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This form developed from a Also interest is growing system of positive printing among photographers and introduced by two antique collectors in the Englishmen, working early forms of photography. separately, William Henry Photography Yet, many of these people Fox Talbot, and Sir John know very little about the Herschel. Talbot announced early processes, beyond his process at about the being able to identify an same as Daguerre image as "an old picture." announced his. TTie basis of almost all These paper prints, which forms of photography is the came to be known as sensitivity of certain silver talbotypes, or calotypes, salts to light. Exposure to were made by exposing a light causes a chemical sensitized sheet of paper to reaction in these substances light shone through a which produces metallic negative image. silver. The sensitive silver salts This ability had been were carried on a known for many years, but it was not until the early translucent base, namely, a waxed paper. This sensitized Times past 1800s that research began material was exposed, in a Greenfield Village features a fine exhibit of photographic techniques on its application to the past. Pictured simple camera, to the light here is a closeup of two wet - plate cameras. Note the appearance of the multiple reproduction of images. reflected from a scene. lensed camera with open shutter. Primary credit for this Where the sensitive material research beliongs to two was struck by light reflected State News photo by Ron Biava Frenchmen Joseph from the scene, metallic more opaque sheet of produced, and consequently then allowed to Nicephore Niepce and Louis silver was produced, sensitized paper. these areas appear darker in dry, Daguerre. without being exposed to through a subsequent The dark, silverladen areas the print, as in the actual In 1839 Daguerre development process. The of light. To expose the paper, the negative, which scene. announced the result of silver appeared dark on the represented bright areas of Even though this process one needed bright for a long period of sunlight their combined efforts: a negative, but represented time, the original scene, held back was the precursor of process for often at least an hour. reproducing bright areas in the actual the light and did not allow modern photography, it was images from life silver A major improvement in on a - scene. Areas of the scene much of not the sensitive immediately successful. the coated copper plate. These which reflected little or no negative was the wet substance on the paper to The waxed - paper negative unique (non - reproducible) collodion process, first light to the camera, such as react. Little silver was did not give consistently daguerreotypes held a black clothes or shadows, described by Frederick produced in these areas, so pleasing results. Scott Archer in delicacy of detail hardly caused less silver to be 1851, used they appeared bright on the Major drawback to make approached by modern produced on the sensitive glass negatives, print, as in the original A major drawback which photography. material. scene. ambrotypes, and ferrotypes. Immedimately successful, remained until the 1850s, This is the process used Negative created The clearer areas of the they were the first practical despite improvements, was today in the tintype studio form of Thus, the image created was negative, holding less silver, the great amount of time at Greenfield photography, and allowed more light to Village, in were popular form 1840 to a negative, or opposite, of pass which printing required. Dearborn, one of the few 1860. the tones in the actual through and strike the Printing places in the United States paper had to be scene. A positive image was paper. A greater reaction sensitized where these forms Modern precursor by hand in the of produced by passing light occurred in these areas of darkroom shortly before While the daguerreotype the print, through the negative onto a more silver was prints were to be made, and (continued on p. 5) Record Sale Starts Mon Feb 19 at MSU Bookstore Come On Down & Choose from a wide selection of records priced $1.98 up In the Center MSU BOOKSTORE of Campus su0\ DJ0UUDD an-asoQ Photo school unique in state oriented. sell artwork and prints," he in various departments. By DAVE MENDREA Media Center where he was said. Plans for the near future State News Staff Writer an engineer. "Unless you're an art include hosting this year's Another phase of Small Few people realize that World Photographic is the student or professor who Nine students are Midwest Film Festival for Michigan's only licensed can exhibit at Kresge Art studying at Small World and student films, a photo school of photograph is Galliard Gallery where Center, there is no place in receiving credit from the contest early this spring and right here in East Lansing. various types of artwork are East Lansing to study University through some specialized workshops Small World displayed. "We think the East photography or show and independent study programs for advanced photographers. Photographic, located at 301 MAC Ave. below what Lansing community deserves its own art used to be Tom Sawyer's Bookraft, could be the gallery," Greer said, "but answer to the prayers of galleries are rarely economically self many students who can't sustaining." get into Studio Art 200 or So Small World depends 300 and are tired of making the bathroom double as a on diversity to stay alive. In addition to the school, darkroom. About 40 students are wedding photography, portraits and passports. currently enrolled in Small World is equipped to evening classes ranging from shoot and edit films. fundamental to advanced Some of their current technique in photography, and successful work can be projects include a technical film for Edward W. Sparrow exhibited and sold there as well. Hospital. Greer is optimistic about For those who want to the future of his four - work by themselves, month - old enterprise. darkrooms and various "Our biggest problem equipment are available for right now is that people rent. don't know we're here," Small World is the Greer said. "Once we brainchild of Tom Greer, a become known, people will 1970 graduate of MSU and see that we have a lot to a long time resident of East offer the East Lansing Lansing. It began as a community." freelance effort at child and animal portraits three years Paul Heavenridge, also an Its a small MSU graduate, and general ago. Small World manager of Small World photographic provides not only an outlet for photographers to sell their Greer is not a newcomer since its beginning last work, but also as an educational center where people can learn about all types of to photography having done November, would like to photography. many films for the keep the business student - State News photo by Dave Mendrea University's Instructional CREATIVE EXPRESSION IN PHOTOGRAPHY ★ COMPLETE PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES - ACCREDITED STATE OF MICHIGAN ★ PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY ★ FINE ART GALLERY ★ PORTRAIT WORK ★ PASSPORT SERVICE ★ DARKROOM & STUDIO RENTALS ★ PHOTOGRAPHIC SEMINARS ★ WEDDINGS 301 M.A.C. EAST LANSING 351-3644 GALLERY G U I Oi IUI UH w *-f CJ Close-up camera lens opens new By CRAIG PORTER State News Staff Writer capabilities. If you want to go all out, you can buy macro the focusing ring photo world lens do you find that on the lens bees on the run. The impact and detail you capture will thrill you first had when A special macro lenses that makes you bought that camera, photograph or slide of any noticeable astound and impress your but which has since focus from nine inches to difference in a grasshopper shown 10 to picture friends, and perhaps subsided due to lack of 50 times life - size has an infinity. TTiey cost, so think sharpness. influence your enemies. It at least twice before The most versatile close exciting and new subject impact that no one can - will also renew in you the matter. ignore. One either likes it or spending the $150 to $250. up accessory is the bellows. he gets sick. With a few The auxiliary lenses screw This attachment is the most into the normal lens of your flexible because accessories, most cameras it allows can be adapted for camera, and, with the you to vary the image size by merely extending or shortening the extension of Closeups the lens from the Any of camera. these photographing tiny objects. addition of one or more of attachments will enable you The easiest camera to these, you simply move to photograph bugs and adapt to close-up your camera to - and - fro a small objects, but certain photography is the few inches away from the characteristics must be 35-millimeter single - lens subject until it comes into observed to gain the reflex. Looking directly sharp focus. sharpest pictures. First, through the lens, one can Extension tubes are depth - of - field, the depth easily see what is going onto placed between the camera of sharpness in a picture, is the film. Extension tubes, and the normal or short very shallow in close - up bellows extenders and telephoto lens, and the photography. Second, any auxiliary close - up lenses camera is focused by, again, camera or subipct are the least expensive moving the camera until the movement will blur the attachments that will give subject comes into focus. picture because of the your camera close-up Only on the expensive shallow depth - of - field. Third, as the lens is set farther from its normal position, more light is required to properiy expose the film. All this adds up to a need for fast films, small f-stops, and high shutter speeds, plus firm support for the camera, such as a convenient tree, wall or tripod. Close - up photography thus becomes a sport for bright, sunny days. With such a day,some fast slide or black and white film, a steady hand or support of some kind, and plenty of patience, you are prepared to crawl around on your hands and knees, camera in hand, searching for that Hidden beauty elusive butterfly, Close grasshopper, or flower. Start Miniature giant - up photography allows the camera to open with something slow, such up this beautiful world of ours and allow us to With the aid of close as a turtle, and work up to - up photography this examine in even greater detail. grasshopper achieves truly photographing wasps and gargantuan proportions. State News photo by Craig Porter. State News photo by Craig Porter Photo history long, complex (continued from p. 3) iodide formed in the Brady's famous Civil War Loses favor ferrotype was prepared and collodion coating. photographs were made in Though the ambrotype exposed in much the same photography are still Once sensitized, the plate this was practiced. manner, being popular, two developments manner as the was placed in a protective developed in a darkroom ambrotype; caused its loss of favor. The the negative image in the Collodion mixture holder, and immediately wagon on the battlefield. first were the collodion appeared positive Collodion is a thick liquid, exposed in a camera for rapid A popular but shortlived improvements in paper against the black plate. about the consistency of approximately five to thirty form of phototgraphy printing, which gave the pancake syrup, made by seconds, depending which utilized wet collodion paper photograph a position Long exposures dissolving nitrocellulose primarily on the amount of was the ambrotype, a glass of importance which it has (gun cotton) in a mixture of sunlight. negative atop a black held to the If at any time present. The The exposures were still alcohol and ether. An during the backing, which appeared second was another wet long, requiring the subject iodide, usually of process the plate was about 1854. collodion process, the to remain very still with the potassium, and later allowed to dry, its The clear of the areas ferrotype, or tintype, aid of a head clamp. The bromide, was added to the sensitivity was lost. negative allowed the black patented in the United collodion. Therefore, development was ferrotype, being cheaper backing to show through, States by Hamilton L. and more durable than This mixture was poured on begun immediately after while the silver areas Smith in 1856. exposure. (The either the daguerreotype or a glass plate, to which it reflected light to appear ferrotype was made on adhered. The coated plate If a photographer wished to an ambrotype, and much bright. Thus, the appearance iron plate which was coated quicker to produce than a was then placed in a bath of take pictures outside his of a positive picture was with a very smooth black studio, he carried his paper print, became silvernitrate, where particles obtained without the work enamel or lacquer finish. of light - sensitive silver darkroom with him as a tent tremendously popular with of making a paper print. This was known as a the outbreak of the Civil or a wagon. Matthew japanned plate. The War. In the camera market ? Decide on Or the ne By C. L. MICHAELS amateurs?"Don'tpanic as it everyday photography, or a telescope. quality of the final State News Staff Writer is not as hopeless as it may do you want one that will Maybe, you want a photograph nuy be the take good portrait pictures camera that can do a wide most important goal in seem to you and thousands Are you considering mind. The compactness of of others. of friends and relatives? variety of things and have buying a quality camera a camera may be influential (better than an Instamatic Before walking into a Or, perhaps, you would interchangeable lenses that like to get good close - up will let you photograph a to you if you plan on using and more expensive), but camera store and laying out shots of flowers and insects wide - angle view of a it during extensive traveling. can't fathom the super sales that limited supply of or copy printed material. crowded room and then When thinking about pitches liberally spiced with money, consider first what you want to photograph. Then, again, you may want step outsided and get a what you are going to be unintelligible technical terms by knowledgeable Do you want a general all - a camera that can be picture of a bird 100 yards photographing, also attached to a microscope or consider the types of film salesmen and "advanced" purpose camera for away. available. For high quality work, the larger film sizes perform better. The largest films come in These two Tandberg individual sheets (hence the name sheet film), are the most expensive to use and require considerable products generate pleasure, knowledge and training in their The use. 120/220 roll films enthusiasm and inspiration, are come fairly common wrapped in paper with leaders to facilitate loading. and Most cameras using these as well as good sound. films produce negatives or slides 2'/4inches square, though a few of the more The Tandberg Series TCO that the tape will remain | expensive models produce 300 Stereo is under an tension pressui slightly larger negatives and entirely new cassette tape while the tape I slides. The 220 film is twice deck which meets the deck is not in use, and I soecitications set .DIN torth in thereby ruin the cassette. as long as 120 (the most standard 45500 tor ideli ?qu.