Audio Anthropology

    Audio AnthropologyIssue 129

    Half-Price Hi-Fi

    Half-price high fidelity! No tools required! OK, a few. 1957…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 119

    Can You Dig It?

    This ad made you want to groove on a Marantz…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 121

    Hittin’ the Note

    One of the most iconic taglines in advertising history, 1974.…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 122

    Tube Tester

    I’m afraid to even turn this thing on. Jennings Model…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 123

    Twice the Fun

    Twice as much fun as a mono dance party! Stereo…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 124

    Art Goes on Record

    Reel dancing! Mercury “Living Presence” stereo tape, catalog number MDS5-4.…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 125

    All Kitted Out

    Something for everyone for the holidays from Audio Fidelity. From…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 126

    Changers in the Night

    Now that’s what we call holiday gift-giving! Circa 1960s.  …
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 127

    The Lathe of Heaven

    Now that’s how to cut a record! Audio Engineering, February…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 128

    We Are the NuTones

    And you thought they only made intercoms! 1966 NuTone ad.…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 118

    Mirandized

    It has the right to remain silent, but who’d want…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 130

    Pushbutton Paradise

    Hi-Fi tone for $99.95, complete with colored vinyl! That’s about…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 131

    Speaker Misplacement

      In its day the Teac A-3340S was the machine…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 132

    Tale of the Tape

    John Seetoo saw this TEAC 4300 tape deck on a…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 133

    Lend Me Your Ears

    A circa late 19th or early 20th century proto-jukebox. Listeners…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 134

    Beam Me Up, Scotty

    The chic way to rock out! Circa 1960s ad for…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 135

    The 8-Track Mind

      A shrine to 8-track tape! Taken at The Telegraph…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 136

    The Nice Price

      The McIntosh CR 4 Satellite System Control. Per Steve…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 137

    Vertical Integration

    Courtesy of Paul’s Posts reader Joseph Pickel: “My grandmother worked…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 138

    Phone-ing It In

    And he continues to animate the party…the Continental 401 tape…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 108

    Now Hear This!

    When the Admiral speaks, they listen!   They went all…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 99

    Everything But the Kitchen Sink
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 100

    It’s Hip to be Square
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 101

    Domestic Harmony

    Les Paul and Mary Ford in their native habitat. Audio…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 102

    The Truth Isn’t Out There

       
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 103

    Some Assembly Required

    In 1962 Allied Radio and Masonite partnered to offer this…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 104

    An A1 Speaker System

       
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 105

    It Came from LA…

    Moderate size and cost” must have meant something different at…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 106

    Casual Listening

    We can never be this cool. From Audio, September 1966.…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 107

    Silent Partner

    This guy likes to relax while listening. From Audio, November…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 11

    In My Room

      I wish my audio system could do this! From…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 109

    Realistic Sound

    Say what? I’ll bet the creative director wasn’t a woman.…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 110

    Goin’ to the Bank!

    This is a fax I received from Les Paul in…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 111

    Ears in the Clouds

    As anyone who’s heard one knows, they weren’t kidding. From…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 112

    Where the Action Is!

    Man, I can dig it! Take me to school! From…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 113

    Tangerine Dream

    We don’t know if this produced uncolored sound or not.…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 114

    Elusive Butterfly

    That butterfly isn’t giving up the sweet spot. From Audio,…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 115

    Basic Hi-Fi-Manship

    Who needed audio forums back then, with this kind of…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 116

    Set It Off

    I wonder how many people blew the speaker. Thanks to…
    Audio AnthropologyIssue 117

    Nothing Comes Close

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