CD MAY 1973 750 LAB TEST REPORTS 08398 Sony/Superscope TC-161SD cassette deck Philips GA -212 turntable Onkyo TX -666 receiver Advent 100A Dolby unit '.u8417 ," V3 -as V- ,/ NO" es 14 ;.. accots:of'k ,e 6, 4. 0,1,7:so, of 11° ve 4.nnr':: f;:4414.E.t7:4t4:::: ced e' /."lts06. .444s, tt4t 1 '3e ,..ct'''e `<,"I S 441 007 8 Ili t` \k ' ;7241/4rre )ve 44 et6ed, o, owed \)'be 72 4', 0..04 ,tC`'',ects°,,e,P`..6 .4."`els 4 co.o .i.4,44:41-eette eocto' o tz 47.70,1 ,-00"' AU Eou,9;r1r;I:1, ivwktege.e., est oeke44,02,t oteeP c co. (I, 1, AVO,eiet , tlik Ve '4" "4 `71:cd-^" *"` Ctowk, 0.42,,c44.4 s.1: lc% ' ezS 9 of c"" otoo, socos0 194044 sotes Nptt 1;::6'seel':eek;e6 .44v 4, 6es,9,-)6 ;:sSee:;:C t. t4%)1446°1' 41' ;`6:0'09:6,.1' al 41' Se,t4G 111.1 OWN1 CASLV.'.. 7, '.SIGNATURE Pate4s44,_ 46 'e \ easet\'oz,sleer CO' 7,N-4 (si . orx '4c:scaler XesPe oc.'*A9).. a WARRA TIES Do They Do You Any Good? Over 80 audio companies state their policies 16 Ci"1 0108\4'6 800'4 PUCCI I ettotS Forerunner of Fascism? d`%. NONESUCH'S EXPLORER SERIES WARRANTY RE06.1.1. "4 C Y VACS eavp11) 1 4 01, be returned p .44:44 ihks cord rn JOstated in theIretructiOi the wo randy 6.44, SA..44 4.r. 04; 1-1/ *k/ .'"4" .,4$6:t4r, C:0 .... '44 44,7.14 :4,v .'"c 07.0' ................... sr "o;'` 1)4,, , ur Two-Year "".-; 4.s Warranty tt EAC Corporation Iliac) warrantsCO Areaca thereat*, refer b ine crvinal Ivo isn 0Oaltict retail Dacha- ,,,,701/t direanship is free lorr dodo°, under - ...v. Ind 0, 0.,o `Se an ,tip, -004-0,0:. Syeterne stithon CLIAIL .0 Os4 :nose, a ,0.6%,,..:^P.6 nartotrr 1 chm7 , ^°, to :k A4":07° Mode - Date Twc"sei F.0t4" 'et in4 F ei.""s4:.9°6., i 14!:. `4. 1'1 Swat 14°' o 4144. t"- Stet;'6ditss ,c4°04 ,,Kos AM FRONT DNL HIGH F LTERf RIGHT LEFT LOW FILTER LOUD- NESS REAR BALN MASTER IT SPEAKS LOUDLYAND CARRIES A LITTLE STICK. The Fisher 504 receiver, top model in the new 2/4 -channel convertible Studio Standard series, speaks even louder than its 4 -channel power ratings (see table) would lead you to believe. With its four power amplifiers "strapped" for 2 -speaker stereo at the flick of a switch, it delivers 2 x 90 continuous (rms) watts into 8 -ohm loads, at any frequency from 20 to 20,000 Hz. That s loud. (And clean.) The little stick the 504 carries on its front panel is the 4 -channel Master Balance Control. It operates exactly like the pan pots on professional studio consoles. Move it, say, toward left center and that's where the 4 -channel sound becomes louder. The overall volume level is set by a separate slide control. That, of course, is just a small example of the 504's engineering sophistication. In every respect, audio and RF, the 504 represents the latest thinking of Fisher Radio, the most experienced company in Fisher 504 Studio -Standard 4 -Channel Receiver high fidelity. High Fidelity magazine Continuous called the 504 "the best value in a sine -wave power, 20 Hz to 20 kHz 40/40/40/40 watts at 4 ohms quadraphonic receiver." Some experts are (not just IHF inclined to believe it is Fisher's all-time music power!) 32/32/32/32 watts at 8 ohms showpiece. 