| SOUND HEADS common), yielding twice as lu'i satisfaction. Designed Because the sound heads I many exposures per roll. [ and manufactured at the Tandberg Radiofabrikk in used in Series TCD 300 By and far the most Norway, Series TCD 300 are made of hot-pressed | popular film size is 35 I I I » f I I meets the ferrite, the* stringent millimeter (35mm), with quality requirements guaranteed against wear I imposed on all Tandberg thoughout the service life of the | most cameras producing tape deck. TUNER provides protection tape machines. negatives or slides 24 against damage in the millimeters The Tandberg R ecei ver Stereo event of insufficient THREE MOTORS DOLBY SYSTEM high by 36 TR-1020 cooling . The Tandberg millimeters wide. The film contains TR-1020 is provided with The Tandberg Series TCD The Tandberg TCD 3001 highly sophisticated AM 300 has three motors (one Stero features a built-in comes in cartridges of 20 or and FM tuner built up of volume control and a dual balance control. Separate hysteresis synchronous Dolby noise reduction [ 36 exposures and a gate transistors. MOSFET Built-in bass and treble controls motor and motorsj.The two 2 DC reel separate system. This system reduces tape noise by | seemingly endless variety of for each channel. These decoder for FM stereo latter permit individual winding motors make it about lOdB relative to f different types. reception .. Muting possible to reduce the conventional systems and effectively suppresses channel adjustment to be There are smaller film full-length winding time enables the Series TCO made. Loudness interstation noise during for a C 60 cassette to 300 to satisfy the sizes (subminature) that compensation can be tuning Black dial remains aobut 40 seconds. /noise have limited uses and added to the volume dark until power is turned The tape handling requirements set forth In control on, then lights up oin mechanism features rugged DIN standard 45500. The quality. The compact nature crisp contrast to provide design and construction to Dolby system is of special of pleasant, easy tuning. assure excellent stability importance in a cassette cameras using smal^ films and reliability. Motors tape machine for four is appealing to some people, INPUTS/OUTPUTS POWERFUL turn off automatically at reasons: tape noise is high, but the lack of versatility AMPLI FLIER The TR-1020 has inputs tapes are narrow, for a record player (RIAA magnetic coatings are thin and quality dampened any With its high power fast forward/rewind, and and tape speed is low. The output, 2 x 40 Watts equalized ore-amplifier for the pinch rollers disengage popularity they might have magnetic pick-up) and Dolby system can continuous sinus at 8 tape. This eliminates risk switched and off. known. up to three tape decks. All ohms load, the TR-1020 is inputs have adjustable If you want a large film the ideal control center sensitivity. The tape 001 for every stereo system. The output stage features extraordinarily low monitor facility makes it possible to monitor from either the tape itself or $350 format, the cameras that use it the are ones generally larger than that use smaller crossover distortion (full from the source while complement of output recording ( A and B-test , formats. Hiere are also the terminals). Series explained on page 17) different types of cameras capacitors provide your using a tape deck with external speakers with to consider. Most cameras separate recording and maximum protection. playback heads as, for that amateurs use are either Electric short circuit example, the Tandberg reflex cameras or protection of output Series 9000X, 6000X, transistors. Thermostat 3300X or 3000X; rangefinder cameras, and use either 35mm or 80 120/220 films. $429 Rangefinder cameras generally use 35mm film and are the least expensive, "The TANDBERG Norwegian Products with a World-Wide Reputation' though some models are of extremely high quality and price. Rangefinder refers to the focusing aid used in the view finders (what you look HI-FI 1101 East Grand River Avenue 337-2310 BUYS|>isc ShOp 323 East Grand River Avenue 351-5380 through to frame the subject) of the cameras. The Across from Colonel Sanders- Next to Jacobson's rangefinder produces two open MTT 9 - 5:30 WF 9-9 Sot. 9-5 images of the subject until open weekdays 9-9 Sat. 9-6 the images blend into one. Rangefinder cameras are compact, offer critical (continued on p. 34) Many stereo amplifiers fail to give ample sound By R.C. SMITH power and from 20 Hz. to of 60 db. is very good for an as RMS power, though all delivers with real program and 20,000 Hz., a total amplifier with intergrated three ratings could be given material. GARY OZANICH harmonic distortion of 0.1 in RMS. The difference lies preamps (as opposed to just Another thing to watch for A stereo is more than a per cent is very good, and a power amp with separate in the fact that continuous is the power bandwidth, record player. It is a vehicle lately very common. Up to preamps), but some amps power is what the amp will 0.5 usually given as the for emotions, an outlet for per cent is perfectly do better than 100 db. deliver for an indefinite frequency lints at which the aggression, compensation acceptable to most listeners. Noise is primarily a problem period of time, and is the power drops to one-half its for In testing for total inadequacies, and of preamps, and distortion most conservative of the maximum. Most human vindication for humiliations. harmonic distortion, a signal of power amps. ratings. If you plan on beings sould find 20 to You can even play records of one frequency is used, a One more form of running the assembly line at 20,000 hz. adequate. on it. rater poor approximation of distortion is phase Fisher Body with your amp, The vital force of any music. A more relevant distortion. this may be all you need to Impedance But, until sound system is provided by figure is the someone redesigns air, it's as know. If you plan on The power the intermodulation distortion will also be at a amplifier. If you've inevitable as the 11 p.m. listening to music you may given impedance — either looked at amplifiers you've which is obtained from news. want to give another look at simultaneous low and high 4,8, or 16 ohms. Most amps undoubtedly come across Measurement the much maligned Institute put out maximum power various initials, frequency signals. The of High Fidelity ratings. at 4 ohms. So naturally, abbreviations, and phrases interaction of the two is The three most common Differences they are rated there, but which could easily confuse probably more power measurement most speakers are 8 ohms. The reason for the different you. This article will representative of the more techniques used on audio offensive forms of power ratings is that a Now, we come to the point hopefully, help to clarify amplifiers are continous of all this: how much power some questions. power amplifier with an unregulated supply, which do we need? Distortion includes nearly As befits a nation which made a pen that can write Amplifiers amps, can all deliver more audio Most speakers today require at least 20 watts per channel on the moon, we have power under transient to even make you flinch and distortion contributed by power, Institute of conditions than under amplifiers that deliver High some can handle up to the amplifier. At a given Fidelity dynamic steady - state conditions. power without distortion. output 1,000 watts for a short power level, rating, and Electronic Similarly, the peak power time. This is covered in the Distortion, in case the word intermodulation distortion Industries Assn. music levels in music are ten times article on speakers, but is already archaic, refers to generally runs from two to power rating. The Electronic higher than the average there is one more bummer any deviation of the output six times the total harmonic Industries Assn. is by far the power. One could expect a you may like to dwell on from the input. That is, distortion though, of cheesiest, and might be truer indication of next time since the purpose of an an you're trying to course, the lower the better. better called the Electronics amplifiers^ ability to shatter your roommate's amplifier, as the name Intermodulation distortion Industries profit rating. It is reproduce music if in windows with your woofers. implies, is to amplify the gives an expanded insight used addition to the continuous signal of by primarily Many amplifier something, into amplifier limitations manufacturers distortion would refer to of home power, he knew how much manufacturers are quite when total harmonic entertainment the amp could any change that might occur consoles, deliver for modest in their power distortion figures are so low portable phonographs, and short periods of time. to the signal (besides the ratings in order to get a as to be almost meaningless. other bad deals. It is Obviously, there is a myriad good distortion curve "at amplification, obviously) as Noise of problems in measured at 10 times past the attempting rated output." Don't you it goes through the amp. Noise is unwanted sounds point at which to quantify such a property, Distortion is traditionally one can no hope that the people who not related to the signal but the Institute of expressed as total harmonic longer distinguish High made your fabulously being amplified. It is Beethoven's ninth from Fidelity test (when done expensive speakers were distortion, and as a expressed as a signal to Black Sabbath's first. properly) gives an honest equally modest about the percentage of output power. noise ratio (S/N) and the evaluation of the amount of If it is measured at full rated Continuous power is amount of power the higher the better. A rating sometimes still referred to effective power an amplifier speakers can handle? IUIM IHI* UK J 6 iei|M )|UU 1 how to get the most music for your money salesman work a little. Switch back and forth between the big medium, and small speakers. Play it by ear. The ones that sound best to you are the ones to buy. Just keep your eyes out for a few things while your ears are busy. Make sure the receiver driving the speakers you're hearing is the same one your buying. Otherwise you won't be getting the same sound once you get home and hooked up to you receiver. And remember the work "speaker" start with the receiver refers to two things. It means the individual speakers...woofers, A good music system starts with a good stereo receiver. tweeters, etc. But it also refers to A stereo receiver is a combination of a stereo amplifier the whole speaker cabinet, which and AM/FM/FM stereo tuner.) so that's the logical generally contains more than one place to begin your buying. Picking the right receiver is individual speaker. Be sure to no picnic. Because receivers by themselves don't do a thing check out how many speakers there you can see or hear. They just receive tiny sound impulses speaker cabinet. Two. a woofer for from a record, tape or radio station, magnify them millions a 6" minimum, and a tweeter for high ones. Bigger speakers, of times, with as little distortion as possible, and drive like the Sylvania AS125A. will have at least three: a woofer, the speakers with the magnified impulse. All of a dome mid - range and a dome which means that two of the most important things to look for tweeter. Prices range from 149.95* in receivers are how much distortion takes place and how much power for the big Sylvania AS1 25A with there is to drive the speakers. Distortion rating (called T.H.D.) 59.95* a pairforthe Sylvania are simple. The lower the number the better. For example. Sylvania AS1706W with two speakers each. receivers CR2742 and CR2743 both have a rating of 0.5% But above all else.pickthe speakers at full output, which is considered good. Power that sound best to you. is a bit more complicated. There are several kinds of ratings. But the one that counts is the continuous or RMS rating. Here the higher the number the more power you have to drive the speakers. A receiver like Sylvania CR2742, with a continuous power rating of 25 watts now it's the turntable's turn per channel, can easily drive four big speakers. If you want There are a few manufacturers who an even larger system, with speakers all over the house, the Sylvania CR2743 can handle them with a continuous power specialize in making turntable mechanisma. It's their thing, anc rating of 50 watts per channel. If you can't get a continuous their product is definitely sup- power rating, be suspicious! The next thing to check are the features. A good stereo receiver should have solid - state perior. The only trick to buying^ a turntable is to make sure that circuitry Field Effect Transistors (FET's) and ceramic fil¬ ters. We won't go into their technical functions here, but you get one whose guts come be sure to look for them while buying. Quality receivers from one of these specialists. will have them. Your receiver should also have a full - function Any audio manufactuer should be more than jack - apnel (like the one on the back of the Sylvania CR2743 happy to tell you who made his turntable mechanism. For example, Dual (one of the big names) made the changer shown below) that allows you to add extra speakers, tape decks in Sylvania's T2705 Automatic Turntable. Garrard (that's) headphones or other equipment. And make sure there's built - in another big one) made the changer in our model T2703. Ask capability to adapt the new quadraphonic sound systems in case for magnetic cartridges in your turntable. They're more sophis¬ you want to expand in that direction. Every Sylvania receiver for example, has built - in Phase Q4 matrix four - channel ticated and pick up sound impulses better than ceramic cartridges. Both Sylvania turntables have them.Things like- circuitry to enhance ordinary two - channel stereo. This gives cue - phase control (which equalizes pressure on both walls of the effect of four - channel sound. In addition, you can get true a record gorve to give less sound distortion) are usually standard (discrete) four channel sound simply by adding our special news on quality turntables like Sylvania. Price guidelines are 139.95* DMQ2784W quadraphonic converter. (And of course in both cases for the T2705 and 79.95* for the T2703. you need two extra speakers. Finally, check the price. As a guide, the Sylvania e-x-p-a-n-d-i-n-g Hfl pBSSBSI I l % I l » CR2742 gives you 50 watts total continuous power and all the rest for $199.95*. Adding tape facilities is a simple way to expand you stereo system. You can add a Cassette Play/Record The CR2743 gives you all that and 100 watts total continuous power Tape Deck like the Sylvania CT160 to play pre-recorded cassettee tapes for $279.95*. So no matter what brand you choose, make sure you over your speaker system. get just as much for just as little. Or you record you own in two - channel onward to the speakers stereo. Or, you can go the 8 - track route, with The technical stuffs out of the way. Now comes the fun part. a playback deck like the Sylvania ET2750W. That way The only way to buy speakers is to listen to them. Compare the you can use stereo tapes at home, and vice versa. different sounds from the different sizes. Ask the salesman about "air" or "acoustic" suspension speakers. In general *Based on manufacuturer's suggested listed price. they deliver the most satisfying speaker sound. Make the Home Entertainment Center, Capitol Avenue, Meridian Mall, Lansing Mall and Westwood Mall, Jackson. U| Look what $279 can ^ V°u ■ ■ ■ I Kennyl.op-ins |lj withJim Medina h Sit tin'In Jl 1 JTSABeautikulIMK T>oco Jlpickin' up I THE PIECES !