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SEPTEMBER 1973 75¢ Preview of 1" 11111101F1 08398 Forthcoming FIDELITY Recordings HAS ThERE BEEN ANY GREAT FRENCh Music SINCEDEbUSSyANd RAVEL? t -- m m w a II 1.:Liqu5.-new lumped -selectivity Provisions for external :F circuitry anc CD -4 demodulatoL ultra-sophisti:ated phase-hockec-loop muliplex decoder om FM. YAW' /6,r I 2 : CO :760 Two tt.te recording and mon bring facilitie 2/4 -channel conversion with front -panel switch, for Lill use of every woo' avai.able watt in either SQ decoder. stereo or 4 -channel. Studic-type master ")glance facer controls for bass :ontrol, with Frofe!.s.oaal pan pots, and treble. for MC' ,ocalizati3n and balance flexibility. If you want the best 4 -channel sound, the latter, the 304B is "state-of-the-art:' you've got to pay for it, right? That's why its remarkably low drain on the And, conversely, if your budget is limited, pocket, $399.95:' is such a triumph. you've got to accept something less than the very Do you realize that a good tube receiver, best. So goes the conventional wisdom of the for stereo only, cost about as much ten years ago? audio world. How did we do it? With the latest IC In these fast-moving times, however, chips, for one thing. They do save space and conventional wisdom may be out of date by the money. And with the kind of production time it becomes conventional. The new Fisher techniques and plant facilities that simply didn't 304B is a case in point. exist a few years ago. From the ear's point of view (if we may mix But that's our business. Your concern is the our metaphors) there isn't really anything better performance of the 304B. The specifications below than the 304B. A few other 4 -channel receivers arewill give you an idea. They're factual and conservative, more powerful and somewhat more versatile, but easily verifiable by anyone with measuring equipment. they don't produce purer sound; nor does the And audible to anyone with an ear. 304B lack any important features that the others Fisher Radio, Dept. HF-9, 11-40 45th Road, have. In a somewhat less luxurious form than Long Island City, N.Y. 11101. THE POCKET. SPECIFICATIONS Amplifier and Audio Section: Stereo hannel 1. Total Continuous S ine-WaVC Power (RMS) (20 Hz - 20.0(X) Hz) 4 ohms 76W 80W (38/38W) (20/20/20/20W) 8 ohms 76W 60W (38/38W) (15/15/15/15W) 2. Total Continuous Sine -Wave Power (RIMS) (at 1 kHz) 4 ohms 100W 112W (50/50W) (28/28/28/28W) 8 ohms 96W 80W (-18/48W) (20/20/20/20W) 3. Total 111F Music Power (at I kl lz) 4 ohms 134W 156W 8 ohms I20W 100W Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) $399.95* at rated power, 4 ohms 0.5% '1111) at rated power- 3 db 0.15% IM dist. (6(1 and 7,(X00 Hz, 4:1) at rated power, 4 ohms 0.8% IM (list. at rated power - db 0.3% FM Tuner Section Usable Sensitivity (IHF Standard) 1.8uV Harmonic Distortion (at 40011z. 1(X0% modulation) Mono 0.2% Stereo 0.3% Signal -to -Noise Ratio (at 100% mod. & I my input) 70db Selectivity (IHF method) (alternate channel) 60db Max. Antenna Input Level (for 0.5% THD) 3 volts THEnh4e FISHER pi -co:wIw *Fair trade price where applicable. Price slightly higher in the Far West and Southwest. 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Richard Sirois, 508 S. Michigan, Plymouth, Ind. Gary A. Wanlin, 3266 Cropley Ave., San Jose, Calif. 95132 "Excellent." "Absolutely Great -especially by comparison." Florence A. Davis, 191 Congress Ave., Providence, R.I. John E. Robinson, 199 Middle Rd. F, Portland, Me. "Excellent." "The headphone is the best I've heard." Steven D. Melchior. 4540 Hazeltine Ave., No. Hollywood, Calif. Eddy Schreyer, 5701 Cahill Ave., Tarzana, Calif. 91356 "The headset is the most comfortable and best "Good sound, much better than other comparable sounding I have seen." brands. Excellent design." Craig Biggs, 285 Andsbury Ave., Mt. View, Calif. 94040 Terry Ames, 2602 Calhoun St., Alameda. Calif. "The best of 20+ headsets tested." "Excellent bass response. Comfortable headset." Michael Fink, 17162 Erwin Lane, Huntington Beach. Calif. 