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A key challenge for selling stereo was consumers’ satisfaction with the mono music systems they already owned. After all...
22/12/2021

A key challenge for selling stereo was consumers’ satisfaction with the mono music systems they already owned. After all, adopting stereo meant you needed to buy a new record player, speakers and a stereo amplifier.

A sonic ‘arms race’ to sell the soundWhen stereo records were introduced to the mass market, a “sonic arms race” was on....
21/12/2021

A sonic ‘arms race’ to sell the sound
When stereo records were introduced to the mass market, a “sonic arms race” was on. Stereo was aggressively promoted as the latest technological advancement that brought sophisticated sound reproduction to everyone.

With stereo, the sound of some instruments could come from the left speaker, the sound of others from the right, imitati...
21/12/2021

With stereo, the sound of some instruments could come from the left speaker, the sound of others from the right, imitating the setup of a concert orchestra. It also was possible to shift a particular sound from left to right or right to left, creating a sense of movement.

Audio engineers had sought to improve the quality of recorded sound in their quest for “high fidelity” recordings that m...
18/12/2021

Audio engineers had sought to improve the quality of recorded sound in their quest for “high fidelity” recordings that more faithfully reproduced live sound. Stereo technology recorded sound and played it back in a way that more closely mimicked how humans actually hear the world around them.

The rise of ‘hi-fi’ soundIn 1877, Thomas Edison introduced the phonograph, the first machine that could reproduce record...
18/12/2021

The rise of ‘hi-fi’ sound
In 1877, Thomas Edison introduced the phonograph, the first machine that could reproduce recorded sound. Edison used wax cylinders to capture sound and recorded discs became popular in the early 20th century.

By the 1950s, record players, as they came to be called, had become a mainstay of many American living rooms. These were “mono,” or one-channel, music systems. With mono, all sounds and instruments were mixed together. Everything was delivered through one speaker.

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