| H mi Check our specials rack for new releases at sale prices . . 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The Discwasher finger prints and deposits are taken system is not simply a device for off the record by capillary action occasional "major cleaning" of rec¬ of the brush fibers. ords. Instead, it is a system which gives superior care of phonograph records on a daily-use basis. IS IT WORTH THE MONEY? No, not if you get your records free and they are all replaceable. But for the rest of us, the Discwasher system costs MO *5101 less than the price of three fine al¬ Net Contents 1 FI. Qz bums. It keeps records in like-new t * condition, and it gives them long- term protection that is not available with any other cleaning methodo¬ logy. If you can afford records, you can afford a Discwasher system. AVAILABLE FROM THE FOLLOWING DEALERS. Hi Fi Buys The Disc Shop Marshall Music Co. Marshall Music Co. 1101 E. Grand River 323 E. Grand River 402 S. Washington Ave. 245 Ann' St. East Lansing East Lansing Lansing East Lansing I3A3}eilw -J3iji]duie am JOJ 00£$ P*i« sja^eads am *°J 00E$ luads aA,no^ xs 5^ Now the "most worlds expensive" tuners and amps don't cost a fortune Here's the rest of the Marantz tuner family. The model 105 (top) is the least expensive Marantz tuner made at just There was a time when the name Marantz not only meant "the best" — it also meant $149.95. If you demand the "too expensive" for many people. But times have changed. While Marantz is still the best in top of the line, select the the view of many experts, you can now afford it! model 120 (bottom) at $429. Take tuners, for example. The full-featured Marantz model 115 above sells for $249.95. Now that's not cheap, of course, but it's a remarkable unit for the investment. If you'd like to spend less — or more — for a Marantz tuner, check out the models 105 and 120. Better yet, come compare all three at the Stereo Shoppe. We'll show you how you can own the "most expensive" without spending a fortune! 1 9 66 0 Q eoe 1 I- 5*66 • L —-—. 1 0006 6 6 0 oooo 1 1 • •ooo • o 1 * ^ o o o O 0 u Here's more evidence that Marantz quality doesn't have to be expensive. We've pictured Here's the rest of the Marantz the complete line of Marantz stereo console amplifiers for your comparison. stereo console amplifier The specifications for the top-of-the-line unit are: 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz with under 0.15% family. The model 1030 (top) THD and IM distortion plus or minus 0.1 dB frequency response. Truly the kind of specifica¬ delivers 30 watts RMS and is tions you'd expect from Marantz. But compare those to the specs, of the least expensive the least expensive Marantz unit: 30 Hz to 20,000 Hz with less than 0.5% THD and IM distortion plus or minus 1dB fre¬ amp. made at just $149.95. quency response. Only an engineer can appreciate the difference — you ear can't! For 60 watts RMS, select the The major difference is power ratings. The most expensive delivers 200 watts continuous model 1060 (middle) for just RMS, while the least expensive delivers a modest, but adequate 30 watts. And with high $199.95. The model 1200 efficiency speaker systems like the Marantz Imperial line, little power is needed to deliver full, (bottom) is the most powerful rich sound. console amplifier you can buy Above is the Marantz model 1120 with 120 watts of power and a price of $395. But take a with 200 watts RMS. $595. look at the rest of the family. Then come hear them all at the Stereo Shoppe. iM\<* the ereo^-%^ yitss 543 E. Grand River Ave. (next to Paramount oppe News in East Lansing) % 10 to 5:45 Mon. thru Fri., 'til 9 Weds., 10 to 5 Sat. / Phone 337-1300 & You've spent $300 tor the speakers and $200 for the amplifier. Whatever you have left goes for the turntable. — Unfortunately, these are the priorities most people have when they buy a stereo system. What must be realized is that stereo sound begins at the stylus of your cartridge. The best speakers and amplifiers cannot perform as well as they should if they aren't getting all the signals from the stylus. Another thing to think about is your records. Your collection, after being played on a poor turntable for awhile, may sound terrible on your new, more expensive turntable. So, if you are serious about good sound, and record. This eliminates the some old 78s around make records are the heart of possibility of roughly sure the table has that your sound library, start off dropping the stylus onto the speed. right with a good turntable. record and scratching it. First of all, decide what Change cycle: How long TCe other thing to look does it take for records to type of turntable you want. for is drift. It is There are manual and frustrating change?How smooth is it? to line up the needle only to Does the unit shut itself off automatic turntables, with have it drift sideways as it after the last record? the manual playing only one record at a time and the drops and miss the lead - in Shock: At the store, tap grooves. gently the sides of a automatic playing a stack of A simple test for this is to turntable which is playing a records. activate the cue while a record to see how much TTiough hi - fi purists record is playing shock it takes to make the and then cling to manuals, automatics drop it again. If the record needle jump. Some tables are very close if not as good continues where it left off are very sensitive, and it's a as them in quality, plus they the lever is free of drift. shame to take the turntable allow the convenience of Turntables are driven by home and then find out the playing a stock of records in two basic types of motors: Stereo sound needle skips every time you succession. induction and synchronous. walk by it. Say you decide on an Generally, induction motors Now that you have the automatic. What should you are found on tables below turntable, you need a look for? $75. Their main advantage cartridge. There are Well, naturally you're begins at stylus is that they start up quickly. going to be limited by your basically two types: ceramic Sometimes you may be and magnetic. budget. But if it's possible told that a model is a The ceramic get the very best table you cartridge has "professional" turntable. the advantage of not can afford. All that By JON OGAR really means is that needing a preamplifier -- the Better turntables will it will reach the record serve you better in the signal travels directly to the long speed quickly, for it is amplifier. The trouble with run, and starting off with a important for disc jockeys ceramic cartridges, good one is less expensive to have though, their music start is that they need a lot of than first buying a cheap quickly. Many home weight on the tone arm to one and then buying turntables are better than track which results in another when you upgrade rapid professionals. stylus wear and excessive your system. Synchronous motors are record wear. The most important part found in turntables priced of the turntable is the Magnetic cartridges are $75 and above, and are preferable because tonearm, so you should they start your looking there. The arm should have an adjustable or otherwise counter balance, the turntable Turntables must be perfectly level to noted for their constant sound better, and avoid excessive- cartridge they track wear. speed which helps to reduce lighter. Magnetic cartridges Some "wow" and "flutter." require pre arms just have - amplification, "Wow" is the slow but this isn't much of counterbalances, but it variation of pitch caused by a really should be adjustable problem since most to get the speed fluctuation in the amplifiers have this built in. right tracking record movement, while force, which is the force What type of cartridge "flutter" is the high you get is dependent on required to hold the variation of pitch. Both are your total system. You cartridge in the groove path sound distortions. of the record. should have a magnetic one The amount of both for any system over $200. Another good feature to "wow" and "flutter" should There are also two basic have is an antiskating be no higher than 0.2 device. Without one, the per types of styluses: conical cent with the lower the and elliptical. The arm has a tendency to move elliptical toward the center of the figure the better. This is the better, tracking lighter information can usually be than the conical and record. This causes unequal found on giving a the list of cleaner sound. wear on the inner side of turntable specifications. Two last points to the record groove, and also Another thing to ask remember: when you buy a causes sound distortion and about is "rumble." Rumble turntable you excessive stylus wear. is a result of vibrations and buy exactly A nice feature is a that. The base, dust cover cueing wobbles by the motor and cartridge are all lever, which allows you to separate which are picked up by the and cost extra. play a particular cut of a record. stylus, converted into an The last point is that it ' electrical signal and then There are two things to is a good idea to invest $5 - sent through the speakers as look for in cueing levers. 10 in stylus care equipment. low frequency sound. One is the "damped" lever, This may consist simply of a Some more obvious which is superior to a stylus cleaner and a preener manual lever, for it things to check for: to c lean your rec ords, but Speeds: 33 1/3 and 45 it will extend the life of automatically slowly drops rpm are sufficient for most the stylus back onto the both your stylus and people, but if you have records. Area FM lack stati music for college town By STEVEN ALLEN night, .he amount of the Federal is an FCC ruling making it or any other student - Communications illegal for the same station oriented group getting State News Reviewer programming aimed at them a '■% nil. Commission (FCC). The to operate both AM and FM public airwaves channel in There are a number of the near future stands as Unless one lives on reason lies in the fact that channels. This would words which aptly describe there jeopardize either the FM or dim. the svate of FM radio in the campus, that is, where one are only three kinds of catch WMSN and its AM status of WVIC, WKAR, The best alternative at East Lansing area, all of can public airwaves licenses WJIM, WILS and WITL. present for those who them unprintable. East cannot stand East Lansing But keep in mind that Lansing is probably blessed this is radio is to either get a very just a possibility. with some of listening a college the worst town Radio Since the FCC has been good receiver or to move somewhere else. could ever hope for. making rules in the past that certain firms must divest Those who see the This is not to say that all affiliate stations on the available: AM, FM, and FM themselves of certain situation as a little less of the stations in the area Michigan State Network. educational. Granted WMSN has its The AM airwaves in the licenses. it seems that hopeless should consider are bad, for they are not. WKAR does some fine shortcomings, mainly an area are filled. There is no eventually a one man, one bringing a little pressure on license rule might come into local stations to change public affairs and classical almost complete lack of space on the AM dial for effect. Until it does, their format. music broadcasting. No one professionalism. Yet even another station which I just don't understand. It can knock WITL for the incompetence of some would not interfere with the however, Lansing radio seems a station could get a of the WMSN disc jockeys is should remain the same for country and there's no finer signal of another. lot more advertising revenue some time. middle of the road music to comforting compared to the The situation is and higher rates if it The third type of license be heard than that on stereo high pressure 50,000 words somewhat different for the addressed itself specifically minute Bill Drake style FM channels. All the is really out of the question island, WFMK. The so - a to the wants of the largest called rock here. An FM educational station in the programming found on licenses allocated to tthe radio listening audience in WVIC often leaves called rock station must spend half of area a many so • Lansing market on