READERS' FORUM SS Continued from 28 page 92 HEA R T HIS!. `COMPBEA Sm: $2449!... As an additional bit of information on the 500 CYCLE X FM situation in Southern California, please -0 POINT UNFINISHED be advised that KHJ -FM has moved its Altec High Fidelity Speakers! transmitter to the top of Mt. Wilson, which Smooth Response to 28 Cycles! naturally improves reception here. The operating hours 500 Cycle Crossover Point! are something like I:3o to q p. m., however, which means that Calif. Sound Toroid Crossover! programs like those of the recent political Alter 730A Hi -Freq. Driver! conventions are left hanging in the air. Altec 8038 L.F. Driver! At my sister's home, located about Soo Calif. Sound L.F. Horn! feet from a power company substation with Needs No Corner for Full Bass! 66 kv. lines, standard AM broadcasts are Fits into Small Rooms Easily! badly disturbed by noise. She anxiously Adjustable Hi -Freq. Balance! awaits the hour at which KNX -FM begins operating, for example, 34" H x 30" W x 24" D so that radio can once more be enjoyed. There is no ques- L.F. HORN $68.50 Unfinished. tion in her mind as to which system of MAHOGANY OR BLONDE transmission is superior. $45.00 Add. James F.O.B. Factory, Los Angeles. M. Sharp Santa Paula, Calif.

CALIF. SOUND PRODUCTS 2 -WAY SPEAKER SYSTEM SIR: Noting the mentions of FM stations ANNOUNCING ALTEC LANSING'S GREAT NEW DUPLEX SPEAKER around the Country, I would like to call at- tention to our local WPOE in Elizabeth, N.J. Guaranteed frequency range 30 to 22,000 CPS. Range WPOE is typical of the small FM sta- never before covered by any speaker system. tions which are struggling along on limited Full 2 -way systems with the N3000A Network. budgets yet trying to do a job 3" aluminum edge of providing -wound ribbon voice coils.. good listening. Three steps of adjustment of high frequency level. Two better music programs Sectionalized horn with 2 x 3 aspect ratio. on WPOE are outstanding and are heard Designed for high -fidelity custom home music systems. six days a week. Mid- afternoon Musicale is Power handling capacity is 20 watts continuous presented at 3:o5 p. m. daily for 55 mins. and Songs Identical except that Model 601A is on a 12" frame and Without Words at 8 p. m. the Model 602A is on a 15" frame. for 55 mins. daily feature The finest loudspeakers ever made. These amazing Duplex Another is Footlight Favorites Loudspeakers have the widest and smoothest fre- at 5:05 p. m. for 25 mins. one of the finer quency response of any loudspeaker on the market. music between programs. All are recorded. On Saturdays, a 55 min. Masterworks of California Sound Products Speaker Cabinet pictured above Music program is featured at 5:o5 p.m., (less tweeter section) recommended for use with the also recorded. 602A. 564.50 unfinished. This is a salute to Cy De Witt, manager of WPOE, and Radio Elizabeth, Inc., the owner, and off -shoot of the Elizabeth TECHNICAL DATA 601A 602A Daily DIAMETER: 12" óö 15" Journal. POWER CAPACITY: 20 WATTS 20 WATTS IMPEDANCE: 8 OHMS 8 OHMS WEIGHT: 15 LBS. 25 LBS. 914°° Robert J. McGarvey NOT SHOWN Net Price with network, Net Price with network Linden, N.J.

SIR: 500 CYCLE TOROID X -0 "Noted With Interest" is a very bitter pill for Southern Californians. Here we sit, Latest Design Using Toroid Chokes in the heart of culture, (Hollywood style), Full T/t Section - 40 Watt Cont. Power with a dozen .4 DB Insertion Loss - Compact Design a 95y or more FM stations and not a Crossover Point Down Only 2.75 DB single live program among them as far as I HiFreq. Attn. Available -.1% Distortion NET know. KMGM does a good job with re- cordings and KNX -FM, with a technically This Network is guaranteed the equal or better of any 500 beautiful signal, insists Cycle network commercially available at any price. Dimen- on modulating it sions:5x4x2s/e off the CBS network. The listener- sponsored KPFA in Berkeley sounds like a fine and practical idea. Could WRITE FOR DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE ON ABOVE we hear more about it? I am sure there are WEST COAST enough of us in this area who are looking HIGH FIDELITY CENTER for something worth tuning our FM re- ceivers to, so that we might be able to finance a similar project. HOLLYWOOD ELECTRONICS Harry L. Wynn, HIGH -FIDELITY, Vol. 2, No. t, page 91, is luckier than he thinks. "ON THE AUDIO MILE" Our announcers either never saw a high 7462 MELROSE AVENUE HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA school or, like the horse, just don't give a damn. All Nationally Advertised High Fidelity Components in Stock ... Large Listen- ing and Comparison Rooms ... Liberal Terms ... Quality Service since 1939. Val Adams La Jolla, Calif.

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