into a true high fidelity medium.
But no mere description can adequately convey the experience awaiting you the first time you listen to a tape made on this remarkable machine.
Visit your Nakamichi dealer now. We think you'll find he speaks your language too.
For complete information and the name of your nearest dealer write:
Nakamichi Research ( U.S.A.), Inc., 220 Westbury Ave., Carle Place, NY, 11514.
In California, 1101 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica 90401. USA
NAKAMICHI
Sherwood
A new line of high performance receivers will be introduced in April. Until then, do the very best you can.
If you are considering on investment in sound reproduction. Don't make a move until you hear the 3 new BOZAKS For more than 25 years Bozak has been providing discriminating music listeners with loud speakers which have been recognized as representing the highest standards of integrity in sound reproduction.
Now Bozak has applied its same principles of design - pushing the limits of the state of the art without compromising the laws of science - to two new electronic products and a new monitor type speaker for the home music systems of those who recognize and demand "the very best in music." Model 919 Audio Signal Processing Center This mixer-preamplifier gives much of the flexibility found in commercial sound studios. With it you can mix and blend stereo sounds from records, tapes, tuners and microphones with differing input levels into a two-channel composite for recording or for listening.
Model 929 Audio Power Amplifier The ultimate in an amplifier for the home music system, the Model 929 has nearly identical circuitry to Bozak's commercial Model CMA-2-150 which has been selected for the most demanding applications in conceit halls, theaters and auditoriums. Each of its two channels delivers 150 watts continuous minimum sine wave power into 8 ohms from 20 to 20,000 Hz at less than 0.2% total harmonic distortion. That is enough power for even the most important home music systems - those employing Bozak's Concert Grand speakers.
Monitor C Loudspeaker System Monitor C has been specifically designed to repro duce modern music, with its heavy emphasis on bass, with the greatest realism possible. You truly hear each note as it was played; Monitor C spells an end to "thump-thump" bass. Discotheques, as well as homes, are taking it to their hearts.
You can hear these magnificent audio system components at selected Bozak dealers. We'll gladly send you the name of one in your area.
Bozak, Inc. Box 1166, Darien, Connecticut, 06820, USA.
AKAI COMES ON STRONG!
We've been around this business a long time. Making a name for ourselves. A strong name. Akai. Worldwide, one of the strongest names going in tape equipment.
And now we're stronger than ever.
Introducing the Akai 1000 Series. Our powerful new line of Stereo and Quad receivers. We put this line together with one purpose in mind: to turn out the best line of receivers, for the money, in the business.
As far as we're concerned that's exactly what we've done.
The strength of the 1000 Series starts with its engineering. It's every bit as strong as the quality that made our tape equipment famous.
Next, strong performance characteristics and features.
We honestly don't know where you'd find, for the price, a line of receivers that comes on with better sound and more versatility than ours. If that sounds like a strong statement, a visit to your Akai dealer may convince you it's not strong enough.
As for styling, look for yourself. Look again. It's brushed aluminum. Clean. Hand some. Superb. Everything styling ought to be. Period.
As for value, we couldn't make it stronger. A high to low price range to fit the needs of just about anyone.
The Akai 1000 Series.
With power output from 14 to 80 watts per channel, it's got the quality, performance, looks, value. And with a receiver line like that, you've got to know: were comin’ on ... .strong!
Altai 1000 Series receivers from $300 to $900 suggested retail value.
For more information write: Akai America Ltd., 2139 Del Amo, Boulevard, Compton, California 90220 USA.
Great things happen on o Uher. Some facts everybody should know about tape recorders Uher has a sensible idea for those who need an audiophile quality portable stereo cassette machine.
The CR-210. It's a deck at home, in the car with a Uher power mounting bracket or a portable machine anywhere else.
The CR-210 is the smallest precision cassette machine in the world with automatic reverse, automatic switching for chrome tapes, a built-in condenser microphone and dis-connectable ALC switch. The kind of things seldom found even in bulky decks.