the FM the area the students. little stations. dial have been taken up, but its broadcast time on • something to be More people are going to desired (Would you believe What needs to be pointed there is stQl some room left informational matters and, listen to Herbie Hancock, • they play the Osmonds at 1 out is that right now WMSN on the dial. However the as mentioned before, there the AUman Brothers and am?) as do WFMK's ("The is about the best thing this FCC is not currently are no FM licenses available Jethro Tull than Peter Nero. 101 Strings Play Hiree Dog community has, yet it can accepting petitions for FM anyway. Further, they Night") counterparts WJIM only be heard on the channel availability at the cannot mention anything Eventually one of the and WILS. commercial. WKAR used to area's local Neanderthal residence halls of MSU present time. The real because it does not have an be get in trouble even when station managers will wake problem for the This could change in the college audience is that public airwave license. future. they mentioned the words up to this fact of life, also. outside of Audio Aftermath To remedy this situation "kleenex" and "coke." Until that splendid hour, Another possibility to on WKAR every Friday would require an assist from look for in the So the chances of WMSN however, anybody want to coming years hear "Crazy Horse?" THE TIMMY THOMAS ALBUM Includes Plus Million Nine Selections "Why We Liv by New Together" Superstar MUSIC CO MSU Ataicc Shop- 245 Ann St., E. Lansing 402 S. Washington, Lansing Bookstore Across from the Union v;t — r ~ v v y Who gives you £nap/o!d the most stereo receiver for 279.95? Fisher? Morantz? Pioneer? The chart below tells the story. It isn"t Fisher or Marantz or Pioneer or any of the other names you're used to hearing that gives you the most stereo for the money. It's Sylvania. That's right. Sylvania gives you the most stereo features as well as specs. The Model CR2743 receiver has a full function jack panel.Built-in Sylvania PQ4 matric 4-channel capability FET's ceramic IF filters. D'Arsonval tuning meter. Plenty of pushbuttons, - switches and knobs for all functions. •is Ui •• * And so on. Still a little un i % surprized? • No need to be. Sylvania's not exactly a new name in audio. We were one of the first in the field. that we haven't been It's.just emphasizing the component end of it. But we're in the component business in a big way. With great values. Like CR2743 receiver. Or our CR2742 which is the most receiver for 199.95* . We've got speakers that are getting rave reviews in the stereo mags. And of course, we've got Dual and Garrard and BSR McDondald automatic turntables.But don't believe a word you read. *Based on manufacturer's suggested retail price. Come look at the Amplifier TUNER equipment yourself. Brand Modal Manufacturer's Suggested Continuous (RMS) t.H.D. IM FM Capture per channel % % Sensitivity Ratio Listen to it. Retail Price 8 ohms (ihf) (IMF) See how much you Sylvania CR2743 279.95 50/50 05 0.5 1.9uV 15dB Marantz 2230 349.95 30/30 0.5 0.5 get for how little. Kenwood KR5200 349.95 33/33 2.0uV* 2.5dB 0.5 0.5 1.8uV 2.0 dB On this basis, any Pioneer SX727 349.95 40/40 0.5 0.5 1.8uV 2.0 dB choice but Sylvania Panasonic SA5800 299.95 27/27 0.5 0.7 1.8uV 1.5 dB Fisher 301 349.95 45/45 (4 ohms) 0.5 0.8 2.0uV has to be second 2 8 dB Sansui 4000 349.95 45/45 0.8 08 1.8uV 1.0 dB choice. These data were obtained from manufacturer's literature. !RF imput for 30 dB quieting Home Entertainment Center, Capitol Avenue, Meridian Mall, Lansing Mall and Westwood Mall, Jackson shop Knapp's 4 great stores today 10 to 9 S3A13SHnO QNV SU3W01SrQ HHO N33AA139 dlHSNOIlV13H 3H1 3>IVW 1VH1 3hi tmirw 01 si ivoo uno 1333 3m 'stivhshvw iv bhbh A lot of thought should go into the purchase of a component system. Many factors play a part in determining the value of your selection . . . The quality and extent of service, ease of system expansion (or return if necessary), the availability of technical assistance, and price. We'll be glad to give you our honest opinion of the equipment that is best suited to your needs and budget. Come on in and tai:< it over with one of our friendly people. You'll be relieved to get a straight forward comparison of equipment, using realistic specifications and comprehensive demonstrations. |WE WON'T GIVE YOU A BUM STEER! Is O N Y STEREO HIGH FIDELITY .AS SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE 'PREPARED TO BACK COMPONENTS HA VE CONSISTENTL Y BEEN SUBSTANTIATED VALUES IN TESTING BY AUDIO PERIODICALS. WE'RE UP SONY'S QUALITY WITH FACTS, NOT JUST STATEMENTS! Now is an opportune time to save on an already excellent equipment value. The STR 6065 AM/FM stereo receiver. A top performer by anyone's 00 •359 standards. With our full extended warranty policy. Regular $429.50 Naturally * THE PERFORMER" is based on SONY qualify The STR 7065 AM/FM stereo receiver. Even better Our PERFORMER system features the SONY 6045 performance than before, with a new degree of flexability AM/FM, FM stereo receiver as its control center. For a J "T"? ~ making it an even sweeter value. Delivers a FULL 60 watts change you can get into a unit whose quality has been RMS power Per Channel both channels driven at 8 ohms substantiated as a top value. Delivers better than 20 watts across the entire 20-20,000 HZ t| range at less than 0.2% RMS per channel over the full 20-20kHz musical range at distortion. Specs. GUARANTEED for TWO YEARS! less than V? of 1% distortion. FM IHF sensitivity is 2.6 uV P with very steep quieting. Selectivity is better than 70dB. There's a lot said about bass response in low price systems. We agree that its important, but it doesn't make the entire speaker. The EPI 100 speakers will reproduce low frequencies comparable to any other speaker under $100, but more important, it covers the whole musical range up to the highest frequencies available on commercial recordings, with a greater degree of accuracy than any other speaker we have tested under $130. Excellent dispersion. Will handle 50 watts RMS. The real test is in listening (if Sony hasn't forgotten the purest either, i he TA3200 stereo you know how). power amplifier can fulfil even the most ardent audiophiles BSR's 510 A/X turntable comes complete with a base, dust requirements. Price $350.50. We'll let the hi-fi magazine's cover and SHURE M75ECS elliptical magnetic cartridge. It's test reports on the 3200 F speak for us: Copies available. We'll all mounted and pre-adjusted for optimum performance. be very glad to compare it against test Features a dynamically balanced arm and damped cue reports done on competitive products. control. We also have the new matching preamplifier from SONY The PERFORMER - comes complete - no extras & with our the TA2000 F. Perfect for the 3200 or any other professional Buyer Protection Policy. quality power amplifier. ■ Sony provides a complete array J of models for the enthusiast who q may not care for FM broadcasts too. ■ Priced from $149.50 to $910.00 oo&cccc B With such advanced characteristics ■ as more "PURE" power even in t • , , •\ 1 J| subsonic frequencies, distortion q below the measuring capability of most ■ instruments, wider dynamic range, and adaptability to 4 channel stereo, ■ the SONY TA 1150 delivers 30 watts RMS per channel, both channels ^ driven at 8 ohms from 20 - 20,000 H2 at less than two - tenths of 1% B distortion. SPECS. GUARANTEED FOR TWO YEARS! It features. jB Tape monitoring and dubbing for two recorders, turnover switches for - tone controls, 4 channel master control capability, switching for two 4k pair of speakers INCLUDING 4 ohms systems and much more. CONVENIENT TERMS ^ Sample sony quality - You'll like it! HERE AT MARSHALLS, WE FEEL OUR GOAL IS TO FULFILL ALL THE OBJECTIVES THAT MAKE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR CUSTOMERS AND OURSELVES JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN OUR COMPETITION. OFFERING A GOOD SELECTION OF QUALITY EQUIPMENT AT FAIR PRICES IS A START, BUT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT MAKES US DIFFERENT. OUR COMPREHENSIVE BUYER PROTECTION POLICY IS THE DIFFERENCE ★ The longest System Warranty in this area on ALL component systems. FREE! 5 years on parts, 3 years on labor INCLUDING ELECTRONICS, TURNTABLES £ TAPE DECKS ★ The largest electronic service center in central Michigan staffed by seven full-time technicians. You can be SURE of service when you buy from Marshalls. if Our 30 day equipment exchange program. . . lets you change your mind without costing you a cent in depreciation ir Our exclusive 14 day satisfaction guarantee. . . no hassles on refunds ★ One year free speaker exchange privileges. . . get the full value from your stereo. THERE'S MORE ABOUT US THAT MAKES US BETTER. SHOP AROUND, TALK TO THE OTHER GOOD DEALERS THAT OFFER SIMILAR PROGRAMS (HI - Fl BUYS, THE STEREO SHOP, THE DISC SHOP) THEN TALK TO US. WE'RE CONVINCED WE'LL BE YOUR LAST STOP. IF WE'RE NOT,THEN WE'LL PROBABLY SEE YOU WHEN YOU WANT TO UPGRADE YOUR SYSTEM. WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T MAKE A DECISION IN MINUTES THAT YOU COULD HAVE CAUSE TO REGRET FOR YEARS. THINK QUALITY — THINK RELIABILITY — THINK MARSHALLS ■ WE'RE "BULLISH" ON SERVICE! r 1 • I o * A f £ £ * | J « mm if- T mmmm * » * Sans ul. u When you're considering a component system in the higher price ranges naturally you want to performance, but don't overlook the ability to upgrade your system in the future. The nex from this point will probably be to speakers which require much more power. Any sacrifice in t The remarkable SANSUI QR4500 AM/FM stereo - area will be regretted later. four channel receiver. Decodes any matrix four channel disc, tape, or PIONEER'S Sx727 AM/FM stereo receiver delivers 37 watts RMS power Per channel FM broadcast into thrilling four channels driven into 8 ohms over the full musical range of 20 - 20,000 Hz. It does so at typ channel realism, as well as simulate the four channel under 0.05% distortion. (We'll show you the test report) Thats more clean sound field from power than two channel material competitive unit at its price. The 727 also provides nearly unlimited flexability and . FANTASTIC CLOSEOUT PRICE sensitive and selective tuner. COMPLETE WITH OUR FULL EXTENDED WARRANTY Reg. $599.95 '499 Jensen's model 4 speaker is our choice because it gives smooth natural sound with a most enthusiasts find to their liking. It features a 10" woofer, 5" Sonodome tweeter. "prese midrange and wide - dispe We ve chosen the Garrard SL95B turntable because it couples excellent performance, gentle record handling and attractive styling in a resonably priced package. We mount it in a matching base and cover combination and install the SHURE M91E magnetic elliptical cartridge for optimum SL 72B performance. Complete with all connnecting cables and 50' of no extras. Covered by our Buyer Protection Policy. speaker wire • LIST $76 Our extra special price this month CD PIONEER on the Garrard SL72B includes the Our "CHALLENGER B-2 base, D2 cover and $34.95 EMPIRE preselected to give good 66E/x magnetic elliptical cartridge. performance to those wor with a more limited budget. Pioneer's SX525 AM/FM receiver, like all Pioneers, excellent tuner performa 245 Ann Street Couple it with an capable of better than 26 amp RMS power into 8 ohms from 2 East Lansing - 20,000 Hz and value. you have a ( OPEN WEDNESDAY & THUR. UNTIL 9 The Garrard SL72B turnt is our choice because of MARSHALL MUSIC CO. gentle record handling. It co complete with base, cover 402 S. Washington 34.95 EMPIRE magnetic ellip cartridge. master charge COMPLETE Lansing Jensen's Model 2 speaker adds the final <390 WITH BUYER touch. A smooth sounding system with a PROTECTION OPEN MONDAY & FRIDAY UNTIL 9 full bass range. 8" woofer 3% tweeter. LAYAWAY PLAN POLICY U9QO stuiq jeun; oaja^g c-faifZan State Afc East Lansing:, Michigar Two basically different f from every getting out). of the curves the salesperson will be more than happy to types of speaker elements Properly designed, they are in widespread use today, supply. are pretty impressive in dynamic and electrostatic. their efficiency - to - ease of Dynamic speakers consist construction ratio, if you Sensitivity is often given of a stiff cone drive by a as decibels below a reference will; but alas, in today's coil of wire acting in a sound pressure level that a wasteful, throw - away magnetic field. society people think there standard signal will produce, so the lower the numerical are an infinite number of In an electrostatic watts to burn up value of the EIA sensitivity and they speaker the entire sound - don't give a fig for rating (math majors may radiating surface is acted efficiency. notice there is a minus sign upon by an electric field. before the figure), the Electrostatic spea*®rs The acoustic suspension, higher the efficiency. respond quicker and more or air suspension, speaker Fortunately, many uniformly to sudden system is truly a child of manufacturers state just changes in the driving signal our time. It has no thought how much power their because the entire surface is to the future as it product requires to cause permanent damage in an average sized room. If the Speakers power rating of your amplifier exceeds the power active and there is no heavy uncaringly accelerates the handling capabilities of your voice coil to carry. inevitable heat death of the speaker — well, I think you This means they have the universe by dissipating can figure that one out. Just potential for better high hundreds of watts. It is don't come crying to me. frequency and transient simple, blunt even, holds no response than dynamic truck with carefully There is no standardized speakers (poor transient cultivated theory: it is way of measureing transient response is heard as a lack violent, and most response because until of clarity or "edge" to the maddening of all, it works. recently there hasn't been a sound). However, the bass microphone good enough to response is limited by the To get more bass power be able to ignore its effects small distance the element from a speaker, you can when measuring speaker can travel, so bass is either increase the area of performance. Pictures of the presently the exclusive the cone or increase the output of the speaker domain of dynamic speakers. There are three types of distance the cone travels. Two