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Първият мощен краен усилвател за домашна и студийна употреба.

 

The Phase Linear 700 amplifier got its name from its combined output of 350 watts per channel. Introduced in 1970, it was, for a while, Phase Linear's only amplifier. The 700 put both Bob Carver, the amp's designer, and Phase Linear on the high end audio map.

The early 1970's were heady times for Bob Carver as he worked to expand North American distribution and beat the drum for Phase Linear. The 700 soon became a favorite of recording studio engineers (at 19-inches wide, it was designed for rack mounting), rock bands, jazz musicians and audiophiles.

 

This first generation 700 was laid out asymmetrically, with the VU meters and control knobs toward to right side of the front panel. Carver did two things with the 700 that were meant to eliminate the need for a cooling fan, lower operating temperature and aid in servicing when it became necessary: he placed both the output transistors and the power transformer outside the amplifier enclosure. The output transistors were mounted to the rear heatsinks. The 700 was a 45 pound powerhouse.

The 700 listed for $749.00 in 1970, and rose slightly to $779.00 in 1972 and 1973. In 1974 it was replaced by the 700 B

 

 

 

 

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Throwback Tech: 5 vintage tech commercials that prove how much times have changed

The following tech ads are guaranteed to make you laugh   

It’s safe to say that tech ads aren’t what they used to be. Gone are the days of quirky music, cheesy slogans, and humongous gadgets that made tech commercials so entertaining (and possibly embarrassing) to watch. Don’t quite remember how laughable these commercials were? Get ready to dive into the past, because here are some old-school tech ads that are sure to make your day. 

Commodore Vic-20 (1982) 

Имам Commodore 64 (подарък от проф. Момчеджиков, ТУ София

http://bcove.me/pgxg0kl2

 

Mario on Atari (1983)

Кой не е играл Марио? От моите набори, де...

http://bcove.me/0q7wkrcu

 

Apple’s first Macintosh commercial (1984)

Тук съм пас...

http://bcove.me/q3btmylm

 

Windows 1.0 (1986)

Това не само съм го виждал, но и съм работил с него в края на 80-те  . Беше инсталиран на автоматизирана система за HPLC (High-performance liquid chromatography)

http://bcove.me/tx1ri4rw

 

Radio Shack cell phones (1990)

Тук също съм пас...

http://bcove.me/rg7sldf8

 

By Nicole DiGiose

 

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Apple’s first Macintosh commercial (1984)

Windows 1.0 (1986)

Като гледах рекламата на Макинтош се сетих за филма Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999). Става въпрос за тези времена.

Редактирано Февруари 17, 2015 от g_vayov

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Преглеждайки един куп стари списания открих нещо интересно. Една реклама , представяща много характерни известни озвучителни тела. Само, че фирмата посочена в рекламата е неизвестна.

Дори стилът на описание е абсолютно същия, като на BOSE.

Дали е фирма. сложила началото на корпорацията BOSE?

Ако не, каква е връзката!

Годината е 1972, Март месец.

 LDL749 = BOSE 901 ?

 

PS. BOSE901 излизат 1968 !

 

 

 

 

 

Открих събитието, обясняващо нещата!

 

467 F. 2d 304 - Bose Corporation v. Linear Design Labs Inc

United States Court of Appeals,
Second Circuit.

Argued Aug. 18, 1972.
Decided Sept. 21, 1972.

Редактирано Февруари 27, 2015 от Parni_Valjak

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Един крайъгълен камък в историята на мощните усилватели, от гения Bob Carver, 1979 година.

Същият, който направи Phase Linear 700 !

Magnetic Field Amplifier, 2х200 вата и само 6 кг.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Светът вече не е същия. И не мисля, че е към добро.

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Legendary Sigma Sound Studios building sold

 

01 March 2015: By Matthew Fellows

 

The Sigma Sound Studios building in Philadelphia, which once hosted artists such as the Jackson 5, David Bowie and Billy Joel has been sold, according to Philly.com.

The 14,000-square-foot space at 210-214 North 12th Street, constructed in 1930, was bought for $1.55 million and will reportedly be made into apartments.  

Sigma Sound Studios was opened by Joe Tarsia in 1968. The facility became famous for consistently churning out a string of hits and albums during the 1970s and '80s, including Young Americans (Bowie) and Disco Inferno (The Trammps).

Writer/producer duo Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff used the facility for their Philadelphia International Records, and the studios helped define the ‘Philadelphia Sound’ throughout its run, before finally shutting its doors last year.

