The Schubert Symphonies a reappraisal 1dC 1 nCTO 3E THE MAGAZINE FOR MUSIC LISTENERS New Products solid -state receivers automatic turntables speakers -large and small :,... :1;' . .,ti,.......:._ ., , stereo tape recorders .- , : cabinets and accessories www.americanradiohistory.com slid -state stereo receiver lity under $330. a superb, all- solid -state FM- multiplex tuner with automatic mono -stereo switching, an extremely ver- satile stereo control -preamplifier, and a heavy -duty, silicon -powered stereo amplifier. All the stereo electronics you are ever likely to need, all with Fisher reliability. The Fisher 440 -T fairly bristles with engineering innovations, convenience features and Fisher ex- clusives. Read the specifications on the right -hand page and convince yourself. Then ask your Fisher dealer for a demonstration. We predict you'll The Fisher 44O-T walk out with a 21 -1b. package under your arm 4á0 TUNING THE FISHIER PROFESSIONAL SERIES STEREO STEREO TAPE o PHONO MONO o FM AUTO TAPE L TAPE FM 3 HEA MONO TAPE R AUX o MODE TAPE MONITOR PHONES SELECTOR ACTUAL SIZE ! www.americanradiohistory.com Introducing the first sc of Fisher quai It is not easy to make an all -in -one receiver that equals or surpasses the performance of comparable separate components. It is even more difficult to adapt the complex new technology of transistor circuits to simple, reliable, integrated stereo receiver design. But to do both at a truly moderate price takes almost occult powers. Or Fisher engineering. It is with exceptional pride and an unprecedented sense of achievement that Fisher introduces the 440 -T stereo receiver, a no- compromise, all- transistor instrument suitable for the most advanced audio systems and selling for only $329.50. (Cabinet $24.95.) 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Massive heat sink. Power output is 70 watts (IHF) at 4 ohms, 50 watts at 8 ohms. New all-transistor front end with 4 -gang tuning condenser for highest sensitivity and lowest noise, plus overload rejection unexcelled by vacuum -tube front ends. Sensitivity is 2.0 µv (111F); signal -to -noise ratio is 68 db at 100% modulation. Four wide -band IF stages and three limiters. Wide -band (one megacycle) ratio detector of highest linearity and lowest distortion, capable of unusually accurate detection of multiplex signals. Exclusive Fisher STEREO BEACON* for automatic switching between FM -mono and FM- stereo modes, and automatic visual indication of stereo broadcasts. No relays, no c licks. Professional d'Arsonval -type tuning meter. Highly effective muting between stations. Convenient speaker selector switch. Size: 163/a" wide, 51" high, 11" deep (123/8" overall, with knobs). Weight: 21 lbs. 'PATENT PENDING OCTOBER 1965 1 www.americanradiohistory.com Capture natural sound with 2ïckerín. From the softest flutter of the woodwinds to the floor- shaking boom of the bass drum, natural sound begins with Pickering. Right where the stylus meets the groove. Any of the new Pickering V -15 stereo cartridges will reproduce the groove, the whole groove and nothing but the groove. That's why a Pickering can't help sounding natural if the record and the rest of the equipment are of equally high quality. To assure compatibility with your stereo equipment, there are four different Pickering V -15 pickups, each designed for a specific application. The new V- 15AC -2 is for conven- tional record changers where high output and heavier tracking forces are required. The new V- 15AT -2 is for lighter tracking in high -quality automatic turntables. The even more com- pliant V -1 SAM -1 is ideal for professional -type manual turntables. And the V -1 SAME -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 V -15. 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 final payoff is in the sound. You will hear the difference. PICKERING -for those who can hear the difference. Pickering & Co., Ploinview, L.I., N.Y. CIRCLE 77 ON READER -SERVICE CARD 2 HIGH FIDELITY MAGAZINE www.americanradiohistory.com Page 55 Page 60 high fideli Music and Musicians 32 Who's Afraid of the Furtwängler Ring? Martin Mayer 49 The Moscow-New York Shuttle: an editorial 50 Conversations with Horowitz Abratn Chasins 60 The Schubert Symphonies -A Revisionist View Denis Vaughan 12 Notes from Our Correspondents: Rome, Paris, Amsterdam, Vienna Sound Reproduction 45 High Fidelity Newsfronts: motorized speakers 55 New Products: 1965 Norman Eisenberg 64 The Indispensable Antenna Lon Cantor 69 Equipment Reports H. H. Scott Model 344 Tuner /Amplifier Grado Model A Cartridge Acoustech X Reproducing System Wollensak Model 1280 Tape Recorder Reviews of Recordings 79 Feature Record Reviews Schoenberg: Gurrelieder (Soloists; Chorus and Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio, Kubelik, cond.) Beethoven: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, No. 4, in G, Op. 58 (Rudolf Serkin; Philadelphia Orchestra, Ormandy, cond.; NBC Symphony Orchestra, Toscanini, cond.) 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