[NJARC] High Fidelity Was - 'See through' Radio moved at NJARC Museum

[Al Klase]

Hey Phil,

You confused us a little because, before we got your email, we'd moved a 
nice walnut credenza into that space, along with a Klipsch designed 
corner speaker, a Heathkit Williamson amp, and Fisher preamp. 

My concept is to cover the audiophile, high-fidelity, component-system 
scene starting with the early post-war stuff.  There's a lot of room 
(unfortunately not physical space) for elaboration here.  So, you guys 
pitch in.  We can substitute better stuff as it shows up.

So far it's a mono system with a medium-power amp and efficient 
speaker.  Yesterday I made some holes in the back of the credenza, and 
hid a Toshiba CD player inside to provide a hassel-free program source.

Some comments on the components so far:

Speaker:  This is a Paul Klipsch designed folded-horn corner enclosure 
from a company called Cabinart.  It's border-line ugly and could be 
refinished, but it contains an Altec 604 coaxial 15-incher with sectoral 
horn for the tweeter.  This is the speaker that was used almost 
universally for studio monitor because, as a recording engineer friend 
says, "everybody knew how they sounded."  Listen to it!

Power amp:  The Williamson design led the way to clean beam-power-tube 
amps.  The fact that tis one was a kit emphasizes another aspect of the 
hi-fi phenomenon.  (I wish I still had my Fisher 70, but it developed a 
short in the output transformer, and I sold it, without comment, to one 
of the ebay vultures at Parsippany.)

Preamp: Fisher 50 (50C ?).  Has switchable phono equalization to 
accommodate pre-RIAA recordings.

Turntable: We need one.  I'm sorting through a number of possibilities.  
Easiest thing right now is one of the early brown Garrard changers that 
Rob Flory donated, a good example of what people actually used.  The 
museum owns an impressive looking Presto Pirouette, but it has issues.

Tuner:  A multi-facesetted problem, if we want one that actually works 
in the fringe area at InfoAge.  Anybody have a Marantz 10B?

We also need accessories and ephemera.  Dave S. brought in a nice record 
care kit with Zero-Stat ion gun.  I'd like to have one of the 
radioactive brushes.

We can go on and on.

Later,
Al

 

Phil Vourtsis wrote:
> Board Members,
>     I noticed last Sunday (7/5) that the 'See through' Radio that 
> Harry had built was moved to a different location in the museum 
> leaving some room in the 'History of Recorded Music' area. Previously 
> we had discussed adding a history of hifi/stereo area and a novelty 
> radio area. Is this an area where we might do that? We really should 
> have a board meeting (phone meeting would be fine) to discuss these 
> matters.
>  
> Phil Vourtsis
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Al Klase - N3FRQ
Jersey City, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/