92647 Phil Lulewicz, 15335 Stetson Rd., Los Gatos, Calif. 95030 "FANTASTIC!" "The most amazing, most natural sound I've ever Brian D. McCarty, 364F Vinton Ave.. Palms, Calif. 90034 heard." Stephen Sandoz. 6815 S.W. 12th Ave., Portland, Oregon "FANTASTIC!" James P. Schwider. 5520 W. 190th St. 151. Torrance, Calif. 90503 "Excellent. Best I've listened to." J. L. Hubbard, 3625 Pine, Long Beach, Calif. "The best I have ever used or heard." And, that is only a sampling... Howard J. Millbank, 2260 Adair St., San Marino, Calif. 91108 we have thousands more! "Sound quality is vibrant and separation is excel- lent. Prefer Stanton over Icensored " Thomas L. Saunders, 2408 Phillips Dr., Alexandria, Va. 22306 For complete information "Excellent performance. Fantastic Power handling write Stanton Magnetics, Inc., capability." Terminal Drive, Plainview, Todd Sadow, 20 Black Hawk Road, Scarsdale, N.Y. 10583 New York 11803. sTaNTOn "Manufacturers of the World Famous Stanton Calibration and Professional Broadcast Cartridges." CIRCLE 55 ON READER -SERVICE CARD 2 HIGH FIDELITY MAGAZINE September 1973 VOL. 23 NO. 9 music and musicians Leonard Marcus AN ANSWER TO MY HOST 6 Why I prefer recordings-if that was the question PREVIEW OF THE COMING SEASON'S RECORDINGS 14 Watergate, Royal S. Brown FRENCH MUSIC SINCE DEBUSSY AND RAVEL 50 See page 70. A guide to some of the most creative music of the last 50 years Gene Lees BAD DAYS AT THE BLACK ROCK 70 The Columbia scandal-record industry's Watergate? audio and video TOO HOT TO HANDLE 36 NEWS AND VIEWS 38 In the lab: Supertape? . More forCD -4 EQUIPMENT IN THE NEWS 41 EQUIPMENT REPORTS 43 Teac 450 cassette deck Technics SL -1100A turntable Heath AS -104 speaker kit KLH Fifty-five receiver Leonard Feldman WHAT DO YOU DO WITH ALL THOSE KNOBS?74 How tone controls can enhance sound even or. "flat" equipment record reviews Responsive knobs. See page 70 Andrew Porter MESSIAEN'S WONDERFUL WORLD OF BIRDS 79 Vox records his inventive Catalogue d'oiseaux Robert P. Morgan BOULEZ AS COMPOSER 81 The French master dons his two chapeaux for Columbia David Hamilton BOULEZ AS CONDUCTOR 83 Dale Harris THE TRAGIC ART OF KATHLEEN FERRIER 84 Five Richmond reissues recall one of the most gifted singers of our time CLASSICAL 86 Debussy/Ravel couplings . Opera reissues Robert P. Morgan CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN CHAMBER MUSIC 96 Works in a classical mood by Diamond, Thomson, Palmer, and Foss Robert Long FOUR -CHANNEL DISCS AND TAPES 122 Sousa in quad ... Banishing Quadradisc fuss LIGHTER SIDE 124 Bo Diddley ... The Little Prince ... Perry Como PianIstic birds. JAZZ 126 Si. Page 79 Billie Holiday ... The McPartlands ... Jimmy Rushing R. D. Darrell THE TAPE DECK 130 ,t3,1 Path al al . 301- P + PA.'sP T N. B NEC's buoyant Scott Joplin ... Sound of Genius Library :10^ fr peRnlt:V Pot r 'ol',01 Ur el 01 0, 'D.,eo -co .1 ' o. any 11111111111t d 0,i r I,i , o etc. Aogionted ts 'sn P " Va0-^' u,..,. LETTERS 8 Christ or iddroo. nofices and undel.red mooItoom 15791 shade be sent to Bye Subscoptoso DepartmentP 0 Sot 14156. C.nonnati Ohio 45214 nerve slate teeth old and nen Rock and violence ... The first taperecording addresus Phan,.Quest nit ,hanga PRODUCT INFORMATION 28 Current and back copies of High Fidelity and High Fidelity and Musical An "at home" shopping service 107 America are available on microfilm from University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, Mich gan 48106. Microfiche copies of these magazines (1973 ADVERTISING INDEX 106 forward) arz available through Bell 8 Howell Micro Photo Civisicn, Old Malstield Road, Wooster, Ohio 44691. stars in stripes Stars of the hi-fi cassette deck or port- EDEXTRA DYNAMIC the new dynamic world of able recorder, TDK's new family of cas- offers an entirely new dimen- settes offer the best -balanced sion in cassette recording fi- performance characteristics of any cas- delity for the discriminating audiophile. settes on the market. 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