This gem operates on a variable power supply and if you're into film making, the CR -210 can be used for synchronized sound recording.
It has everything, even built-in speaker and handy carrying case.
For those interested in specs, the CR-210 raises the technological standards for cassette recorders with wow and flutter characteristics found only in some larger machines.
It takes tape recording out of the dark ages.
Make it happen with Uher U-H-E-R
621 S Hindry Avenue Inglewood. California 90301 (213) 649- 3272
The beauty of this new ADC 303 AX-2 is in the sound and the price.
Whether it's in the design of our phono cartridges or speaker systems we just concentrate on achieving the best sound reproduction possible--at an affordable price. This new 303 AX-2 the successor to our highly regarded 303 AX, is a classic example.
There are no eye catching frills in its design. No acoustical engineering gimmicks that add much to the price and nothing to the performance. It's just the best sounding speaker you can own anywhere near its modest price. Judge it with your ears not your eyes and we think you'll agree.
A precision made full-size walnut grained vinyl book shelf system 23" H x 12 1/2 " W x 10 1/2 " D employing a 10" acoustic suspension woofer with a rigid light weight cone and a specially treated surround for superior linear excursion. Matched with a wide dispersion 2 1 / 2 " viscous impregnated soft suspension tweeter that extends flat frequency response to the limits of audibility and significantly improves power handling capacity.
If you're a no-nonsense audiophile-who is into sound the way it was originally recorded-listen to our 303 AX-2. You won't have to look any further.
For detailed spec sheet, just write.
An AUDIO DYNAMICS CORPORATION
A BSR Company-- New Milford. Conn 06776
TOSHIBA CASSETTE DECKS PLAY GREAT MUSIC. STANDING UP OR LYING DOWN.
If you're looking for a great front loader, check out our PC 5060 and PC6030. There's nothing to load or switch or fiddle with on top. So you can squeeze our front loaders between two shelves.
But its what's inside that makes these machines really special. Features like DC Servo motors that cut down on wow and flutter. And, of course, Dolby noise reduction.
You'll also find a host of features that make recording not only more professional. But more fun.
Like the auto counter button on the PC6030. Press it at a section you want to hear again. And, at the end of the cassette, the tape will automatically return to that section. No more jockeying back and forth to find it.
But most important it comes with specifications that one trade paper called the -best anyone had seen.
If you want to buy a great top loader without paying top dollar there's Toshiba's PC4030. It's got features found on machines costing twice as much. Like a cassette compartment that can open a full 90° For easier access to the head for cleaning.
It also has a DC Servo motor. Nonslip control surfaces. Ideally located switches. Two VU meters built at an angle for easy checking. Discreet lighting from the light emitting diodes. And, of course, built in Dolby.
So, if you're in the market for cassette decks that play great music, see your Toshiba dealer soon. He's got just what you want. Standing up or lying down.
TOSHIBA-- America. Int 260 Park Ac . New York, N.Y. 10017
The Specification Guarantee.
Perhaps someday everyone will have it.
You're looking at the Technics 600 Series, two them with the ''unguaranteed" performance of the finest cassette decks we've ever made. figures you usually see. Yet our figures are But equally important, they're also our first conservative, understated. Figures that your examples of "the Specification Guarantee." The only kind of a specification we feel is worth serious consideration.
That's because "the Specification Guarantee" isn't merely a collection of overly impressive numbers achieved under ideal conditions. It's five meaningful performance specifications that every Technics RS 676US and RS-610US cassette deck, including yours, is guaranteed to meet or surpass. And if by some unlikely chance it doesn't, we will make sure it does. After all, that's what we feel a guarantee is all about.
But the guarantee isn't the only impressive thing about these specs.
The numbers are equally impressive. Even when you compare them with the ''unguaranteed" performance figures you usually see. Yet our figures are conservative, understated. Figures that your unit is likely to surpass rather than just meet. And that makes them even more impressive.