4 -channel At only $529.95, that's quite an image matrix decoder SQ to live up to. But the 504 has a way of FISHER FM sensitivity convincing people who take the trouble to (IHF standard) 1.8µV listen to it and operate it for a few minutes. ofka-0,1,44./ Capture radio And, best of all, the other Fisher Studio (IHF at 1 mV) 1.2 dB Standard receivers, from $329.95 up, are FM front end Dual-gate-MOSFET with AGC equally advanced in concept and design. FM input Up to 3,000,000µV (3 V) They speak only a little softer. MPX decoder PLL (phase -locked loop) Fisher Radio, 11-40 45th Road, Dept. HF-5, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101. Fair trade prices where applicable. Prices slightly higher in the Far West and Southwest. Stanton quality is a veryspecial quality... in headphones too. Stanton headsets - all of them in each earpiece, plus a remoteels feature a special high perfor- -are designed just like a fine loud-control station for volume and mance, Stanton wide -range single - speaker system for your head. Yettone adjustment, as well as stereospeaker system at a popular price there are many different models and mono mode selection. -Model Forty and Model Forty because we know there are many This same exceptional system600 ohm and Model Fifty with needs and tastes to satisfy. is offered in the Stanton Dyna-balance level controls on each ear- Although there is a great vari-phase Model Sixty ($59.95) with-piece ($49.95 ). ety of features and price ranges,out remote control station. You And for the devotee of quad- two things are constant in all Stan- can always add this unit as anriphonic sound, Stanton offers the ton headsets-their exciting "pres-accessory (Model 5741, $19.95)brand, new Dynaphase Sixty -Five ence" and their equally excitingat a later date. Four C - perfect for reception of sense of styling that makes them Three other Dynaphase mod-both discrete and matrix derived the handsomest headsets a head compatible systems ($64.95). ever wore. See your Stanton franchised At the top of the Stanton Dy- dealer or write Stanton naphase dynamic headset line, our Magnetics, Inc., marvelous Dynaphase Seventy - Terminal Drive, Five ($74.95) reigns supreme. It Plainview, L.1., employs a true two-way system N.Y. 11803. (separate woofer and tweeter) and an L -C crossover network graNTon Manufacturers of the world famods Stanton calibration and professional broadcast cartridges. CIRCLE 54 ON READER -SERVICE CARD HIGH FIDELITY MAGAZINE May 1973 VOL. 23 NO. 5 music and musicians Edward Greenfield STOKOWSKI, PREVIN, DORATI, AND JOCHUM IN LONDON 16 And will there be a new Callas/Di Stefano duet disc? Jan Meyerowitz THE OBJECTIONABLE APPEAL OF PUCCINI 55 Did his music anticipate the fascist mind? William Zakariasen COMPOSITION BY COMMITTEE 59 Music writing has rarely proved to be a communal art Dale S. Harris THE OPERATIC DELIUS: HAS HIS TIME COME? 87 Angel makes A Village Romeo and Juliet as palatable as possible audio and video TOO HOT TO HANDLE 24 NEWS AND VIEWS 28 Steeling iron oxide . A $1,000 cassette deck? EQUIPMENT IN THE NEWS 30 EQUIPMENT REPORTS 35 Advent 100A stereo Dolby B unit What good are warranties? See page 44. Philips GA 212 turntable/arm ensemble Onkyo TX -666 stereo FM/AM receiver Sony/Superscope TC-161SD cassette deck Tracs Plus tape cassette 1416111 Sony CRO tape cassette FIDELITY Dennis Tuchler WARRANTIES-DO THEY DO YOU ANY GOOD? 44 Your rights when the sound goes sour record reviews 0. B. Brummell THE NONESUCH EXPLORER SERIES 65 Folk music from around the world it up-to-date sound Philip Hart PROKOFIEV'S SYMPHONIES 67 Martinon records them all-almost Dale S. Harris LE NOZZE DI FIGARO AND COSI FAN TUTTE 70 Klemperer and Bohm offer contrasting views CLASSICAL 73 Verdi's Attila . Schutz's anniversary recordings Robert Long FOUR -CHANNEL DISCS AND TAPES104 Columbia classics . Quad cartridges LIGHTER SIDE 106 Steve Goodman . Mickey Newbury .. Judge Roy Bean JAZZ 109 Duke Ellington . Bobby Hackett . .. Jay McShann Objection! See page 55. R. D. Darrell THE TAPE DECK114 RCA/Magtec open reels . 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