Audio Anthropology

    Audio AnthropologyIssue 141

    Amped Up

    Art Dudley’s personal, well-worn copy of The Tube Amp Book,…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 149

    Portable Audio, 1960s-Style

    A classic AR-XA turntable, circa 1960s. As Ivan Berger noted…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 148

    On the Case

    We couldn’t find any information on this Telefunken Musikkoffer (music…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 147

    One Speed Is All You Need

    Detail of the front panel of a 1970s MAC-1900 receiver,…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 146

    Praiseworthy Achievement

    A stunning Harman Kardon Citation II B power amplifier. Designed…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 145

    Raw Power

    1977 Klipsch Decorator loudspeaker, companion to the one featured in…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 144

    Diamonds and Rust

    Point taken: yes, you could get a Grado XTE+1 cartridge…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 143

    Big Macs

    More rarities from The Audio Classics Collection: a pair and…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 142

    In Rare Form

      Astounding finds: a JBL Metregon speaker system alongside a…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 150

    Rotating Staar

    In keeping with our Issue 150 theme, the mighty Audio…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 140

    Swept Away

    The Klipschorn Decorator Birch was a less-expensive unfinished version of…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 139

    Big Mac

    A MAC Audio Company MAC-1900 receiver. Made by McIntosh in…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 138

    Phone-ing It In

    And he continues to animate the party…the Continental 401 tape…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 137

    Vertical Integration

    Courtesy of Paul’s Posts reader Joseph Pickel: “My grandmother worked…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 136

    The Nice Price

      The McIntosh CR 4 Satellite System Control. Per Steve…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 135

    The 8-Track Mind

      A shrine to 8-track tape! Taken at The Telegraph…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 134

    Beam Me Up, Scotty

    The chic way to rock out! Circa 1960s ad for…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 158

    Spring Is in the Airwaves

    A pair of ultra-rare circa 1970s KA/Kustom Acoustics loudspeakers, model…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 166

    Plug and Play

    Revox PR 99 Mk II reel-to-reel deck, introduced in 1980.…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 165

    She Had a Hat

    Classic elegance: a circa 1960s KLH Model 24 loudspeaker, from…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 164

    Nothing Short of a Miracle

    Burmester Model 001 CD player. As a component that’s almost…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 163

    Ambient Music

    The Luxman L3 integrated amplifier, sporting one of the coolest…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 162

    Crowning Achievements

    A Fisher 440-T receiver circa 1964. By this time, transistors…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 161

    Take Me to the Pilot

        A late 1950s or early 1960s Pilot Radio…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 160

    Trust the Experts

    “The sound that inspired a generation”: an original pair of…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 159

    Something for Everyone

    Make that more than 100 years. 1975 ad for the…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 133

    Lend Me Your Ears

    A circa late 19th or early 20th century proto-jukebox. Listeners…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 157

    Timeless Elegance

    A stunning Philips GA 312 turntable, circa late 1970s. People…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 156

    45 Degrees of Separation

    A rare pair of Sequerra Model TI MK. II ribbon…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 155

    X Marks the Sweet Spot

    Elegant simplicity: the legendary Fi X amplifier, designed by the…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 154

    On Our Radar

    Quad ESL-57 electrostatic loudspeaker. it’s missing its stands, but otherwise…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 153

    Reeling ‘Em In

    Simple design, good sound: A Dynaco Mark III mono power…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 152

    Adventureland

    No needles to change, and glorious new purity of tone…how…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 151

    Our Heads Are Spinning

    Fit for a King (Marilyn King of the King Sisters,…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 106

    Casual Listening

    We can never be this cool. From Audio, September 1966.…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 114

    Elusive Butterfly

    That butterfly isn’t giving up the sweet spot. From Audio,…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 113

    Tangerine Dream

    We don’t know if this produced uncolored sound or not.…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 112

    Where the Action Is!

    Man, I can dig it! Take me to school! From…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 111

    Ears in the Clouds

    As anyone who’s heard one knows, they weren’t kidding. From…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 110

    Goin’ to the Bank!

    This is a fax I received from Les Paul in…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 109

    Realistic Sound

    Say what? I’ll bet the creative director wasn’t a woman.…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 108

    Now Hear This!

    When the Admiral speaks, they listen!   They went all…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 107

    Silent Partner

    This guy likes to relax while listening. From Audio, November…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 115

    Basic Hi-Fi-Manship

    Who needed audio forums back then, with this kind of…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 105

    It Came from LA…

    Moderate size and cost” must have meant something different at…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 104

    An A1 Speaker System

       
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 103

    Some Assembly Required

    In 1962 Allied Radio and Masonite partnered to offer this…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 102

    The Truth Isn’t Out There

       
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 101

    Domestic Harmony

    Les Paul and Mary Ford in their native habitat. Audio…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 100

    It’s Hip to be Square
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 99

    Everything But the Kitchen Sink
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 124

    Art Goes on Record

    Reel dancing! Mercury “Living Presence” stereo tape, catalog number MDS5-4.…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 132

    Tale of the Tape

    John Seetoo saw this TEAC 4300 tape deck on a…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 131

    Speaker Misplacement

      In its day the Teac A-3340S was the machine…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 130

    Pushbutton Paradise

    Hi-Fi tone for $99.95, complete with colored vinyl! That’s about…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 129

    Half-Price Hi-Fi

    Half-price high fidelity! No tools required! OK, a few. 1957…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 128

    We Are the NuTones

    And you thought they only made intercoms! 1966 NuTone ad.…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 127

    The Lathe of Heaven

    Now that’s how to cut a record! Audio Engineering, February…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 126

    Changers in the Night

    Now that’s what we call holiday gift-giving! Circa 1960s.  …
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 125

    All Kitted Out

    Something for everyone for the holidays from Audio Fidelity. From…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 11

    In My Room

      I wish my audio system could do this! From…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 123

    Twice the Fun

    Twice as much fun as a mono dance party! Stereo…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 122

    Tube Tester

    I’m afraid to even turn this thing on. Jennings Model…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 121

    Hittin’ the Note

    One of the most iconic taglines in advertising history, 1974.…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 119

    Can You Dig It?

    This ad made you want to groove on a Marantz…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 118

    Mirandized

    It has the right to remain silent, but who’d want…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 117

    Nothing Comes Close

    You know, they might have been right. From Audio, November…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 116

    Set It Off

    I wonder how many people blew the speaker. Thanks to…
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