The RS-676US. The RS-610US. And "the Specification Guarantee." The concept is simple.
The execution is precise.
The performance is outstanding. The name is Technics.
Technics by Panasonic.
Sansui
AU+ETU=VALU
The great Sansui equation.
For those who want and can appreciate superior high fidelity, here are three great values. These integrated amplifiers and tuners are both matched and designed to give you incredibly clean tonal quality, versatility, and performance.
The AU-5500 integrated amplifier with 32 watts per channel, min. RMS, both channels driven into 8 ohms from 20 Hz to 20kHz, has no more flan 0.15% total harmonic distortion. Features triple tone controls with a middle frequency control to add pleasure to your music; high and low cut off filters; 7 position tape play/dubbing switch for creative recording versatility. The AU-5500 is matched with the TU-5500 tuner, with a 1.9mV sensitivity and a selectivity of better than 60 dB. The AU-7700 integrated amplifier offers a power output of 55 watts per channel, min. RMS, both channels driven into 8 ohms, from 20Hz to 20kHz and no more than 0.1% total harmonic distortion. Features a 7-position tape play/dubbing switch for creative recording versatility; selectable phono input impedance. It is matched with the TU-7700 tuner, featuring a 1.8mV sensitivity for picking up even the weakest signals.
TU4400 AU4400 ; TU5500 AU5500; TU7700 AU7700
SANSUI ELECTRONICS CORP.
Selectivity of better than 80 dB. Sansui also offers an AU-4400 integrated amplifier and TU-4400 tuner which display the same Sansui high quality performance and many of the same features as the other pairs in this series of separates.
If you should not be as yet a devotee of separate components, any of these pairs is sure to make you one. Stop in soon at your nearest Sansui franchised dealer to select any of the three combinations for musical enjoyment you will value for many years to come.
Woodside New York 11377 • Gardena, California 90247; SANSUI ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tokyo, Japan • SANSUI AUDIO EUROPE S.A., Antwerp. Belgium In Canada: Electronic Distributors
Drop in a Fuji … and you'll drop all the others. There is a new cassette on the market. The FUJI FX, a Pure Ferrix cassette that soon will be the standard of excellence for top quality, truly high fidelity reproduction.
It already is in many parts of the world.
FUJI FX gives you the music you want, the way you want your music. Clear, crisp sound over the entire audio frequency range without perceptible distortion. A signal to-noise ratio of better than 58 db. No hiss. Virtually failure-proof. The finest music at your fingertips without the need for any special bias. Drop in at your FUJI dealer today; then drop in a FUJI and hear music as you have never heard it before.
FUJI FX cassettes come in lengths of 46, 60 and 90. Also available, a full line of FUJI FL Low Noise cassettes in lengths of 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes. FUJI Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. The Empire State Building, New York, New York 10001. THE TAPE THAT'S HEARD AROUND THE WORLD--FUJI FILM
Pure-Ferrix Excellent Music Performance.
"Get it on together."
You know, I've always thought of music as a universal language. In fact, that's probably the reason my daughter Nancy and I get along so well together. So when it's time for some easy listening, we get it on together with Koss Stereophones.
Because nothing brings back the excitement of a live performance like the Sound of Koss.
''This year the engineers at Koss have made that sound better than ever, with an all new Decilite' driver assembly. It's he first High Velocity driver element to deliver all 10 audible octaves, and its featured in the new HV/1a conc the HV/1LC Stereophones. Take it from old 'Doc', the new Koss High Velocity Stereophones deliver a fidelity and wide tip range frequency response unmatched by any other lightweight stereophone.
''So if you'd like to hear some lightweight, hear-through Stereophones that'll curl your toes, slip into the new Hv/la or the HV/1LC with volume balance controls at your Audio Specialist. Or writ e for the free Koss full-color catalog, c/o 'Doc and Nancy'. With a pair of tie new Kiss High Velocity Stereophones and any of the Koss Listening Stations, you can really get it on together.
