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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1970.
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Le; ing a stereo is a bit like
buyi .g a car --you have a truly
cast range from which to choose
a 'u t ►ere are so many combin-
atiut s of style, price and equip-
ments that it becomes a genuine
problem to select the type best
sutied to your particular needs.
To begin with, decide just hot,
excellent stereophonic sound
you want. The whole point of
stero is that it enables a record-
ing to sound like the original
live sound. That's the difference'
between a record-player and a
stereo.
The excellence of the sound
you will get depends upon the
quality of its components and
the way they are assembled in
the cabinet. This is not to say a
lower-priced stereo is no good.
Far from it. It might well be
that the people who will listen
to the recordings have no desire
to hear the shades and nuances
of perfect stereo.
On the other hand, listeners
who can distinguish a fine tonal
quality would be disappointed in
poor reproduction. Real stereo
buffs often put together their
own sets. The technicalities
they study are listed in the care-
fully written "how to" magazine,
but for the average person who
wants to know what to consider
when buying a stereo, here are
some suggestions;
First, consider style. Decide
on how much decorator style
you want. The average stereo
console is a large piece of fur-
niture and cabinets include
many styles. To your particular
taste in furniture and how well
it will fit in with the rest of
your room, is the guide here.
You pay a large price for the
cabinet and this is before you've
even considered what's inside.
A leading manufacturer of
stereo consoles puts it this way;
"A stereo set is like an iceberg
most of the arts that matter
are hidden from view."
A stereo consists of a turn-
table and pickup; an AM/FM
receiver (tuner); a control unit;
dual audio power amplifiers and
dual loudspeaker assemblies.
Usually these are all housed in
one cabinet which also provides
space for records and quite often
space for a tape -recorder which
usually is "optional equipment."
If you want to wait to buy a
tape -recorder later, now is the
time to make sure your set has
the necessary outlets, wiring
and, space for its installation.
In some stereos the speakers
are separate-- "satellite" speak-
ers to be placed on bookshelves,
furniture or in other parts of the
house.
The quality of a loudspeaker
is probably the most difficult of
any of the aspects of a stereo to
assess. The best way to assess
this is by a listening test. This
will not only be a test of the
reproduction characteristics of
the loudspeakers but of those of
the complete system. Ask to use
a recording of your own on the
machine --one chosen with some
care to serve as test material.
Consumers' Association of
Canada suggests that you should
newer buy a stereo on•a crowded
noisy department store floor
where imperfections in operation
can never be heard, Insist on a
demonstration where you can
hear any hums, a laboring turn-
table motor and where you can
see if all the controls adjust well.
During the test, as a quiet pas-
sage is being played or the pick-
up is on an unmodulated section
of the recording between bands,
the volume should be turned
well up. Any low-pitched
rumbling sounds are an indication
of mechanical vibrations in
the turntable.
The unit should also be check-
ed for "needle chatter." Chatter
is the breaking up or distortion
which occurs towards the centre
of the record. It is caused by .,
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Wedding
FRENCii - SCHWALM
Barbara Louise Schwalm,
daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Gord-
on Schwalm, Ilcnsall, and Rob-
ert Wesley French, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe French, of London,
were married at the Presbyterian
manse at Duart, Ontario, by
Rev. Donald MacDonald, on
Friday, March 20.
Best man was Jim Insell, Lon-
don, and the bridesmaid was
Miss Marjorie Schwalm of Ilen-
sall, sister of the bride.
Mrs. Donald MacDonald
served a dainty lunch to the
bridal party.
The couple motored to Roch-
ester, N.Y., over the weekend,
visiting with the latter's aunt
and uncle. and cousin, Mr. and
Mrs. Ian Philpott and Donald:
The young couple are residing
in Woodstock.
the stylus losing contact with
the record groove. Should this
fault be noticed when playing
loud passages of a symphonic
recording, and if this is the
type of recording you will most
likely be listening to, then a
better quality pickup will be
needed.
A stereo is a very delicate
piece of equipment. It demands
respect in its operation and care.
After a period of time, your
record library can represent a
sizeable outlay of funds. There-
fore it will pay you in the long
run to take plenty of time mak-
ing .,our purchase of a stereo.
Don t rush into it and don't be
pushed.
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