factors limit the matter •ompared to the signal into it are available, though, and 2 speaker types speaker enclosures that are — the amount of the voice obviously the closer they presently popular, all of coil in the magnet gap each which aim to extend the cannot are to other, the change and the cone better. Hirsch-Houck bass generally used response. Horn is restrained by the manner reviews of speakers always enclosures can be thought it is supported. include s'jch pictures, and of as a megaphone in front these reviews are published of the speakers. It matches Air susmension speakers the cone of the speaker have only a by many audio magazines. very loose, By R. C. SMITH more efficently to the air, flexible connection to the Most speakers have making efficiencies up to 50 metal frame. The support per cent possible. For bass for the cone comes from the impedances of four or eight response, you can't touch ohms, which should cause spring effect of the air them. inside the enclosure. The no problem if you never hook up more than one set voice coil is made to hang of speakers to one set of Unfortunately, you can't far out both ends of the lift them either, as an ideal terminals. As for how they magnet gap, so the cone can horn would be over 110 feet sound, I can't hold your go halfway to Okemos hand forever, go to the high. Horns can be folded before this becomes a back on themselves to save store and listen to them. limiting factor. This also space, and one ingenious accounts for their hideous form uses the walls of the A final word about inefficiency, which can be room as the final two edges. as low as 0.5 per cent. But speaker protection — never use larger speaker fuses than Folding makes cabinet all factors considered, they construction complicated recommended by the maker just can't be beaten for of the amp or speaker and very expensive. most practical situations. (whichever is smaller). Next are the Speaker system Never use siow - blow fuses phase-inverter systems, for speaker fuses. If you are parameters you should which have no matching still worried, and a certain worry about are frequency device but can double the amount of anxiety is response limits and normal speaker efficiency of smoothness, efficiency (or healthy, get an assortment 10 per cent at the bass end. and see how small a fuse sensitivity), power handling TTiey do this by taking the ability, transient response, you can get away with. sound from the back of the impedance, and how they Always turn the amp off speaker and delaying it just sound. immediately when you blow a fuse, as some are unstable enough so that it reinforces, rather than cancels, the Frequency response under no-load conditions. sound from the front (most should be as wide and Now go blow your eardrums other types of enclosures smooth as possible, and you out. See you at the health just prevent this back sound just check this by inspection center. I ingri/.iifV 'Suisutz-j ISPJJ •S/WJ/V ^*v*S 91 Stereo tuner hints open roads to easy listening By R. C. SMITH what range of signal - noise (S/N) ratio, so for But if you do wish to to the ground. A line from strengths the tuner can the same S/N ratio, the establish contact with the the station to be received There used to be a time accept without problems. lower figure for sensitivity is "real world" out there, one and the antenna should be when every stereo system The larger the better. better. of the less painful ways is to perpendicular to this had to have a separate tuner Selectivity: The FM make folded for AM/FM reception. That broadcast band is divided Total harmonic a dipole. Buy crosspiece. some 300 ohm balanced was before the widespread into 200 channels of 200 distortion: Do not confuse use of semiconductors. kHz each. line, which is sold as lead - Selectivity is the THD of the tuner in wire and should cost you Making the crosspiece Now the two major measured as the ratio of the section with the THD of the longer will not improve reasons for separating the upwards of a whopping five signal on the desired amp. The tuner will have cents a foot. reception. Getting the tuner from the power channel to interference the higher THD and 0.5 per antenna higher will, as FM is amplifier - space and the from a fully modulated cent of below is pretty primarily line - of - sight Cut off a section about sensitivity of component signal two channels away. It good. If the THD is given as four feet long and expose reception. Getting high values to heat from the tubes yourself might not hurt, about a half inch of both - no longer warrant the conductors at both ends. At either. extra expense the of duplicating Tuners each end, wrap the two bare power supply and wires If you live near tall chassis intrinsic to the together. Halfway down this four foot length, buildings you may have to purchase of a tuner. is measured from two a curve against frequency, ■ move the antenna around cut one of the conductors If you channelis away because the remember that when have a sufficiently a and until you find a place that FCC will not assign expose this conductor high opinion of Michigan's two signal figure is given, it is about a half - inch gives good reception. In on either program directors to want adjacent channels to usually the lowest point on side of the cut. scientific terms, this is to listen to their labors, you stations in the same locality. the curve. known the as Wembly will probably want a Selectivity is measured in Screw Factor (WSF). decibels, and the higher the After blowing all your Take the other piece of receiver, which is an better. money on an expensive line and expose both If you live in or near the amplifier with a tuner tuner, you may not be able conductors at one end. larger residence hall integrated into it. Capture ratio: If two to afford a directional Connect each of these two Any good receiver today signals are on the same complexes, good FM antenna and a rotor. That's to an exposed part of the will drift less in frequency frquency, the capture rati0 reception may not be in the all right, the only FM other piece near the cut. than you have any right to indicates the ratio of signal cards for you. Part of your station in the mid The free end of this second education here at MSU and expect, thanks to ceramic strengths needed to pass the i.e. filters and phase locked Michigan area worth piece goes to your receiver. part of growing up is stronger signal and ireject loops. Transistors and ICs the weaker. Anything below listening to is on campus, The cross piece should be learning to live with have seen to it that the 4 decibels is very good. anyway. stretched tight and parallel frustrations. limiting factor in Sensitivity: The Institute mininturization is probably of High Fidelity (IHF) the knobs on front. rating of sensitivity was Following of adopted in 1958, and is still / You'll are some the criteria are by which tuners presently judged: Crossmodulation the most widely used. It is the minimum required for what was then signal Love It. . . rejection (spurious considered listenable hate it! response a rejection: Local signals interact with each strong output. about due for This standard is or a change, but other and produce spurious as it is now, 2.0 microvolts signals which interfere with or below is excellent. weaker stations. This Sensitivities may soon be parameter tells in decibles given for a quoted signal - to DESIGN - 12 TM LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM Appearance - wise the Design 12 is, to say the least, unusual. But when it comes to sound it has few peers. STEREO REVIEW summed it up in their Jan. 1973 issue. Quote In sum, the D - 12, which looks unlike any other speaker, has an ... equally unique sound, an open, airy quality that we find most pleasing, and an obvious smoothness and lack of coloration that correlate completely with our measurements. 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There are few tito spend, yet you want audio products that can be so legitimately ent that will give you the >tarter Stereo System will useful and so darned much fun too." selecting a music system i MICHAEL MARCUS iceiver is the nerve center Audio Editor of Rolling Stone Magazine J 9 ©®«- ^ 10 to 5:45 Mon. thru Fri., 'til 9 Weds., 10 to 5 Sat. / Phone 337 1300 %% 7 V \ Grammy nominations overlook top musicians By STEVEN ALLEN another song on the album instead of "Bangladesh." missed out on the best new State News Reviewer other than the title number Who should have been artist of last year, Jackson Recently the recording which received any kind of nominated? It's going to Browne. They still came up industry announced the popular or critical reception take a long while to with the best of the also Grammy Awards during the year. convince me that "Eat A rans with America, Harry nominations to honor the so Much the same argument Peach," the last statement Chapin, the Eagles, Loggins called giants of the field. left by Duane Allman, was and Messina and John Prine. applies to "Moods." It's a - I say so - called amply as fine album for Neil not acknowledged by the Prine is not exactly what I a word of caution. Anyone Diamond fanatics, but a far recording industry. Hie consider a new artist, but he who might seriously Band's "Rock of Ages," deserves the credit anyway. cry from being one of the entertain violent action in Weather Reports's "I Sing The rest of the top five albums of the year. the wake of witnessing Don The Broadway cast the Body Electric," the nominations are just as McLean pick up half a version of "Jesus Christ Mahavishnu Orchestra's predictable as those already dozen Grammies should "The Inner Mounting mentioned. In best male and Superstar" added nothing probably skip the TV more to the original; in fact, Flame," James Taylor's best rhythm and blues vocal presentation and read about it was not nearly as good. "One Man Dog," Jackson A1 Green was completely the entire sad affair the next As for "Bangladesh," it Browne's album — these are left out. Sammy Davis, Jr. the albums which contain did get a best male vocal morning in the newspaper. was a great event, but the Once again the Grammy music itself was not that the music of 1972 which nomination for nominees for record of the memorable. About the only future generations will listen "Candyman." Somehow the year are those that were the to. If my grandchildren Mahavishnu Orchestra's thing I ever play off all lead entries on Bill Drake three records of the set is ever play "American Pie" "Inner Mounting Flame" programmed radio stations "While My Guitar Gently I'll probably have a cardiac did get a best instrumental across the nation. Weeps,"here Harrison and arrest. nomination, but the Thought you had said bye Eric Clapton exchange some The sins of omission are competition will be tough — bye to American Pie for the truly classic guitar tradeoffs. not so bad when one gets to "Joy," "Outa Space," and last time last April? t Well Otherwise I play "Abbey the best new artist category. "Amazing Grace" are all in think again. It's up for a Road," "All Tilings Must So what if the recording there tugging against them. Grammy and will probably Pass," and my Dylan albums industry people totally win. Are you a charter member of the "I'd like to dump Gilbert O'SuIlivan on a deserted island and make him alone forever" fan dub? AgEiin stay away. He's up for record of the year, too. If you thought that "Song Sung Blue" was just another mindless Neil Diamond number that would never do any harm, look out also. The other record of the year nominees are Roberta Flack's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and Harry Nilsson's "Without You," two tunes which even yours truly might even nominate for the laurels. Maybe they'll surprise me and one of them will win the big award. But I'm not holding my breath. Since the record of the year award is confined to Complete In-house Service (MAYBE IT'S OUR hit singles, however, one can almost overlook any For Everything We Sell SUPER &OSE MclNTOSH irregularities here. Singles were never known for That's an important promise to you — and the Stereo Shoppe experimental quality music anyway. It's keeps it. when the one reads the Even the most expensive stereo equipment will occasionally be CUSTOM S6UND album of the year nominees defective when it's unpacked. That's why we check out the equip¬ SYSTEM THAT that the bile starts to ment you buy at the Stereo Shoppe before we deliver it to you. accumulate. And if your Stereo Shoppe purchases develop problems before - MAKES BIG. The nominees are: or after — our warranty expires, you know that fast, competent, GROUPS M KB "American Pie," by Don fairly priced service is no farther away than the Stereo Shoppe Ser¬ THE ONO BAND McLean; "Moods," by Neil vice Department. Diamond; "Nilsson We're factory authorized to provide you with warranty service V/NEGAR JOE u/Atf Schmilsson," by Harry for every product we sell. And our non warranty service carries a TO PUY MERE.) Nilsson; "Concert for Bangladesh," by George 90-day parts and labor guarantee. Harrison and friends and the Service — one of the best reasons to buy all your stereo gear at Broadway cast version of the Stereo Shoppe. "Jesus Christ Superstar." Out of the five nominees, only "Nilsson is any contender. Schmilsson" sort of a legitimate tiu«i+ereo "American Pie" as an album was an atrocity. It was the hit single plus filler. lOppe 543 E. Grand River Ave. (next to Paramount News in East Lansing) Since hit singles usually creat hit albums these days, 10 to 5:45 Mon thru Fri . til 9 Weds . 