Koss Corporation
KOSS stereophones from the people who invented Stereophones.
KOSS CORPORATION
The KLH Research Ten Model Sixty Turntable.
It's all here! The power, the precision, the purity. One look at that heat sink will convince you that no one puts your money where it counts, like Dynaco, into the guts of the Stereo 400. And what comes out is perfection.
Every wanted feature, plus these optional accessories:
• Ultra high power mono conversion kit.
• Meters to watch the music.
• A fan to play it really cool.
• Rack mounts to keep it in suspense.
Loaded with protection circuits, so the power is only where you want it, including the unique Dynaguard speaker saver. One reviewer said, "excellent ... a similar device should be a part of any high power amplifier." Join the thousands who have built this kit in 3 or 4 evenings, and save over $200. To see how easy it really is, send $2.50 for detailed manual and performance data. It's a small investment in Dynakits --the leader in the world of sound value.
Write Dynaco, Box 88, Blackwood, N.J. 08012 for free literature.
Dynaco
AMPEX
Advice from a professional recording engineer about blank tape When I record a session, I can't take a chance on anything less than perfect tape.
I need perfect tape to deliver perfect performance.
That's why, in the recording studio so many engineers like me use Ampex professional mastering tape.
And at home, I use Ampex cassettes--8-track cartridges--and open reel tapes. These Ampex tapes for the home are made with--the same tape formulation as the Ampex professional tapes I use in the studio.
Ampex tapes are used by the most demanding professional recording engineers worldwide.
Take a professional's advice--buy Ampex. I wouldn't record on any other tape--in my studio or in my home.
Discover for yourself the professional reliability built into every Ampex cassette, 8-track cartridge and open reel tape.
Discover what a difference this professional quality can make on your equipment.
Try Ampex blank tape in your home. Made with the same know-how that goes into Ampex studio mastering tape, acknowledged by recording engineers around the world as the finest professional mastering tape available. Get Ampex- the tape the professionals use.
Ampex is the #1 name in studio recording--make it the #1 name in your home recording.
AMPEX
Sony V-FETS
This is how TR-2075 broke the rule.
Very powerful amplifiers can degrade tuner and preamplifier performance So separate components became the rule and for years the rule made sense But now we ye found ways to break the rule and build a very high powered receiver with better performance for less cost than comparable separate components We started with a high -power toroidal transformer to eliminate stray electrical influence on other components within the unit An expensive device not usually found in consumer products.
it offers superior stability and performance The transformer feeds two powerful amplifiers They have a wide frequency range for transparent sound Ample overload margin for low distortion And true complementary direct-coupled circuits Four protective circuits help deliver this exceptionally clean high power safely to your speakers TR-2075 has separate preamplifiers for each input to keep low-level signals noise -free And sensitivity controls to equalize listening levels. First stages of amplification occur within millimeters of signal input. An expensive, but effective way to achieve low noise and clean sound ) Push-button electronic time-delayed diode switching provides noise -free blends when changing program sources This innovation allows us to put the controls in the best position for easy operation and the electronics where they can deliver the best performance Independent tape -to -tape facilities add to the extreme versatility of TR-2075, TR-2075 also offers electronic FM tuning for stability and long life. Phase-locked loop decoding for superb stereo separation And phase linear filtering for low distortion. (Just a few of the reasons why this FM tuner/IF circuitry equals - or excels-any we know.)
Put it all together and you can see Tandberg has actually built three separate components-and overcome the problems of combining them on one chassis. Your ears can tell you more than our technical descriptions. So we invite you to listen to the newTR-2075. But don't compare it only to receivers that cost the same.
Compare it to separate components that cost far more. (While you're at it, check all the Tandberg receivers, including the brilliant TR-1055 AM/FM and TR-1040 FM only.) You'll be glad you listened to Tandberg.
