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...Systems. Yet many music lovers have held back from buying stereo because there is such a wide variety of systems to choose from, and buyers are wary lest they get trapped in a battle of speeds such as the old 33 1/3-45-78-r.p.m. fight in records. Last week's show demonstrated that the industry has pretty well shaken down to playing two systems...
...records, companies agreed to adopt the "45/45" system, in which each record groove is pressed with two sound tracks, angled at 45°. Thus one machine will play most stereo records. Stereo sounds richer on tape, although sales of stereo tapes this year will hit only about $3,000,000 because they are tough to thread and are expensive (about $16.95 for 60 minutes' playing time). But major companies are now planning a simplified tape system...
Blades Before Razors. RCA Victor last week brought out a magazine-load cartridge that eliminates the shortcomings of spool tape. This month RCA will put on the market a broad library of classical and popular stereo magazine tapes in four sizes and prices, from $4.95 for 22 minutes to $9.95 for 60 minutes. Player sets for the cartridge tapes will come out later because producers, such as Motorola, insisted that RCA first put out enough tapes to make a market. RCA's own magazine-tape playing system will come out by Christmas, retail...
...spur stereo broadcasting, the Federal Communications Commission granted permission for FM stations to test stereo "multiplexing," a system that sends the two separate signals over a single radio frequency. New York City's WBAI started to broadcast stereo last week; WRCA-FM will begin next week. Manhattan's two-year-old Madison Fielding Corp. last month put out a multiplex stereo adapter that can be attached to any FM radio, turn it into a stereo set. Price...
...Stereo achieves a full concert-hall quality by reproducing two separate sound tracks, which the human ear combines, just as the eyes do for stereo photos to create a better image. In recording, at least two microphones are used, each stationed at different points to pick up the varying shades of sound...