JUNE, 1969 60c WASHINGTON/ BALTIMORE EDITION THE FM LISTENING GUIDE . r . 'n YG} itas-er".175ro ó _o °.. - i ,1!11 (! TV 1151,!S~ .. ha...,.. .,wv . _ . v '7.] gl "The Sony 6060 is the brightest thing that happened to stereo in a long while. If outshines receivers costing hundreds more." i///,ompoo.11 111111111IIIt111Í11111SM\\\\\\\\\\\ SONY FM 88 90 92 94 96 98 100 102104 10E 108 MHz at I 1UNING .lN"WI, 1 .. .r. I STEREO RECEIVER 0060 SO110 STATE Sony Model STR-6060 FW AM/FM Stereo Receiver MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS- 0.5°/o. FM Stereo Separation: More :han 0.2°/o at rated output; under 0.15°/o at FM Tuner Section-IHF Usable Sensitivity: 40 dB @ 1 kHz. AM Tuner Section-Sensi- 0.5 watts output. Frequency Response: 1.8 /t, V. S/N Ratio: 65 dB. Capture Ratio: tivity: 160 µ,V (built-in antenna); 10 µ,V Aux, Tape: 20 Hz to 60 kHz +0, -3 dB. 1.5 dB. IHF Selectivity: 80 dB. Antenna: (external antenna). S/N Ratio: 50 dE @ S/N Ratio: Aux, Tape: 100 dB; Phono: 70 300 ohm & 75 ohm. Frequency Response: 5 mV input. Amplifier Section Dynamic dB; Tape Head; 60 dB. Tone Control 20 to 20,000 Hz ±1 dB. Image Rejection: Power Output: 110 watts (total), 8 ohms. Range: Bass: ±10 dB @ 100 Hz; Treble: 80 dB. IF Rejection: 90 dB. Spurious Rejec- RMS Power Output: 45 watts per charnel, ±10 dB @ 10 kHz. General-Dimensions: tion: 90 dB. AM Suppression: 50 dB. Total 8 ohms. THD: Under 0.2°/o at rated output; 17°/i in. W x 5-5/16 in. H x 13-13/16 in. D. Harmonic Distortion: Mono, 0.3°/o; Stereo, under 0.08°/o at 0.5 watt output. IM: Under Price: $399.95. ,t AUDIO C NTER Home of the world's finest sound reproducing equipment Suburban Maryland's oldest and largest component High Fidelity Dealer 4962 Fairmont Ave. L. 6-5100 Bethesda, Md. Daily 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. Sat. til 7 P.M. y.-,-......... the choice of the professional musician - -.= . _ , 7W-1 !. SE CON/ASS It 71/~ON : fS y i'adF - The cherished dream of every music lover who A TRIPHONIC music system is simply but beauti- listens to a radio or hi-fi set is to be able to hear fully designed. Instead of being an oversized the sounds of music as they were at the moment of eyesore it will subtly enhance any decor. It will fit their creation-as they were actually recorded. almost anywhere. The speakers can be installed in Expensive and complicated equipment has been rooms which do not lend themselves to ordinary available to achieve this. Most of these are technic- hi-fi systems. ally and financially far beyond the means of the vast majority of listeners. The COMPASS TRIPHONIC series introduces a The TRIPHONIC is a complete audio control revolution in high fidelity with the first three- center. It includes an extremely sensitive FM channel compact system. It delivers natural un- receiver, with provision for use of a tape recorder, distorted and uncolored sound-sound as it was record player, microphone, and stereo headphones. recorded. And its price is less than that of many All functions are very simply controlled from the conventional two -channel stereo systems. front panel. COMPASS TRIPHONIC the greatest advance in high fidelity since the advent of stereo 3 For additional dealer information phone COMPASS: 593-8454 * FIDELITY JUNE, 1969 FORECACT SOUND Co. VOLUME 6 Presents the outstanding new r 1 NUMBER 4 THE FM LISTENING GUIDE Talldbcrg° SERIES ELEVEN BATTERY OPERATED Letters to the Editor 6 Saving the World 8 a; Pressed and Pressing 10 ;.a.I,'o Stereo Tape Review-Classics 16 Jazz Unlimited 18 Series 11 is a fully transistorized, Technically Speaking 20 battery -driven mono tape recorder designed for professional and semi- Station Map 21 professional use. Series 11 has three speeds: 7-1/2, 3-3/4 and 1-7/8 i.p.s. FM News 22 Selection of recording, playback and Index 23 monitor loudspeaker is by means of Subject push buttons and there is also a The Week at a Glance 24 push-button for automatic regulation of the recording level. Specially de- Listening Guide 30 veloped electronic circuitry ensures precise indication of the recording Brush Up Your Broadway 36 level on a VU -meter. Recording can Wagner, Verdi and Friends 36 also be controlled when monitoring through headphones, for the three Composer Index 64 heads and separate record and play- back amplifiers enable monitoring Calendar of the Arts 68 off the tape (A.B. test). The Spoken Word 68 In addition to the separate erase, record, and playback heads a posi- Scanning the Dial 70 tion for a fourth head is provided for pilot tone to permit movie camera synchronization. Mixing is possible as there are separate volume controls for microphone and line inputs. An electronic speed -regulator ensures precise speed ± 1% during the en- OUR COVER tire life of the batteries. Jacques Offenbach (b. June, Please call one of our audio con- 1819) won fame as a direc- sultants for additional details. tor and composer of 90 operettas. Only a few of these have survived, among them Orpheus in the Under- world, La Belle Helene, and La Vie Parisienne. His only Tandbcry opera, Tales of Hoffmann, was not performed until after his death in 1880. Offenbach wrote in a spir- Fidelity Sounds' Tandberg factory tech- ited style with a rich vein nicians can set up your older machine to of satire, a quality which run like new, and new machines so that makes his music enjoyable today when that of his more they easily exceed published specifica- innocuous contemporaries tions. As with all top quality equipment, is forgotten. proper tuning and adjustment makes the difference. Richard W. Mostow, Editor and Hubbard, Washington; Ralph de Publisher; William A. Tynan, Tech- Toledano and Paul Anthony, Jazz; nical Editor; Robert E. Benson, Ann Kahl and Lee Marrs. Cover Classical Recordings; Matthew Artists; Eleanor Heeger S. Jean Ecwards, Popular Recordings; H. Ferrante, Log Assistants; Phyllis FIDELITY Donald Spatz, Baltimore; Anne Mostow 8 Shari Keen, Subscriber Service. , SOUND Co. , New address- FORECAST FM MAGAZINE is published monthly by Forecast FM, Inc., Suite 105 - Ring 81dg. 7410 Birch Ave., Washington, D. C. 20012, Telephone: (301) 587-1950. Subscription rate $5.00 per year. Second-class postage paid at Washing- 1200 18th Street, N.W. ton, D. C. Copyright n 1969 Forecast FM, Inc. Please allow 30 days for Washington, D.C. 20036 processing new subscriptions and change of address. New phone - 296 -9110 4 EQUIPMENT TEST REPORTS by Hirsch -Houck Laboratories CIIn use tests, the Garrard SL 95 performed flawlessly. From both mechanical operation and listening quality standpoints, it left nothing to be desired.» Stereo Review, April 1969 v;. ..1 1 Brítis1 Ird.stries Co_ a division .Of Avnet, Inc. WASHINGTON AREA: Audio Center Campbell Music BALTIMORE AREA: Alpha Electronics Bayneaville Elec- Co. Custom Hi Fi Electronic Wholesalers Glen's tronics Henry O. Berman Co. Electronic Center Elec- A.ud'oAnnex Heathkit Elect'onic Center Kitt Music Co. tronic Wholesalers Harco High E.J. Korvette Electronics Fidelity Lafayette Radio McGuire s Audio Shops House Hi Fi Stereoland House of Sound E. J. Korvette Myer-EMCO Shrader Sound Silver Spr'ng Electronics Revatco of Md. Stansbury Stereo Centers Springfield Audio Sun Parts and Hi Fi TV Craftsman TV Workshop 5 SONY 630: -Nt N PM FOR LETTERS ,/? 3 THE MAN \ TO TNE WHO LIKES er TO TAKE EDITOR kz:\ij CONTROL! i k TRIVIA r r WORTHLESS Ti-..1T1y741.11.r="2:: V.i 1 Sir: --- ' J In quest of programs rendering sounds pleasant from my FM stereo system, no- ticed I, in the section "Letters to the Edi- tor" of the April Forecast FM, a letter worthy not of the reader's time and pa- tience to read, the printer's time and ink SEE AND HEAR to print, or the writer's time (however slight) and poor judgment (however great) Z) PIONEER to write. Suggest I that both the editor take time to edit and the writer take care HEADSETS not to read the papers or listen to the at Any of These Fine Authorized news. Anyone who becomes so thoroughly High Fidelity Dealers overwhelmed by such a small matter as the correctness of stereo FM vs. FM stereo surely could not endure the strain of the WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA world situation. 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