TANDBERG--We're our only competitor. Tandberg of America, Inc., Labriola Court, Armonk, New York 10504. A. Allen Pringle Ltd., Ontario, Canada.
THE ESSENTIALS IF YOU CALL THESE ACCESSORIES, SO ARE YOUR RECORDS.
D'STAT: Audible-static reduction turntable mat. Europe's run away best seller.
$10.00. SC-1: The first precision cleaning and viewing instrument for delicate styli. $6.00. DISCWASHER: The superior record cleaning system.
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At last! Lazar Berman comes to America.
Some time ago, a rare imported album caused furor in those American musical circles lucky enough to hear it. The artist: Lazar Berman.
With the release of these two Columbia/ Melodiya albums, the furor is renewed; the accolades are flowing. And America eagerly awaits the brilliant Lazar Berman's first American tour: this month and next, including several New York performances.
The legendary Soviet pianist, Lazar Berman.
On Columbia/Melodiya Records.
THE LEGENDARY LAZAR BERMAN PLAYS LISZT THE PHENOMENON OF THE MUSIC WORLD
NOT TOO LONG AGO, CrO2 WAS IT. TODAY, TDK SA IS IT.
TDK SA, the cassette proven to out-sound chrome and the tapes that tried surpassing chrome.
Chrome was a big step forward. It provided the best S/N and superior high-end. But it had a few disadvantages.
Now TDK SA (Super Avilyn) has stepped past chrome. It offers better high-end with excel lent low and mid range response, and greatly reduced abrasiveness. It's just about distortion-free.
How? For years the solution eluded chemical engineers. Until TDK developed the particle it called AVILYN. TDK has provided the optimal density of the cobalt ion and combined it with pure gamma ferric oxide in a unique process that's different from other cobalt-treated tapes. SA is the world's only non-chrome tape that can take full advantage of Cr02 's bias/ equalization settings. That gives you the advantage of the high-end noise reduction properties of chrome playback equalization.
TDK Electronics Corp., 755 Eastgate Blvd., Garden City, N.Y. 11530. Also available in Canada.
TDK Wait till you hear what you've been missing.
Now Available
RECORDS IN REVIEW 1975 EDITION
The Twentieth annual collection of record reviews from High Fidelity
COMPREHENSIVE--Includes all record reviews of classical and semi-classical music that appeared in High Fidelity in 1974. The sturdy, hard-cover book reviews all types of music-vocal, orchestral, chamber and solo-from all periods--medieval to contemporary-and includes all for mats-discs, open-reel tape, cartridges, and cassettes in both stereo and quadriphonic editions.
• AUTHORITATIVE--High Fidelity's reviewing staff includes today's most knowledgeable and noted critics: Royal S. Brown, Abram Chipman, R. D. Darrell, Peter G. Davis, Shirley Fleming, Alfred Frankenstein, Kenneth Furie, Clifford F. Gilmore, Harris Goldsmith, David Hamilton.
Dale S. Harris, Philip Hart, Paul Henry Lang, Robert C. Marsh, Robert P. Morgan, Andrew Porter, Conrad L. Osborne, John Rockwell, and Susan T. Sommer. They discuss the composition, performance, and sonic quality of each recording and compare it with earlier releases and legendary performances.
• CONVENIENT--Reviews are arranged alphabetically by composer. In the case of frequently re corded composers, reviews are further divided into categories such as Chamber Music, Vocal Music, etc. Moreover, there's a special section on Recitals and Miscellany and a complete Artists' Index of all performers whose recordings were reviewed during the year, as well as those mentioned only in the text.
With so many records being issued each year, you need a reliable source of information. What better source than reviews from this book, which has been called "a bible for record collectors! Order your copy now by filling in and returning the coupon below.
(Also Available at Bookstores)
Wyeth Press, State Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230 Please send the following copies of Records in Review: 20th Annual (1975) $14.95 postpaid
The loaded deck. Up to now you had to pay a heavy price to get a deck this heavy.
