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JUNE 1966 60c H BGH FI 0 ELITY SPea kers WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THE STORE -HOW TO PLACE THEM IN THE HOME 111100=- B ernstein HIS FIRST OPERA RECORDING: VERDI'S FALSTAFF, WITH FISCHER -DIESKAU Prokofiev AN APPRAISAL OF HIS OPERAS BY A DISTINGUISHED ITALIAN CRITIC www.americanradiohistory.com because it is the next best speakers, or $299.50 with 10- thing to our grand grands. At inch speakers. a small fraction of the size The 85 includes a powerful and cost. The 95 baby grand transistor amplifier, an auto- is only $369.50 with standard matic turntable and a mag- speakers, or $399.50 with op- netic cartridge to match. The tional larger speaker systems 95 has a sensitive FM- stereo for even finer bass. The 85 is tuner in addition. Everything only $269.50 with 8 -inch you need for fine stereo. The Fisher baby grand. CIRCLE 27 ON READER -SERVICE CARD www.americanradiohistory.com OVESSES N140 CNM101NMMESiDENTS wl !If TOEIlNENMAP. iNTElN.TiONNI,iNC., LONG 1l1.NNOEITT,M.r. .. r PLACE 4¢ STAMP ucl+v HERE At Fisher we don't equate .oeä"4.>. performance with size. Every 'TF =Ç system must ° ¿_^¡ á Fisher stereo ClCjkly ó LI of fnmcR FISHER RADIO CORPORATION be capable producing {S.8 1:1 2,c N sound as big as the music. Y "N. 11-35 45th Road O > ÿ Y °= "_A 3.4 wE Long Island City, N. Y. 11101 Without compromise. And OCAON mC Ht ÉEao it on. IA.' p every time you turn O m iEi°vttuDl a, mre-°a E 9 ..> The Fisher baby grand is C p a,,C' 9 z < J the most recent proof of this. We call it our baby grand www.americanradiohistory.com How to get big sound out of a small Fisher: www.americanradiohistory.com CIRCLE 27 ON READER -SERVICE CARD JUNE 1966 1 www.americanradiohistory.com Nine out of ten musicians prefer the natural sound of Pickering. Microgroove discs are recorded by magnetic processes. Naturally they sound better when reproduced with a Pickering Micro- MagneticTM; there's a natural compatibility. From the tiniest peep of a piccolo to the mightiest roar of an organ, Pickering produces sound as natural as the original performance. That's why musicians prefer Pickering. And so does everyone else who can hear the difference. Pickering makes it easy to get natural sound in any stereo installation. There are four Pickering Micro- Magnetic pickups, each designed for a specific application. The V- 15AC -2 is for conventional record changers, where high o-ltput and heavier tracking- forces are required. The V- 15AT -2 is for lighter tracking in the newer automatic turntables. The even more compliant V- 15AM -1 is ideal for professional-type manual turntables. And the V- 15AME -1 with elliptical stylus is the choice of the technical sophisticate who demands the last word in tracking ability. No other pickup design is quite like the Pickering Micro -Magnetic. The cartridge weighs next to nothing (5 grams) in order to take full advantage of low -mass tone arm systems. Pickering's exclusive Floating Stylus and patented replaceable V -Guard stylus assembly protect both the record and the diamond. But the ultimate test of a cartridge is the human ear. Find out for yourself. Listen caref lly to a Pickering. You'll hear the difference. For those who Can hear the difference. Pickering & Co. Plainview, L.I., N.Y. CIRCLE 46 ON READER -SERVICE CARD 2 HIGH FIDELITY MAGAZINE www.americanradiohistory.com Page 40 Page 51 HIGH FIDELITY Music and Musicians 14 Notes from Our Correspondents: Vienna, New York, Paris 39 Contemporary Opera and the Foundations: an editorial 40 The Shed at Norfolk: New England's oldest summer festival Harris Goldsmith 44 The Unknown World of Prokofiev's Operas Giuseppe Pugliese Sound Reproduction 32 News & Views: audio, audio everywhere... 35 Equipment in the News 51 Loudspeakers -Their Choice and Installation Norman Eisenberg 61 Equipment Reports Ampex PR -10 -4 Tape Recorder Dynaco PAS -3X Preamplifier Audio Dynamics ADC 404 Speaker System Hcathkit AR -13A Receiver Kit Reviews of Recording 22 The Sonic Showcase 24 Jazz 69 Feature Record Reviews Britten: Curlew River (Peter Pears, et al.; instrumentalists; Benjamin Britten, Viola Tunnard, musical directors) Ives: Orchestral Works (Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Morton Gould, cond.; New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, cond.) 74 Other Classical Reviews 94 Repeat Performance 97 The Lighter Side 101 The Tape Deck J U N E 1 9 6 6 VOLUME 16 NUMBER 6 Published at Great Barrington, Mass. 01230, by The Billboard Publishing Co. 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