May 2017

Historic Video: A Dream Of Audio Perfection
Stereo: Three dimensional sound.
The biggest contribution to music since Barnum & Bailey.

  Throughout the years, even from the very beginning, there was audio gear... and critics soon thereafter. Audio gear evolved, just as audiophiles carefully adjusted our listening space to accommodate it all. Finding the best recordings can be a challenge, too! Here's a great look back at the beginnings of high fidelity home audio equipment, and the reviewers in hopes of finding gear that achieved sound perfection. Call it what you will, perfect sound forever or the absolute sound, audiophiles seek to reproduce music within homes that is indistinguishable from what was heard during the live event.

Tinkering away with tubes, cables and the like with the goal of getting that perfectly balanced tone. Of course once you've achieved a newfound 'closer to perfection', you invite the family for a listen. Wait, come closer to center so you're in the 'sweet spot'.

All this and more was already a truism way back when. So let's watch this 'historic' video showcasing the early days of high fidelity home audio products. Perhaps we'll call it music reproduction equipment? Or should we more accurately call it by today's namesake, audiophile gear?

And now, on with the video...