HD-520 with Dolby and Ferri-Chrome bias.
• Frequency response: 30 to 15.000 Hz (30 to 12,500 Hz -±- 3 dB)
• Signal-to-noise ratio: 58.5 dB (with Dolby)
• Wow and flutter: 0.15% WRMS
This new cassette deck is a professional-quality instrument, loaded with features you'd hardly expect to find in its price range.
It is engineered to perform with the best. Take unwanted noise.
Its Dolby Noise Reduction System achieves a signal-to-noise ratio of 58.5 dB. And it has an impressively wide frequency response of 30 to 15,000 Hz (30 to 12,500 Hz ± 3 dB). Wow and flutter are a mere 0.15% WRMS. As for operation, the HD-520 has three bias positions: Normal, Chrome, and new Ferri-Chrome, the tape of the future.
Plus DC servo-controlled motor, automatic shut-off, automatic limiter, pause button, tape counter, light-touch pushbutton controls, and a trim, simulated walnut veneer, hardwood cabinet.
All in all, you'll appreciate the performance and value we've built into our HD-520. Ask your dealer to let you listen to it.
The more you trust your ears, the more we think you'll like it.
--Dolby is the trademark of Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
Trust your ears.
Meriton Electronics Inc., Moonachie, N.J. 07074/ Compton, Calif. 90220
Take your record cleaner, to the cleaners.
With today's ultra -low tracking cartridges using elliptical and 4 -channel styli it's absolutely essential to maintain a perfectly dust -free and dry condition on the surface of a record's groove walls. That's why millions of Watts Parastats, Preeners and Dust Bugs are now being used to keep records clean.
After these Watts cleaning tools have done their job, the Humid Mop events the reintroduction of dirt on the record. The Humid Mop cleans and conditions your Watts record cleaners by re moving foreign matter from their bristles and velvet pad.
It also applies the proper amount of
Watts "New Formula" Anti -Static Fluid to the cleaning tools.
The Humid Mop dismantles easily for thorough washing, producing a "one-way street" (down the drain) for the accumulated pollutants that the Parastat, Preener and Dust Bag remove from your records.
Take your Watts record cleaners to the cleaners regularly-with the Humid Mop.
Everything you should know about proper record care is contained in Watts' new "Just for the Record". A $1.00 value, this informative booklet is yours for only 250 to cover the cost I postage and handling.
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Meet the heavy-duty cleaning champ.
Since every record collection includes both old and new discs, the Watts Manual Parastat is an essential cleaning tool.
Designed for dual function cleaning, the Manual Parastat is ideally used with older records which have been mistreated with anti -static sprays or which have an excessive accumulation of dust, dirt or residue in their grooves. When held in an upright position, the Manual Parastat's special brush of pure nylon bristles (aver age tip -radius 0.00025") penetrates the record grooves to loosen and remove t accumulated dust and dirt. Since there's Preener-like material on both sides of the brush, by tilting the Manual Parastat to either side, you get Preener cleaning action for the maintenance of new records.
Included with the Manual Parastat is a long lasting supply of Watts Anti -Static Fluid. A drop or two on the Parastat applied to a record surface provides the proper degree of humidity to relax static, which attracts dust into the grooves.
Everything you should know about proper record care is contained in Watts' new "Just for the Record". A $1.00 value, this informative booklet is yours for only 250 to cover the cost of postage and handling.
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LP surface noise P flow there's a better way to give it the brush. Since all modern LP's are made of vinyl, they're all subject to two kinds of surface noise-from dust in the grooves and from static electricity.
Now there's a way of eliminating both problems effectively (and prolonging the life of your records in the pro cess). Its our new A.E.C. Mega-filare (million bristle) record brush.
Designed for us By London FFRR, this easy-to-use brush features special electrically conductive bristles, which carry away the static with the dust. And they do it without the need for messy liquids-which can eventually clog the grooves.