10 to 5 Sat / Phone 337 1300 "American Pie" (the album) hit gold. Yet there is not Best loudspeakers emit omnidirectional' music By WINSLOW BURHOE It has long been known ball. As this expands and imaginary ball spherical wave pattern this frequency. As a equal energy radiation in all contracts, it ideal sound source would to physicists and trasmits a pressure wave to consequence, there has been directions — up, down, left, generate. TTiis term has been little audiophiles that the ideal the air which then industry or consumer right, forward and expands as abused in recent years loudspeaker would radiate by excitement over speakers backward. a spherical wave of sound. being applied to sound equally in all speakers which have been introduced Unlike wave motion in that do not Omnidirectionality is not a directions, at all frequencies technically and labelled substitute for other high strings or cn the surface of qualify as omnidirectional. without any distortion. The "omnidirectional." fidelity specifications; it water, sound waves are Some have been It is essential for true and usual visual image which is cannot compensate for three dimensional. poor called to mind is that of a omnidirectional only over a valid omnidirectionality The term very narrow frequency response or high small pulsating sphere, frequency that two conditions be distortion. It is of "omnidirectional" applies bandwidth and most are not met: no perhaps the size of a tennis to the three (1) Omnidirectionality advantage unless applied to dimensional omnidirectional at at all frequencies, and (2) any wide frequency bandwidth. However, when the traditional high fidelity values of flat frequency The only reason you wouldn't response, low distortion, and embodied wide bandwidth are in a truly omnidirectional speaker, a major improvement in want a pair off new JBL sound achieved; reproduction the close is approximation of the Lancer 55's is iff ^ou didn't mythical ideal spherical sound speaker, source. Like all other historical a advances in the art of high have a ffloor to put them on. fidelity, true omnidirectionality provides a greater degree of musical realism and increases the aural perception of the listener. The psycho - acoustic effects of a stereo pair of true spherical sound sources requires many hours of acclimatization, since listening is a learned faculty - whether to speech, music, loudspeakers or nature. Mastery of listening to the more complicated aural imputs from a Spherical Sound Source pair greatly enhances the pleasure of a recorded musical experience. Realism is maximized and the stereo imaging is clear in any listening position. It has become a well known fact in recent years, even among audio consumers, that a speaker providing the listener with a combination of direct and reverberant sound imparts a The new Lancer 55 expresses a classical viewpoint in vivid contemporary terms: greater sense of spaciousness a unique three dimensional grill, available in and realism to the Coffee, Mandarin, or Indigo, is listening suspended between oiled walnut side panels and room. A truly topped by smoked glass. It provides accurate, full-bodied sound reproduction at omnidirectional speaker hall volume. The powerful low background levels or concert carries this concept many frequently louJspeader is ccpable of recreating the steps further by providing most elusive and complex bass waveforms. The bass has an open, the maximum possible spacious quality characteristic of a live performance. The high frequency direct radiator precisely reverberant field effect, ie., articulates treble waveforms and the the ratio of reflected to intricate harmonics and overtones that lie above musical fundamentals, nonre fleeted sound adding essential timbre and sparkle to final perceived by the ear. The reproduction. reflected energy from an omnidirectional speaker $276.00 ea. arriving at the ear from all directions, milliseconds after the direct input, imparts an ambiance and HI-FI BUYS DISC realism to the reproduced 1101 31 E. ".rand .rand River Avenue 337-2.310 33/-?jl0 Across frorn Colonel Sanders' • i t.ast Shop Grand River Avenue 35i-' M~ signal direct unequalled by any or partially reflective open MT 3 9 -5:30 WF 9-9 Sat. 9-b Next to Jacobson's speaker. open weekdays 9-9 Sat. 9-6 The amount of reverberant field effect of any speaker is determined BankAmericaro by the amount of dispersion, especially of mid and high frequency energy, the amount of reflective versus absorbent surfaces in (continued on p. 23) 1 Spherical sound' sets alleviate most distortion (continued from p. 22) result in a muddy or blurred that there is a direct line - of Conventional bookshelf beam whose diameter is the same as that of the tweeter. sound. The problem of - sight path between each speakers, whether two - way a listening room, and the transient information be spherical sound source and three can or - way, which have two inch tweeter this speaker's position in overcome with the listener. The psycho - the speakers mounted on In a to those reflective proper relation acoustic effects of transition occurs between 6 speaker design and an the same surface in the surfaces. In order to and 8; in a one inch tweeter unduly high percentage of reverberation that I front of a rectangular box, effectively utilize the described above enable any all have similar directional it occurs above 13. In reflected sound would never maximum effect of a general, good dispersion is be a problem in a norma] normal room to closely characteristics. Over some reverberant field in an achieved only if the listening room. approximate the effect of a portion of the frequency acceptable listening diameter of die cone is In a closed acoustical large concert hall more range of a woofer or environment, a speaker smaller then the wavelength environment such as a effectively than any other tweeter, the drivers operate must be able to provide the of sound concerned. normal listening room, an type of transducer. The in a linear fashion whose ear with two distinctly additional benefit of a uniformity of the acoustic sound radiation different and separately fields enables comfortable characteristic pattern is By taking four spherical sound source is its perceived aural inputs; the listening anywhere in the conventional bookshelf transient information and ability to produce a field of hemispherical; that is, the sound, in much the same room, even next to one of sound radiated off axis as speakers with acceptable the tonal information. way that the earth produces the spherical sound sources. far as 90 degrees in any frequency response, Hie transient wave form Listener fatigue is virtually linearity, distortion a gravitational field. Because direction, is equal to the provides the brain with of the reverberant or nonexistent. sound radiated straight specifications, and bits wit of purely hemispherical dispersion reflective characteristics of a ahead. (It is a common digital information. The over the entire audio time of first arrival of the room and the psycho - In order to optimize the misconception that speakers bandwidth; and mounting acoustic effects of acoustic field effects, the radiate sound mostly in the transient at each ear is them with a small enough reverberation, the acoustic room should be divided direction they are facing.) compared and the field produced is equivalent mentally into equal areas horizontal separation in a difference between these four sided cabinet it is to a uniform field. with symmetrical reflective two arrival times provides a possible to create a speaker In other words, there is characteristics. The At very low frequencies, directional analysis and the that would closely no apparent source and no spherical sound sources the dispersion pittem is greater part of the stereo should be located as close to wider; sound is approximate a Spherical apparent change of loudness even Sound Source. image. It is basically the in different room positions. the center of each such area actually radiated backwards digital components of the Because the stereo effect or from the speaker — this is which as possible, in order to The cost of transient wave image is created by the maximize the amount of why speaker placement building a constitute communication in affects bass response, there speaker that meets these sound of first arrival, or the reflection and therefore the form of thuds, clicks, criteria is high, due to the transient input, there is no increase the reverberant being conspicuously more and hisses at the boundaries reflected bass when the complexity of the drivers degradation of stereo field effect occuring in the of syllables in speech. The that must be used. However, imaging in these uniform listening environment. TTie speaker is in a corner than more precise the transient, the most devoted sound fields created by the effects on placement are when it is in the middle of the better the stereo image audiophiles and music lovers the room or up in the air. and the cleaner the spherical sound source relatively subtle, however, would find the enjoyment (transients are readited and truly omnidirectional At high frequencies, communication. received from the complex equally in all directions). An speakers provide an however, all tweeters The tonal information become directional, that is, aural and psycho - acoustic accurate stereo effect is acceptable level of provides the brain with the achieved the entire the hemispherical radiation effects described above well actual musical overtones. over placement flexibility in worth the expense. listening area, provided only most listening rooms. pattern narrows to a straight The ear has the ability to act as a Fourier Analyzer and separate all the complex steady state tonal input into its actual frequency Mid-Michigan Electronics content. This input presents corresponds to the vowel tones of speech. 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As long as a speaker .Die-cast platter, botn dynamically and statically balanced provides transient .Pitch control + 6% with built in strobe disc information that can be accurately identified by the .Feather light push-button operation ear, the presence of a reverberant field effect THE ROYAL 6A System serves to multiply and enhance the tonal Actual .12" 3 way system with Danish Mid Range and tweeter input . from the original musical List . .30 - 20,000 HZ signal allowing the brain a Price . .5 year parts and labor warranty longer period to identify $1,237 and enjoy the complexities MME System Special of the musical overtones. Therefore, the greater the reverberant field, the greater the psycho - acoustic t775°° f I IV complete pleasure becomes. with cables & speaker wire The lack of accurate transient response from the speaker, or listening environment an unusual that Mid-Michigan Electronics, Inc. would provide an extreme saturation of reflected sounds (the opposite of an 217 Ann Street, East Lansing Phone 517-351-8388 anechoic chanmber) could Industry aims By JIM KEEGSTRA whether the source is radio, at market now, but quad quality records, they must quadraphonic records for other. Some add a logic Quadraphonic sound is or tape — and be played on tape machines this method. which quadraphonic Most other control in here and it is here to the decoder stay. designed only for four But don't buy a four method was used to put the equipment manufacturers which will place a loud channel. FM discrete channel system yet. The sound into these sources. are making their matrix soloist in the center of the Channel separation is the broadcasting is illegal. RCA decoders capable of front speakers and audio industry hasn't has invented a new form of drop the decided which method will degree to which a sound on handling the SQ system accompaniment in volume record groove to give 25 be used to achieve the one channel is not heard along with their own. and place it in the on decibel four channel Other rear another. It is measured in major variations speakers. quadraphonic effect. separation, but it is not are the phase shift matrix There are amplifiers and decibies (db), the unit of Matrix decoders without ready for marketing. and the variable matrix now receivers available now sound. The logic sound more natural discrete disc called regular matrix. FM radio is capable of 45 and avoid the short which include two or three recording would require Matrix quadraphonic has delay decibels separation between that occurs in decoders to translate extremely high quality the advantage over discrete shifting the two soloist to the front. different quadraphonic channels, quality tape turntables and pickup because it is completely methods. But why pay extra machines of 40 decibels and cartridges designed compatible with stereo The audio trade money for a built in higher, but stereo records exclusively to reproduce magazines say 1974 will be equipment. All that is decoder that may be are usually recorded with discrete. RCA's problem is the big year for needed to convert from obsolete in a few years? about 25 to 30 decibel that even with very low stereo to quadraphonic in a quadraphonic, although the If you go into a separation. cartridge tracking force, the manufacturers home is another two thought the conscientious, reputable Records are kept to an quadraphonic information same about 1973. It could channel amplifier, two audio store and say you average of 25 decibel in the record take from two to five groves is additional speakers, and one years want to buy a quadraphonic separation because more destroyed after five to ten decoder. for a decision to be reached system, they will try to talk than that sounds unreal. playings. The one decoder handles between discrete and you out of it. The salesmen matrix. It will tell you either to buy a matrix FM, records, and depends on how tape. The matrix decoder stubbornly RCA holds out. good stereo system which If matrix can be converted to four channel later, or to come Quadraphonic also sound makes regular stereo even better. Matrix variants wins must be one of the decided tapes would play just as upon. Columbia SQ has the back when the field has best chance. This is the "ping long as stereo tapes. settled down to one - pong" Even if RCA perfected Matrix four channel is method. effect that was popular discrete records, the carried The tape recording when stereo first gained on two channels by Also, many people are playback equipment would hobbyist will probably use popularity. be mathematically adding the tempted to buy a complete very expensive. If waveforms of the rear right discrete four channel tape quadraphonic system for However, conventional discrete FM broadcasting and left channels to the machines because of their record grooves the same price they would can only was legalized, it would front truer separation. Sony have bought stereo. Hi is keep two sounds really right and left require its own decoder, channels. currently makes these in a results in a much poorer separate. FM radio has the different from However, when the record the rear cost range of $349 to technical ability to channels are quality system, since more decoder. Present discrete $1,795. broadcast four separate separated out again by the equipment is needed for tapes cost about a dollar Most music listeners will channels but it would decoder, only about 6 more than stereo quadraphonic than for tapes, yet decibel difference can be eventually convert to stereo. require about double the only play for half as long. quadraphonic because it is station bandwidth now achieved from one channel Sterio reproduces two For these reasons, the superior to stereo. Speaker used. Tape machines are 4, 18 decibel separation is separate sounds from disc discrete quadraphonic placement is not as critical. built which can handle four possible. This corresponds recordings, tape recordings, system will proablby not TOere is a sense of the sound to the speakers separate channels, but twice become the industry diagonally or FM multiplex radio. In across from each other in a filling the room, coming at as much tape is needed than order to hear the two standard. The system that you from all directions. for two channels. square. sounds, a two channel will be settled on will This loss in separation is The Probably the amplifier powers at least quadraphonic probably be the matrix the matrix method that would keep the only disadvantage of quadraphonic will become two separate speakers. quadraphonic. However, matrix four channels as separate as there are about quadraphonic. The the standard since it uses Quadraphonic reproduces twelve variations of matrix are four sounds using a four two channel stereo is called variations on the matrix present stereo equipment different attempts to make channel amplifier and at discrete quadraphonic. RCA method. and will make the old stereo up for this low separation. least four separate speakers. and Panasonic are backing The leading one is the recordings sound similar to One of the methods is to However, the amount each this system. Columbia SQ. It is most matrix recordings. distribute the sounds sound channel is separate There are discrete likely to succeed because among One word of the four speakers warning. from the others depends on prerecorded tapes on the Columbia is by their Don't buy a matrix decoder producing its relative loudness to each from a cheap store. Sec® 03s? ounding as good as Any record which attempts themselves in a positive ever It would be on this ten a hard rock version of John manner. If you have not at best list even if Duane were Sebastian's "Darlin' Be least listened to ail 10 of still alive today. Home Soon" can be all bad. these albums yet, make Polydor thinks this group "Superfly," by Curtis will take the country by immediate amends. If you have not listened to any of Mayfteld. storm and well they may; these albums, welcome to TV only really good thing they're already big in 1972: which has come out of the England. But as far as I'm flurry of black films to hit concerned, any band in "One Man Dog," by James the market in the lower past year Michigan that's been Taylor. is fine soundtracks. This is together more than five Without a doubt this is Not the best of the bunch. If months can top Slade any So Sweet only the movies would do as day of the week. - - Baby - James' much justice to the black best album and quite "Feedback," by Spirit. actors and directors as they possibly the best album of do to the With only two members of songwriters and the original group left, this the year. It's high points singers. Taylor's album "Don't Let Me Be Tonight," "Someone" and "Back on the Street Again" Lonely "I Sing the Body Electric," by Weather Report. Another jazz album. bunch has have of as much business calling themselves Spirit as I calling myself rank right up there with the Dylan. But they do and Weather Report is they released one of the tops best 10 list best written songs of the composed mainly of Miles worst albums of any year. year. Davis expatriots who have become musical giants Fortunately they broke up Taylor overcomes his usual now completely after this lack of material by using a on their own. The second By STEVEN ALLEN medley of short songs much side of this album, recorded State News Reviewer live in Japan, assures it a "Sometime in New York like the second side of lasting place in the annals of City," by John Lennon and "Abbey Road." Don't be Yoko Ono. jazz. surprised if a lot of other Oh, Yoko, the dream is artists do the same thing in "Garcia," by Jerry Garcia. With one side of soft, laid - over. Rolling Stone called the future. this the most disappointing back typical Dead music album of 1972. They were "The Inner and another of electronic Mounting being kind. Flame," by the Mahavishnu experimentation, Jerry O rchestra. (Garcia proves once again "Joplin in Concert," by that the Dead may be better Janis Joplin. live from a total This should have been This is by far the best jazz viewpoint, never but it's in the studio that released, album of the year. With his except for the religious approach to his music, John McLaughlin has never sounded better. The Records perfect complement to McLaughlin is violinist Jerry they really get their music possible reason that it does Goodman. The group can down. This is one of the few explain how Janis ended up handle both fast moving and efforts released one man the way she did. It lets the smooth gentle numbers with over recent years that I have listener get an idea of how ease. worn out the grooves on. lost she really was. The "Rock of Ages," by the "St. Dominic's music is consistent from Preview," by Band. Van Morrison. start to finish. Bad. Just when the Band showed This choice is pretty "Chicago," by Chicago. signs that they might be personal. I chould have just This has one and only one slipping they released the as easily listed Rod worthwhile track "A Hit best live album of the year. Stewart's "Never a Dull by Verese." Otherwise, what Hie group is tight Moment," Joni Mitchell's we have here is a throughout. The addition of "For the Roses," or Loggins complete failure to make a horn section adds a new and Messina's first album. anything dimension to the Band's happen — except cash But I've always been a big registers ringing. "Chicago previous works. Usually live fan of Van Morrison and V" represents one of those albums represent a rehash of this is his best album yet. musical concepts past. This rare cases where the listener He combines his serious is better off to is the rare exception. keep the style of his early solo work posters and throw away the Jackson Browne. with the more upbeat version album. of his latest efforts and Other artists will be makes it all work. "Phoenix," by Grand Funk copping songs off this *** album Railroad. for some time Now for the 10 worst. because Browne is such a No ten worst list would be These albums got to where superb songwriter. This complete without a Grand album proves he also has a they are today because Funk album. In "Phoenix," smooth voice and no small somebody — the artists, the Mark Farner and the boys skill as an arranger. In the record company or the prove they don't need Terry of the songwriter, general buying public year should have known better. — Knight. What they fail to singer, Browne stood out far prove is that anyone needs But they didn't. above the crowd. Grand Funk. "Long John Silver," by "Mardi Gras," by Creedence "Nilsson Schmilsson," by Jefferson Airplane. Clearwater Revival. Harry Nilsson. They should not have been The boys backing up John Nilsson can copy other's given clearance to land on material; he can do his own. Fogerty in Credence this one. It's pure noise all It all wanted a chance to show comes out sounding the way fine. through. The high their own talents, which Finally with the release point of this record occurs of "Schmisson." the general they did on this album. The when the tone arm begins to public began to realize this only trouble was that they reject. had very little to show. fact also. "Journey Through the "Eat a Peach," by the Past," by Neil Young. "Who Came First," by Peter Allman Brothers. Apparently this will be the Townshend. Hiis record belongs on the soundtrack for a film to top 10 list for two reasons. come out eventually. This is Meher Baba may love TTie first is a two side this, no excuse, still, to include a but I'd rather have a number called "Mountain good bunch of take offs from Who album anyday. janaq auop uaaq 31X ,,'isoj Suiddiijw,, jseq qx aq^ jo isif sjaMai/taj jaAau s.jcm ajaij Suiqiou JO apis SllJJ pip J3A3 UBIUIIV' 3uidduj o#a atuos s.aiaqj, "jnripojd «au SB i; airenn )|JOM jR-jinS isaq )noi|i;M ajafdtuo.o aq p/noM lajfjeui o-j AJ-J puR ^isaAjej^,, aq^ sajnieaj rpiqM 4/uuep qei spunos pub sjq3is o/sj SANDYDENNY *...EVE called Sandy's new album "a magniticenfly produced solo album from one of England's most popular smger/ songwriters... every cut is graced with .instrumental |p^ flash and musical taste that will bowl you over. : Ersr=r:sa==r * SA. sin,, ,Ae ,„te ™ tfA „D ,4e ehT neiv ,W Her new album "S„d, ' ,eatu«. U,. sto„. .Li,le„. Lisle„..on flSM SnUU D J3UD9IJ UJUjay Now the world's "most expensive" receivers don't cost a fortune There was a time when the name Marantz on a receiver meant the owner not only knew and appreciated the finest — it also meant he could afford to lay out heavy bread for it. Nowadays the best is not necessarily the most expensive. That's especially true with Marantz. Today Marantz maintains its professional yardstick of quality and its one professional "look" — but offers them in a broad price range. Take the Marantz model 2010 receiver (above) for exam¬ ple. It's a full-featured unit, worthy of the Marantz name and reputation. Yet it's priced at a modest $199.95. Now it's true that the Model 2010 is rated at a modest, yet adequate 20 watts continuous RMS. If you demand more power, Marantz can give it to you — as much as you want — but it'll cost a bit more. The model 2220 will deliver 40 watts for $269.95. The model 2230, 60 watts for $349.95. The model 2245, 90 watts for $449.95. The model 2270, the most powerful receiver Marantz makes at 140 watts, goes for $549.95. Your best bet is to use high-efficiency speaker systems, such as the Marantz Imperial line. High-efficiency speakers require very little power, yet perform superbly. For a convincing demonstration, come to the Stereo Shoppe. You'll walk out owning the best — and you won't have to tell anyone how little it cost unless you want to! co y°^OyC.? 543 E. Grand River Ave. (next to Paramount News in East Lansing) 10 to 5:45 Mon. thru Fri., 'til 9 Weds., 10 to 5 Sat. / Phone 337 1300 %?#/ A <=Co' Record cleaner a mus for stereo music buffs By STEVEN ALLEN Of course if one has a should have one. But product called the Dust Bug distributing antistatic Quid. State News Staff Writer of the One thing not to buy is constant free and because price, only addresses itself to this Anyone who puts up a those who are religious the so called record replaceable supply of problem. The Dust Bug - $1,000 plus on a good, new about their records should keeps the record clean as it cleaning cloths, Hiey do records, he does not need stereo system will be quite consider it. Hie preener is more damage than good to any of this record cleaning foolish if he does not invest plays. Attached to the fine for everyone else. cartridge, the Dust Bug the record. In fact anyone equipment He can simply about $10 more in get a new copy when the Of course even after a cleans the immediate area of owning a record cloth equipment to keep his record is cleaned by a the record a split second would do well to throw it old one is worn out. For records spotless. those who are less preener or a disc washer, before the stylus tracks the away; the extra static An outstanding stereo fortunate, record cleaners more dust and dirt will groove. It also inhibits the simply is not worth the dust system allows the listener to settle upon it. Another buildup of static by removal. provide a viable alternative. hear every sound on the record. That includes every speck of dust, crud and fungus on the grooves of your golden goodies. All this extra, unwanted noise is annoying to say the least; maddening, to say the worst. One of the best ways to keep records clean is to wash them by hand. This is also , no doubt, the cheapest way. But who wants to take the time to give a record a bath when there are devices for sale which do just as good a job. The most popular cleaning tool is the Watts Preener. When properly used the preener accumulates the dust and dirt on a record into one nice, neat pile which can then be easily removed. It's easy to use and relatively cheap. In fact, for those who have spent less than $500 on their stereo system, the Preener is probably ideal. However, as in every . market category, there are your regulars and your premiums. TTiose who are truly finnicky about preserving their records should seriously consider the Discwasher. The Discwasher does not leave a trace of anything on a record if one follows the directions. Composed of a wooden handled brush with a cavity containing a bottle of cleaning fluid, the Discwasher is the Rolls Royce of record cleaners. It's first class all the way. Research on the Discwasher began when fungus was found on a bottle of record cleaning fluid. Of course a mean enough fungus can destroy records. So they set themselves to the task. The Discwasher people pride themselves in the fact that the Discwasher picks provides protection from the microbial threat to records. To use the Discwasher, one simply applies a small amount of fluid onto the edge of the brush to the record surface for about five seconds and then slowly rock the brush upward. The dry part of the brush picks up everything including the kitchen sink. If it were not for the elevated price of the Discwasher, every home buuut| jrsnyv First records of Dual year reflect same old stuff' World's Finest The Automatic Turntables By STEVEN ALLEN State News Reviewer If the end of the year is the big rush season for the record industry, the year's beginning must be the drought. Record companies tend to only release during January and February records which would have been lost in the Christmas rush. Here are some of the highlights (and lowlights) of the recent releases: "Back in '72," by Bob Seger. Palladium MS 2126. What do you expect from a disc recorded in Warren, .Michigan? Not much, that's for sure. What do you receive from a disc recorded in Warren, Michigan? Even less. Bob Seger was on his way to a national comeback with the release of "Smokin' OPs" last year. This one should return him to Dual 1218 obscurity. It's the same old heavy bass line stuff that Seger has Special offer on the most popular turntable Dual has ever made. been putting out since his 1966 release of "Heavy Music," except not done as well. And haven't had Complete with we The 1218 a top quality elliptical enough lines like "Tricky Dick Was mighty slick? cartridge and WB-12 walnut base. "GP" by Gram Parsons. Reprise MS 2123. only <155.00 The normal price of the turntable alone. "GP" is the first solo album by Gram Parsons, former Byrd and Flying We consider the 1218 Dual's "best buy." It has many of the Burrito as precision features of the most expensive Brother. There is model. For example: none of that so - called The tonearm is mounted in a true country rock here; every cut gyroscopic gimbal. The motor is a hi-torque /synchronous type and it drives a one piece die-cast platter. is one any Among its many other precision features: Perfect vertical tracking in country station would be more than happy single play provided by the Tracking Angle Selector, cue control damped both up and down; variable pitch to control. play. Parsons has a pleasant We'll let High Fidelity Magazine tell you what these features really mean: " Whether used as a changer or as a manual, the 1218 enough voice and no small performed flawlessly for us. Considering this skill as a songwriter. His performance plus the superior measurements made in the lab, there seems no doubt that the upbeat numbers are quite DUAL 1218 will attract many buyers." satisfying, expecially the Now if you'd like to be one of those album's opening cut "Still buyers, we'll make it easy for you by including the $49.95 Empire 66PE/X magnetic elliptical cartridge and walnut base for the Feeling Blue." 