TIPS FOR STORING AND MAINTAINING YOUR TAPES LIKE A PRO Physical media is making a comeback. The nostalgic experience of popping open a cassette case, inserting the cassette into the well, and pressing down that PLAY button is an audio...
THE WHAT, WHY, WHEN, AND WHO OF SILENT FILMS Before talking pictures were born, stories had to be conveyed through gestures, expressions, and music. The era of silent film was the birthplace of cinema as we know it today. From...
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT | REDISCOVERING THIS SILVER-FACED ONKYO RECEIVER What weighs thirty-four pounds and has “vintage” written all over it? This guy! The Onkyo TX-4500 MKII is a classic late 70s / early 80s receiver. Onkyo receivers tend to be less...
THE PURPOSE, LEGEND, AND LEGACY OF DOLBY NOISE REDUCTION In our modern world, Dolby is more associated with movie theaters and surround sound than it is with cassette decks. When you see those double Dolby Ds standing back to back,...
DEMYSTIFYING THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND THESE ICONIC CAMERAS Instant film photography has a unique charm. Long before the era of digital screens, instant cameras provided a quick and tangible way to capture memories. Unlike traditional film, which requires time and a...
In a space on a shelf, there lived a reel-to-reel deck. Not a poor, cheap, broken reel deck, finished with rust or a dusty smell, nor yet a plain, unremarkable reel deck with nothing to write home about: it was...
THE MAGIC AND THE MESS BEHIND THESE VINTAGE MAGNETIC TAPES In a digital world, it’s easy to forget the analog goodies: cassette tapes, vinyl records, and reel-to-reel tapes. But there’s one analog oldie that’s cast aside more often than the...
OHM SWEET OHM: A SIMPLE GUIDE TO SPEAKER IMPEDANCE If you've ever shopped for speakers or hooked them up to an amplifier, you've probably seen numbers like 4 ohms, 6 ohms, or 8 ohms listed on the back of your...
WHAT MAKES SPEAKERS SPEAK: UNDERSTANDING SPEAKER DRIVERS When you push that play button on your cassette deck or you drop that needle onto vinyl, it’s easy to forget the complex journey that sound takes before reaching your ears. At the...
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