AE C. Mega-filare brushes (and London FFRR-designed, ultra-precise A.E.C. Posiscan cartridges) are avail able wherever C/M Laboratories products are sold. Or write us at 327 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Conn. 06854 A INTERNATIONAL, INC.
The Schwann Record Catalog Did You Know That???
Did you know Mozart's Serenade No. 12, K. 388 is the same as his String Quintet, K. 406? That Mozart's Concerto No. 2 in D for flute is the same as his Concerto in C for Oboe? That Bach's Concerto No. 3 in c minor for 2 harpsichords, S. 1062 is an alternate version by him of the famous Concerto in d minor for 2 Violins? Bach's Concerto No. 1 in a minor for Violin, S. 1041 is the same as his Concerto No. 7 in g minor for Harpsichord, S. 1058? That his Missa 1773 is the Kyrie and Gloria from the b minor Mass? Did you know that both Rossini and Paisiello wrote an opera "Barber of Seville?" Both Leoncavallo and Puccini wrote a "Boheme?" Both Gluck and Monteverdi wrote an "Orfeo?" Music to "Romeo & Juliet" was written by Berlioz, Gounod, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky? Music to "Pelleas et Melisande" was written by Debussy, Faure, Schoenberg and Sibelius? That some of the most famous 'Spanish' pieces were written by a Russian composer (Capriccio espagnol) and a French composer (Rapsodie espagnole, Bolero, Iberia)? That Ravel wrote "Sheherazade" and Rimsky-Korsakov "Scheherazade?" Did you know that there are records by 6 members of the Bach family? That 111 of Bach's 215 surviving cantatas are recorded? That there are records by both Mozart and his father? There are two composers named Brown, 3 Jones, 6 Smiths? That "Haydn's Toy Symphony" actually is movements 3, 4, 7 of Leopold Mozart's "Cassatio?" That there are records of music by King Frederick II of Prussia; Wilhelmine Markgrafin von Bayreuth, Louis XIII, Benjamin Franklin? That composer/musician Pablo Casals lived to be 97, Julius Reubke died at 24? What else can you find? Be sure to get a Schwann Record Catalog each month - an indispensable reference work which should be in every home.
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THE GOLD-PLATED WARP FACTOR. In this age of planned obsolescence, unreliable performance and shoddy workmanship are almost taken for granted. But there are still a few exceptional products that are built to last and one of them is the Revox tape recorder.
Revox dependability is a combination of many factors, but perhaps the most important of them is advanced engineering.
Borrowing from space age technology Revox gold-plates all o: tile electrical contacts on its plug-in circuit boards, relays and rotary switches. The result: every one of these movable contacts, the ones that usually cause most of the problems, can be depended upon to perform well for the life of the machine. Obviously, gold plating is considerably more expensive than conventional tinning, but Revox thinks it's worth it.
Because Revox engineers demand margins of performance and reliability that far exceed ordinary production standards, you can own a tape recorder that will work perfectly the first time you use it and for years to come.
And that's why Revox is the only one to back its A77 machines with a lifetime guarantee
Revox Corporation 155 Michael Drive Syosset, N.Y. 11791
KENWOOD RECEIVERS
.... quality starts deep inside every KENWOOD receiver: With sophisticated new engineering concepts like direct coupling, tape-through circuitry, and a phase-lock-loop in the MPX section. With 'op-grade transistors, oversized heat sinks, extra-large power transformers. With exceptional control flexibility and ample provision for an expansive sound system.
The quality behind the name KENWOOD is the quality you will enjoy in better performance and greater dependability for years to come.
For complete information, visit your nearest KENWOOD Dealer, or write the sound approach to qualt0 KR- 7400 . .63 watts per channel, Min. RMS. 8 ohms, 20, 20k Hz, with no more than 0.3 % Total Harmonic Distortion KR- 6400 „ 45 watts per channel, Min. RMS. 8 ohms.