More than 6,000 master audiotapes from Sigma Sound were donated to Drexel University’s Audio Archive for storage and preservation in both 2005 and earlier this year.

As the Philadelphia Business Journal reports, this is the second landmark recording studio in the city to be repurposed. The former home of International Records and Cameo-Parkway Records at 309 S. Broad Street will be the site of a new hotel and residential tower being developed by Dranoff Properties in partnership with Gamble.

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RCA-Understanding-Hi-Fi-1956

Полезно четиво, което изяснява основни положения на Високата вярност на възпроизвеждане - High Fidelity, както е била замислена преди години. Сега нещата са други. Изместени и отдалечени от основните принципи. 

 

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Gank: "There were two rocker knobs on the side, SPEED and BALLS, was that your idea?"

 

Bob Moog: "Yeah it was."

 

- Bob Moog in an interview with Gank Magazine on the design of the Maestro Phaser:

 

www.moogmusic.com/legacy/bob-moog-speaks-gank-magazine

 

 

Редактирано Март 11, 2015 от Parni_Valjak

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Gramophone burglar alarm from 1939. When it is tripped, it calls a number and plays the recorded message.

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Stefan Kudelski and the world’s first professional-quality portable tape recorder

While a couple of people on our list ofGenius!es have become household names, there are many more who have still yet to receive their due mainstream recognition. One of this number is Stefan Kudelski, whose 1951 patent ushered in both the first portable recording device and the company that continues to bear his name – the Kudelski Group.

Born in Poland but educated in engineering in Switzerland, Kudelski was at university when he patented the Nagra 1. Generally regarded as the first portable recording device, the Nagra 1 (pictured below) was a compact (approximately the size of a shoebox) reel-to-reel tape recorder. Word of its quality and portability soon spread, with radio stations in Switzerland among his earliest customers.

But it was the Nagra 3 – which emerged in 1958 – that arguably had the greatest impact of Kudelski’s designs. Able to synchronise sound with the frames on a reel of film, the Nagra 3 can be claimed to have changed the entire dynamic of film production for the ensuing generation. The mechanics of capturing high quality sound had previously meant that many films were effectively studio-bound; alongside the then-emerging 16-millimetre camera, the Nagra 3helped to pave the way for a new era of filmmaking in which much more shoots would take place on location.

Directors to adopt the Nagra 3 in its early years included DA Pennebaker, who used the recorder during production of Don’t Look Back – his 1967 Bob Dylan tour film that arguably counts as the first classic music documentary.

Kudelski and his firm continued to innovate in the field of miniature recording. Increasingly, security and surveillance became critical markets for the firm, with the early SN Serie Noire machine reportedly adopted by the American secret services.

Today, Kudelski Group is under the leadership of Stefan’s son, André. Stefan himself passed away aged 83 in 2013.

www.nagra.com

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When the new Billboard charts came out on April 4, 1964, The Beatles broke all American chart records when they had the Top Five records in the country simultaneously (#5: "Please Please Me," #4: "I Want To Hold Your Hand," #3: "She Loves You," #2: "Twist And Shout," #1: "Can't Buy Me Love").
Plus they had nine other singles scattered in various other positions around the "Hot 100."

How many of you still have Beatles' 45 records? And how many of you have the original picture sleeves?

The British Invasion was in full swing 51 years ago today.

 

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OK, seeing as he was not dead, did he quit before he got sacked?

In the April 10,1970 edition of The Daily Mirror, Paul McCartney made the Beatles' secret breakup public by issuing a press release to announce that he has left the group, done in the form of a fake interview: "Q: Is your break with the Beatles temporary or permanent, due to personal differences or musical ones? PAUL: Personal differences, business differences, musical differences, but most of all because I have a better time with my family. Temporary or permanent? I don't really know."

John Lennon was furious, especially since the breakup, already agreed upon by the group, was announced just one week prior to the British release of McCartney's first solo album. When a reporter tracks down Lennon for his thoughts, he replies, "Paul hasn't left. I sacked him."

Did you know that some reporter actually linked the breakup of The Beatles to the fall of the British Empire?

So it is time for a completely unscientific poll. Do you think Paul quit before John 'sacked' him?

The public end of The Beatles, 45 years ago today.

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BUILDING HAMMOND ORGANS AT THE HAMMOND FACTORY

 

This is a great old piece of film - "Building Organ Tones" by the original Hammond Organ Company. The film shows the building process of a Hammond organ "How to build a Hammond Organ" from raw materials to test playing the finished product - a wonderful piece of Hammond Organ history. Laurens Hammond was a pure genius - !