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See, ment, JVC engineers and hear, this difference at your nearest opted for an LSI to han- JVC dealer. dle electronic switching for both channels at seven different control frequencies. The result-electrical loss and tonal Jvc® JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA. Ugh Fey Drown 41 Slater D. EYnw000 Park. N.J. 07407 JVC CANADA LTD .Scarborough. O0 Sherwoodannouncesthe latest thing in second generation CD audio technology: Affordability 11381WMINii KW,.0. 411/ -'U S Deb air - 11111100- Aim WO. r...abe The compact disc just may be the most heart -stopping sound generates a sampling frequency which must be concept in sound since stereo. But the most heart - filtered out, or distortions will be heard. stopping feature of compact disc players has been their Other CD players use one very steep analog filter, this price. Now, with Sherwood's new CDP-100, you can can cause phase distortion. Sherwood's answer is to relax about money and really get excited about sound. use a digital filter to double the sampling frequency, A tradition of affordable excellence. then use a more gentle type of analog filter for reduced Sherwood is well-known for high -quality audio products phase distortion. The result: better sound at less cost. at affordable prices. And our new CD player is no Easy -to -use functional controls. exception. While others were still on first generation Inserting a disc is easy, thanks to a "smart" motor.zed models, we combined advanced second -generation drawer under microprocessor operation. (It even knows performance with a no-nonsense array of useful, if you accidentally put the disc in upside down.) features. And we did it in a way that not only makes You can easily access any selection, and there's a two - sense, but saves you dollars as well. speed fast forward and backward, so you can listen Three laser beams for better tracking. Most while you quickly locate the spot you want to hear. CD players use only one laser beam. Sherwood put a You can even set the CDP-100 to repeat the entire disc three -beam laser into the CDP-100, because a three - for continuous music. beam system virtually eliminates distortion caused by Find out how advanced, easy to use, and affordable spurious data from adjacent tracks. Sherwood's new CDP-100 really is at your nearest Me filters, not one. Sherwood dealer. To find him, call (800) 841-1412 All CD's require filters, because the decoding of digital during west coast business hours. 8 Sherwood Quality and Innovation You Can Afford 17107 Kingsview Avenue, Carson, CA 90746. In Canada: The Pringle Group, Don Mills, Ontario Immommummommimmilmmummmummi nmni -nommuminwtmumommonmoimun was n riprowrio nr179r-rnr meigrimmin curis g NI II II 11 MI IN k TM= MIN II I I - MI I II II NI I AIM 11111 I 11 II I II MI I II II MI NI I_ MINI 111011:111Whibm. bil111 VOLUME 34NUMBER 9 SEPTEMBER 1984 AUDIO CrossTalk by Robert Long 8 Record -cleaning solutions; Tonearm/cartridge matching; Is your tuner obsolete? The Autophileby Ralph Hodges 10 A skinflint's guide to good sound New Equipment Reports Sansui PC -V1000 Compact Disc player 14 Ortofon OM -30 phono cartridge 24 Soundcraftsmen PCR-800 power amplifier 19 Yamaha A-1000 integrated amplifier 26 Scott 359RS receiver 23 *Special SCES Report: High Tech Goes Pop! Electronics: Microprocessor -equipped receivers dominateby Robert Long and Peter Dobbin 33 Tape and Tape Equipment: Features for the askingby Robert Long 38 Record -Playing Gear: Turntables are quieter and cheaperby E. Brad Meyer 42 Loudspeakers: A trend toward smallnessby E. Brad Meyer 46 Video: VHS Hi-Fi VCRs, and a truly Olympic Sprinterby William Mowrer 50 NEW TECHNOLOGIES Video Lab Test: RCA VKT-650 VHS Hi-Fi videocassette recorder 52 Music Reviews Popular Video: "A Night with Lou Reed"; "Ready, Steady, Go!" 57 Popular Compact Disc: Windham Hill's Shadowfax; "Moonlight in Vermont" by Sonny Stitt 58 Classical Compact Disc: Karajan's atmospheric Turandot; Rachmaninoff s Second, from Ashkenazy 58 CLASSICAL MUSIC A Rubinstein FeastReviewed by Thomas L. Dixon 61 Ten new reissues are examined, including five sets of Chopin. 1985 Annual Preview of Forthcoming Recordings, Part 1: LPs 63 More than 500 expected releases from Angel, Deutsche Grammophon, London, Philips, RCA, and others Reviews: Two recordings of the German Requiem; Jerusalem sings Strauss; American piano music 69 Critics' Choice 72 The Tape Deckby R. D. Darrell 73 Timbre! BACKBEAT/Popular Music T -Bone Burnett: A Musician for Lifeby Samuel Graham 74 The songwriter discusses his future-with or without a recording contract. Jazz Reviews: Tribute to Thelonious Monk; Alive!; John Hicks; Don Sebesky 76 Percussion Sweet and BitterReviewed by Steve Futterman 79 A taste (only) of Max Roach as bandleader Pop Reviews: Marcia Ball; Linton Kwesi Johnson; Bruce Springsteen; Peter Wolf 80 DEPARTMENTS Reader -Action Page 88 About This Issue 4 Advertising Index 88 Letters 4 *Cover Story HIGH FIDELITY (ISSN 001614551 is published monthly at 825 7th Ave.. New York. N.Y. 10019. by ABC Leisure Magazines. Inc.. a subsidiary of American BroadcastingCompanies.