Interview with Les Paul
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THE AUTHORITATIVE MAGAZINE ABOUT HIGH FIDELITY DECEMBER 1978 47425 interview with Les Paul Christmas Buying Guide AmericanRadioHistory.Com THE RIGHT WAY. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ,TEPE TE ESOVP e 6,6 101lo, .,, 9P.,,,I, 1N to19l4t I, 1, 1 2,, 1,,,96 ,,1,t, to 1 94 oo ro fiB you see exactly how muai power is going through your speakers. So that it not only helps prevent unnecessary damage due to overload- ing, it helps you make cleaner FM recordings. when combined with lower audible frequencies. Of course, the SX-780 has other virtues Most of our competitors use a standard conspicuously absent from our competitors' high band fitter to cancel out this signal. Unfor- models. Like a built-in wood grain cabinet. tunately, it also cancels out some of the music. Which is something others give you the option Pioneer created a special integrated circuit of paying extra for. that eliminates this pilot signal without affecting But what really separates Pioneer's SX-780 the music. from others is more than just a matter of wood Which means that cabinets, wattage meters, metal bottoms, DC you're assured of hearing power, or even price. everything the musicians It's our commitment to giving you a quality had intended you to hear. hi-fi receiver, no matter how much, or how lit- A pilot signal canceling Nothing more. And tle, you plan to spend. circuit that lets you nothing less. So less hear only music and if you're planning to spend than $400, nothing more. Obviously, you couldn't ask for more the SX-780 is the than the SX-780. only receiver that gives you this feature in this price range. The others PIONEER' give you the noise. An accurate picture of what you're listening to. We bring it back alive. POWER: 45 watts Der channel min. S/N RATIO: Stereo; 72 dBf WATTAGE METERS THAT LET YOU at 8 ohms from 20-20,000 CAPTURE RATIO: 1.0 dBf SEE WHAT YOU'RE HEARING. hertz with no more than POWER METERS: 2 .05% total harmonic SPEAKERS: A, B. AB distortion. TONE CONTROLS: Dual When a receiver has wattage meters, it lets FM SENSITIVITY: Stereo; 37.0 dBf TAPE MONITORS: 2 AmericanRadioHistory.Com PIONEER DID IT .......... ........................................:::::..:::.:...ti.. ...................................................... ........................................................ INTRODUCING THE SX-780. : It seems that our competitors think they've mastered the art of building a mod- erately priced receiver. Unfortunately, most of them appear to be the work of cost reduction engineers, rather than high fidelity engineers. People whose jobs depend on the cost of what goes into a receiver, not the sound that comes out of it. At Pioneer, on the other hand, we build a receiver that sells for under $400 with the same care given to a receiver that sells for over $1000. A perfect example is the SX-780. It offers the kind of features, value and sound you won't find in any other comparably priced receiver. A STRONG CASE FOR THE METAL BOTTOM. It provides cPeaner sound and richer, more If you turn over our natural bass because it eliminates feedback SX-780;for instance, Metal shields our SX-780 and something called TIM (transient intermod- from spurious noise. you'll notice the bottom ulation). Transient intermodulation is a form of is made of heavy gauge distortion that can keep you from hearing the metal. It's designed to shield the tuning section subtle overtones in your music. from spurious noise and keep CB interference Which interestingly enough is why re- from getting in the way of your music. ceivers with a conventional power amplifier Equally important is the fact that our bottom might possibly be able to match the specs of has a special ventilating system that allows air the SX-780, but never the sound. to circulate freely around the heat sinks. This not only reduces FM drift due to over- A PILOT SIGNAL CANCELING SYSTEM heated tuning elements, but increases THAT'S UNHEARD OF IN the life expectancy of the circuitry. THIS PRICE RANGE. A DC AMPLIFIERWITH THE POWER All stereo FM stations in America TO ELIMINATE DISTORTION. broadcast their music over a pilot signal of 19,000 hertz. The SX-780 features the same DC If not eliminated, this signal tends to power configuration found in today's create an extremely high pitched sound most expensive receivers. DC power supply found on the most expensive receivers. ©1978 U.S. Pioneer Electronics Corp., 85 Oxford Drive, Moonachie, NJ. C7074. AmericanRadioHistory.Com THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS TO BUILD A RECEIVER THAT SELLS FOR UNDER$400 AmericanRadioHistory.Com YOU CAN LEAVE OUT DUAL WATTAGE METERS LIKE MARANTZ DID. Ih 6oLOt O 6 o0 a O i YOU CAN INSTALL AN INEXPENSIVE PRESS BOARD BOTTOM LIKE TECHNICS DID. INSTEAD OF A METAL ONE. YOU CAN USE A CONVENTIONAL POWER AMPLIFIER LIKE KEN WOOD DID. INSTEAD OF AN ADVANCED DC AMPLIFIER. YOU CAN USE STANDARD HIGH BAND FILTERS LIKE YAMAHA DID. INSTEAD OF SPECIAL NTEGRATED CIRCUITS TO CANCEL THE UNWANTED FM PILOT SIGNAL - Enter +1 ). 45 a i Rer coi Senice Cra 1 AmericanRadioHistory.Com Editor Eugene Pitts III Associate Editors: Edward Tatnall Canby, Bert Whyte Assistant Editor Eugene J. Garvin, Jr. Design Frank Moore Production Manager Katharine H. Sumner Assistant Production Manager Margaret S. 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