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They're not only a good tight rock group, but they're funny as well — the BOTH MODELS INCLUDE OUR EXCEPTIONAL EXTENDED first group in a long time to do a good satire of rock and roll supcrstardom. WARRANTY FREE! 5 Years on parts and 1 year on labor "The Authentic British Blues" alone is worth the price of the album. Complete with raunchy guitar, wretched harmonica and cockney mumbling, the CONVENIENT TERMS song features the lyric of LAYAWAY PLAN the year: "I tried doing 245 ANN STREET 402 S. WASHINGTON coke/ I tried shootin' smack/ When I got to EAST LANSING Ovaltine/ I knew I was never X LANSING cotnin' back." It's good to see some guys having fun for a change. jDajjaj JDQX Z jo spjoDaj +SJI-J ^ Music brings students profits to bars in By GARY OZANICH State News Staff Writer Recognizing how musically stagnant the other bars also recently opened the AIle-Ey, which has to have aware area management provide quite a catalyst for still proper become a perspective bit too money oriented. A case in point is and were, the management one of the most sterile creativity. Music is when they went to Luther big business in decided to offer a new atmospheres of any bar. The management at the the East Lansing area. This Allison's management after option. Its philosophy They are going to bring in Brewery has laige scale is particularly true for the plans. H»ey hope to make it they found out be was to became "anything but copy largely copy bands, with bars. Before the advent of a "showcase bar" by play Lizard's and offered band rock and roll". They some plans for nationally him three times more than the 18 - year - old drinkers, wanted to become an outlet known groups, and booking the lesser known national groups, Lizard's did. He naturally, things were relatively stable. for creative music, which bluegrass and blues in the plus groups The the ended up at the Brewery. Gables was bar. they felt would be good for afternoon. It's nearly that are just nationally It should also be noted Hiey brought in bands sales. Hi us. Lizard's became impossible to conceive of a "breaking," that the sudden interest in which played copy material the only place in the band really "getting down" Coming up, they have (well known material immediate area where one and playing in such a jaded Vinegar Joe and Reo presenting better music would not have occurred, if recorded by nationally could regularly hear blues, atmosphere, though Speedwagon, with plans of the typical student hadn't known bands). Commander Cody will try bringing in some very country rock, and other become more musically Hie crowd was not very his best Monday night. impressive groups. neglected forms of music. aware. Let's hope there will musically oriented, but was They have brought in Lizard's is still presenting Elephant's Memory be a time when we never largely interested in some good groups and its non - copy band format, appeared earlier this month. have to sit through "rock drinking, dancing and business has been relatively and has plans for some The only possible hassles and roll hoochie - coo" in meeting members of the excellent music. The the management could get good. The Brewery has also an East Lansing bar again. opposite sex. This, added to atmosphere and musically - into is if they lose the undergone some changes. the general atmosphere of This summer they the bar, quickly stamped underwent an expansion out any bit of musical which made them the creativity which could have largest bar in Michigan. With existed. Few musicians can the additional room, they get into doing mediocre were able to hold a larger imitations of originally crowd thus, allowing them mediocre songs. to bring in some fairly big - Lizard's, being a smaller name groups. bar with no dance floor, The other bars are used recorded music as suddenly trying a new entertainment. The musical approach. The Stables selection was generally good turned country rock and the atmosphere tended recently , kicking it off with to attract the more one of the more mediocre musically "hip". Then, The of bands in the area. Stables opened across the Dangerous Curves and street from the Gables and Diesel Smoke. Some was largely an imitation of nationally known country its neighbor, with slightly and western groups are more atmosphere. Finally, coming to the bar within late last winter, the Tin the next few months. The Lizzie went rock and Coral Gables has also begun became the Brewery, after it to make some changes. was purchased by new Though they plan to stick management. It offered largely with copy bands, largely "I'd give it a 73 —it they have hopes of was bands. fun to dance to" copy appealing to a "more Listen to mature" audience by This summer. Lizard's A Lizard's patron sits at the bar while enjoying the sounds of the band, presenting artists like Bob music around town since Lizard's added live music last decided to try an There's been a lot more Springfield, a folk artist. experiment by bringing live year. Stata News photo by Nick Jackson The Stables management music into the bar. WKAR marks media educational institutions. behavior. month 1922, and is now one of the February is Public celebration of Public Michigan's public radio WKAR programming nation's most powerful Broadcasting Month, and Broadcasting Month will be stations cover almost every emphasizes the diversity public stations. WKAR-TV MSU's public radio and two special programs. One, has been a full time public county in the state with - television stations are out to a four - hour jazz program stressed by Estell. television station since "show and tell" the public live from Ann Arbor, music, news, public affairs WKAR-AM (870 on the featured three of Michigan's and informational and dial) broadcasts daily September 1972. about their kind of educational programming — agricultural reports; hours broadcasting. top jazz experts, including The February recognition WKAR's Gary Laehn, last all public service of music, news and features Other major Michigan of Michigan's stations was Saturday. broadcasting without for the black community' public stations are: commercial messages. daily on the "Takin' Care of WUOM-FM, University of proclaimed by Gov. Another special program Milliken, who said public similar in format to "As public radio stations, Business" show; Michigan; WAUS-FM, National Public Radio's "All we are not responsible to "Variedades En Espanol" Andrews University, Berrien broadcasting "is a mechanism for bridging gaps Things Considered" (which sponsors, who may have for central Michigan's Springs; WDET-FM, Wayne during a time when personal is heard each weekday on their own point of view," Spanish speaking State University, Detroit; communications seem WKAR), will offer listeners said Richard Estell, general population, and programs of WFBE-FM, Flint Board of harder and harder to an hour of news and manager of WKAR-AM and news and public affairs — all Education; WGGL-FM, achieve." features about Michigan on FM and chairman of the this, plus radio Michigan Technological Eleven public radio and WKAR-FM at 7 board of National Public documentaries. WKAR-FM University, Houghton; p.m. Radio, "but we are 90.5 on the FM dial, carries WMUK, Western Michigan six public television Wednesday. The public stations exist responsible to the public, stereo programs of fine arts, University, Kalamazoo; stations, including WNMR, Northern Michigan WKAR-AM and FM and without selling advertising which has many points of operas, concerts and WKAR-TV at MSU, are time, relying instead on view. The responsibility is dramas, with segments of University, Marquette; awesome, but it also jazz and folk - rock music. WCMU-FM, Central being honored this month private or corporate Michigan University, Mt. for their service to the contributions or provides public radio with a WKAR was Michigan's freedom to reflect all first educational radio Pleasant; WIAA, National people of Michigan. Part government funds supplied of WKAR radio's through tax - supported aspects of human station, licensed on Aug. 18, Music Camp, Interlochen- in the market tor a camera? your needs, goals (continued from page 6) focus. The major advantage or slide. When viewing through Varying the are inserted into the of this system of focusing is the camera, you aim it at chemical body properties of the and turned until focusing (as opposed to the the image is closer to the the emulsion a spring ■ nonfocusing lens of an subject while turning by the action lock mechanism actual results than what you the manufacturer focusing ring on the lens determines catches hold. This mount is Instamatic), better exposure see control through a until the image pops into the picture producing the quickest one to use and and better rangefinder/viewfinder. The sharp focus characteristics of the film on the is found on most of the workmanship and major objection to he twin black and white or color, top reliability. Some models groundglass. What happens - - - notch cameras, as well as lens is ieft to right have automatic exposure - - is the light is reflected off light sensitivity and whether on some reversal of the image on the the subject, travels a negative or postive image. intermediately control for those of you through priced ones. groundglass, due to the use the lens, bounces off the The 35mm film is also who don't like to of a mirror. A major worry or mess with shutter dials and mirror (reversed) onto a relatively cheap, and you The breech - lock is disadvantage occurs when groundglass viewing screen, can even buy 100 foot rolls aperture rings. you attempt to relatively new and is gaining photograph where it reflects and and load your own in something at a distance of popularity. The lenses bounces around the prism cartridges for even greater have small flanges on them There are two types of less than three feet. 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The cameras as yet use this type with special close cameras for the actual - up mirror flips up, and the advantage of through - the - of mount, one of the best taking of a picture. The filters, but cannot be shutter is tripped. This all lens meters is that they read ones made does. second lens, located completely compensated happens in an instant. the actual light entering the just for. above the taking lens, is the camera. This is But the best made, most an advatage viewing lens. Behind the Most single lens cameras since the glass in the lenses expensive camera may not The single lens, however, viewing lens is a ample does not suffer from the use interchangeable lenses, absorbs small amounts light, be the best camera for you. mirror which reflects the allowing you to adapt the and because each different . There are hundreds of image to the top of the parallax problem. What you camera to meet your needs lens absorbs light somewhat different cameras, each one camera onto a see through the viewfinder of the moment. Also, most differently. The meters groundglass is exactly what will emphasizing certain focusing/viewing screen. appear single lens cameras use adjust to varying light levels features. The camera that is on the film. TTiough a few of each lens. 35mm film (a few use best for you is the one that models have groundglass To use the camera, you 120/220), which means has all the features focusing like the twin lens you must look down into the 35mm single lens are fairly A camera's ability to use want. But more (and image reversal), most different lenses enables it to viewing screen (which models have compact and can use film of importantly, how the means you usually hold it at a pentaprism a wide range of emulsions. be very versatile, but how camera feels to (five sided optical prism) you is about waist levei) and turn - (An emulsion is the the lenses mount may be a crucial to that corrects the image buying a camera the focusing knob until the sensitized chemical coating limiting factor. There are you will be happy with. reversal caused by the on the film base that three types of lens mounts image comes into sharp mirror. produces the actual negative used on single lens — thread, Look at as many cameras bayonet and breech - lock. as possible, pick the ones that have the features you The thread mount is the want, and then, pick the simplest in design, using one that feels as if it were lenses that made for you. are simply screwed into the camera body. 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