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Show ias tiiMaaS mrnm i wm&Sm e i Research In Sound Technology For years, research in sound technology has been devoted to one main objecthe recreation of tive live artistry. The monaural (one channel) boom of the 50's, gave way to the stereo (two channel) era of the 60s. Now, in the 70's another milestong in sound has been reached the develsound. opment of The system symbolizes the dawning of a bright new era of sound. This technique is designed to approximate the ambiance of the concert hall or theater. is intended to give the listener a feeling of being totally emersed or surrounded by sound, to create the impression of actually being at a live performance. According to Motorola e.igineers, the system is designed to provide considerable excitment, more variety and more power to music than does its stereo predecessor. The audio on the system is created by the simultaneous playback of four different sound tracks through four Two speakers. speakers Four-chann- are positioned in the front and two in the rear. The is instrument intended to reproduce the full audio spectrum recorded on four channels of sound. Most units are deto play either signed or cartridges cartridges. A selfqxwered (auxiliary equipment not needed) unit by Motorola, the room. For example, if the listener is positioned in the right corner of the room, die red beam is moved to that same spot on the grid. This automatically balances the front right speaker and simultaneously synchronizes the other three speakers for appropriate sound output. features an electronic balancing grid control which balances the visually sound from four speakers. Here's how the grid works: a red indicator beam is moved on a grid pattern until it approximates the position of the listener in Electronic grid control for litis beauty from Motorola. SPECIAL ANNO UN CEMENT el from SOUTHEAST FURNITURE . . . warn mm four-chann- Fisher: Stereo History 0 o 0 Way back on August 12, Thomas Edison shout- 1877, ed the words Mary had a little lamb into a bakelite horn. We can only imagine the squaw'k that came back when Edison replayed his first cylinder. Nonetheless, the master pronounced it lifelike. Thirty years later, the sta'e of the recording art had developed to the point where the Victor Talking Machine Co. dared to compare the output of its Vicirola wind-uh (with the new phonog tive military band. And morning glory horn) to a thirty years after that, the widow of the great tenor Enrico Caruso was to proclaim that the new electrical process of recording had enabled her husbands records to be redubbed so that they sound so natural that he seems to be singing in (he next room. It "was twenty years later that stereo, then acclaimed as the ultimate sound recording, burst At last, upon the scene. music no longer seems to be coming into the room through a pinhole," wrote Stereo gives one critic. you the best seat in the concert hall," proclaimed another. And now theres stereo, or quadraphonic sound. What can one say after all the .superlatives have been exhausted? The editor of a leading i magazine said it best have when he wrote. heard the futuie, and it works." SOUTH EAST FURNITURE IN SUGAR HOUSE . . . the need for a truly fine stereo component center in the Salt Lake area. So watch for the big grand opening of our new "AUDIO SHOP" right here at the store. We'll feature the finest in products and services. Recognize p k hi-f- 1 READY IN ABOUT 2-- 3 WEEKS... tr if tf 00 PLAN A VISIT REAL SOON . . . Hear The Rest In Our Brand New LISTENING & CF L' - ROOM"! SOOTH F U R N S BSHEPE AC 3. aa a |