20-20k Hz. with no more than 0,3 % Total Harmonic Distortion KR-5400 . 35 watts per channel. Min. RMS. 8 ohms, 20.20k Hz, with no more than 0.5 % Total Harmonic Distortion KE N WO OD 15777 S Broadway , Gardena, CA 90248 • 72-02 FM First Ave., Woodside, N.Y 11377 • In Canada. Magnasonic Canada, Ltd
Back in 71 Phase Linear was Bob Carver, an audiophile with 200 square feet in the basement of an A & P store in the Pacific Northwest and one all-consuming obsession: to design and build the world's most powerful stereo amplifier Today Phase Linear Corporation is an acknowledged leader in high power technology, selling a complete line of amps and pre-amps throughout the world, operating out of one of the most advanced stereo component plants in the industry.
Phase Linear is now a household word among serious listeners, a word synonymous with power, quality, reliability and way-out-front technology.
And Bob Carver, Steve Johnson and A. P. Van Meter have come to be Vow. Avi.
41.0 recognized as the gurus of state-of-the art amplifier design and development.
Phase Limier has dispensed over 81 /: million watts of power to music lovers everywhere, starting with the famous super reliable, virtually distortion free Phase Linear 700, the first successful 700 watt amplifier.
The popular Phase Linear 400 watt amplifier quickly followed. The incredible Phase Linear 4000 pre amplifier was then perfected followed by a smaller version, the Phase Linear 2000. Recently the Phase Linear 1000 Noise Reduction System was added to the line . . . and there are many more advanced products in the wings.
Technological milestones along the way have included a unique Amplifier Protection Circuit (Patent =3,727,148), the first practical Expansion System, the innovative Auto Corralator Noise Reduction System and a unique Ambience Injection System for pre-amps.
Phase Linear has come a long way from that basement lab of Bob Carver's. But products are still made one at a time, and one out of every three people in production is involved in quality control or testing.
And that's the way it'll be for the next 8.000,000 watts.
A POWERFUL DIFFERENCE Phase Linear Corporation. Washington 98036
"The Sony TC-756 set new records for performance of home tape decks!' (Stereo Review, February, 1975)
Hirsch-Houck Laboratories further noted. "The dynamic range, distortion, flutter and frequency-response performance are so far beyond the limitations of conventional program material that its virtues can hardly be appreciated: The Sony TC-756-2 features a closed loop dual capstan tape drive system that reduces wow and flutter to a minimum of 0.03%, logic controlled transport functions that permit the feather-touch control buttons to be operated in any sequence, at any time without spilling or damaging tape: an AC servo control capstan motor and an eight-pole induction motor for each of the two reels: a record equalization selector switch for maximum record and playback characteristics with either normal or special tapes: mic attenuators that eliminate distortion caused by overdriving the micro phone pre-amplifier stage when using sensitive condenser mics: tape/source monitoring switches that allow instantaneous comparison of program source to the actual recording: a mechanical memory capability that allows the machine to turn itself on and off automatically for unattended recording.
In addition, the TC-756-2 offers 15 and 7 1/2 ips tape speeds: Ferrite & Ferrite 2-track/2-channel stereo three-head configuration: and symphase recording that allows you to record FM matrix or SQ:' 4-channel sources for playback through a decoder-equipped 4-channel amplifier with virtually non existent phase differences between channels.
The Sony TC-756-2 is representative of the prestigious Sony 700 Series
-the five best three-motor 10 1/2-inch reel home tape decks that Sony has ever engineered. See the entire Sony 700 Series now at your near est Superscope dealer starting at
$899.95
S O N Y
Brought to you by SUPERSCOPE
Superscope is a trademark of CBS, Inc. b 1976 Superscope, Inc., 20525 Nordhoff St., Chatsworth, CA 91311. Prices and models subject to change without notice. Consult the Yellow Pages for your nearest Superscope dealer.
(High Fidelity, Feb. 1976)
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