Vintage audio videos, articles etc

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Starting this thread to collect all interesting vintage audio
related videos, articles, ads etc.

Mullard Blackburn works 6 part video -

YouTube - ‪Mullard Valves - The Blackburn Story - Part 1 - Works History‬‏
YouTube - ‪Mullard Valves - The Blackburn Story - Part 2 - Parts Of A Valve‬‏
YouTube - ‪Mullard Valves - The Blackburn Story - Part 3 - How A Valve is Manufactured‬‏
YouTube - ‪Mullard Valves - The Blackburn Story - Part 4 - How A Valve is Manufactured‬‏
YouTube - ‪Mullard Valves - The Blackburn Story - Part 5 - How A Valve is Manufactured‬‏
YouTube - ‪Mullard Valves - The Blackburn Story - Part 6 - How A Valve is Manufactured‬‏

Osram valve manufacture 3 part video -

YouTube - ‪Manufacture of modern radiovalves 1930 part 1‬‏
YouTube - ‪Manufacture of modern radiovalves 1930 part 2‬‏
YouTube - ‪Manufacture of modern radiovalves 1930 part 3‬‏

Claude Paillard's DIY valve video -

http://paillard.claude.free.fr/video.mp4

 

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(the links in this post are not really audio/video, but still an
excellent collection for anyone interested in vintage electronics).

Ronald Dekker, an engineer at Philips, Eindhoven, has an awesome site
with very detailed historical accounts (and some very interesting
projects, esp nixie and scope tube ones).

Ronald's electronic project site
The EF50, the tube that helped to win the War
The EF50, the tube that helped to win the War
The making of the E1T

The making of the Z550M/ZM1050
Ring Counter Variations

 

[Rajiv]

Hi,

The Klipsch Museum.


YouTube - ‪2009 Klipsch Museum of Audio History Part 1‬‏

YouTube - ‪2009 Klipsch Museum of Audio History Part 2‬‏

YouTube - ‪2009 Klipsch Museum of Audio History Part 3‬‏

YouTube - ‪Klipsch Museum of Audio History Tour, Part 3 of 4‬‏

And why I like vintage audio.Listen to the tone

YouTube - ‪Tenderly by Ben Webster on Westrex Speaker‬‏

YouTube - ‪Western Electric sound at STAIN Pt.2‬‏

Regards
Rajiv

 

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Zworykin's autobiography on Davidsarnoff labs site - lot of interesting
info, esp about the development of various RCA tubes (valves) and
also of early television.

Iconoscope

A 2 part video from RCA showing metal tube making.

YouTube - ‪Electrons on Parade pt 1 - RCA‬‏

YouTube - ‪Electrons on Parade Pt 2 - RCA‬‏

A record is made - 2 parts

YouTube - ‪Rca Victor records manufacturing process 1942 part 1‬‏

YouTube - ‪Rca Victor records manufacturing process 1942 part 2‬‏

 

[Hiten]

YouTube - ‪Edison tinfoil phonograph demonstration‬‏
From Cylinders to Shellacs to Vinyls to Cassettes to DATs to audio CDs to SACDs you may listen to anything, but remember ALL have their roots in genius of one man, Thomas Alva Edison. So appreciate Vinyls and people who play them as a mark of respect to Edison hyeah:
Regards

 

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Ken Burns' "Empire of the Air" is the story of radio pioneers
Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff.
I saw some excerpts from this and seems worth watching it.

The documentary is downloadable from one of the share sites
if you search around.

Empire of the Air | PBS

Vintage Marantz receiver restoration movie in 2 parts.

YouTube - ‪Vintage Marantz 2225 Receiver Restoration Part 1 of 2‬‏

YouTube - ‪Vintage Marantz 2225 Receiver Restoration Part 2 of 2‬‏

Here's an interesting one on the Barney Oliver amp, designed by the
head of HP Research Labs.
A pretty cool amp, for the time. The phono pre is supposed to have
been excellent, specially designed for the then top of the line
Shure V15 cartridge.

Last News
HP Retiree: Icon of excellence
Pristine, Ultra Rare HP / Barney Oliver Audio Amplifier | eBay

1950s Ad for a portable Kitchen music system.

Hi-Fi Boombox: 1954 | Shorpy Historic Photo Archive

The AES channel on youtube has some excellent interviews with
audio pioneers -

Ed Villchur of AR, who designed the legendary AR-XA turntable, AR-3
and other speakers etc.

Edgar Villchur "AR Turntable" (Mobile 2) - YouTube
AESorg's Channel - YouTube

 

[sachu888]

The AES channel on youtube has some excellent interviews with
audio pioneers -

Ed Villchur of AR, who designed the legendary AR-XA turntable, AR-3
and other speakers etc.

Edgar Villchur "AR Turntable" (Mobile 2) - YouTube
AESorg's Channel - YouTube

Mr. Villchur passed away at the age of 94 Monday.

Edgar Villchur R.I.P. - AudioKarma.org Home Audio Stereo Discussion Forums

Regards,
Sachin

 

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Hope I'll be excused for a OT post here, but this is one of the
astounding vintage resto threads ever. Long and addictive - so
don't blame me for those lost hours

TheSamba.com :: View topic - VW38 found in Lithuania

 

[reubensm]

Hope I'll be excused for a OT post here, but this is one of the
astounding vintage resto threads ever. Long and addictive - so
don't blame me for those lost hours

TheSamba.com :: View topic - VW38 found in Lithuania

only 2 words - "Simply Fantastic"

 

[murali_n]

Hi all,

Came across this sites, thought will be interesting for everyone here :

AUDIOKLASSIKS | HIFI VINTAGE OF THE 60's & 70's

Museum of vintage Hi Fi turntables and pick up arms. Early vynal turntables and tone arms and cartridges.



N.Murali

 

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Simply awesome video from Tektronix showing how PCBs were
made in the good olde days! Sheer art.

Automation tools like CAD, CNC, pick-n-place robots etc have completely
revolutionized PCB design and manufacture today, but
certain processes are still pretty much the same even now.

Tektronix Circuit Boards

One hell of a crossover!!!

Read all about it in this article on Westlake Audio

I am pleased to announce [tour of Westlake]

Good read on the Yamaha NS10 monitors

The Yamaha NS10 Story

A nice "How it's made - Vacuum Tubes" video -

How It's Made - vacuum tubes - YouTube

RCA 1957 FILM introducing High Fidelity, Stereo Sound, and their new 1957 Hi-Fi's

RCA 1957 FILM introducting High Fidelity, Stereo Sound, and their new 1957 Hi-Fi's - YouTube

Edison wax cylinders are THE vintage audio device. A couple of links -

Not CD, not vinyl, but wax: Musicians use old-time method to record at Thomas Edison museum | NJ.com

Chuck Richards is doing some cool work replicating brown wax recording blanks
for use on Edison cylinder phonographs.

Richards Laboratories - Home

A beautiful vintage radio restoration, very nicely explained.

 

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Analog Audio Amplifier Design
Analog Audio Power Amplifier Design :The Method of DePalma

 

[greenhorn]

Sexist stereo ads from the 70s are a total turn-off | Dangerous Minds
(NSFW !)

 

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Czech genius, Dalibor Farny creates his own version of the legendary Z568M Nixie Tube.
An absolute must watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxL4ElboiuA

He has more info at DaliborFarny.com

Nixie clocks at DaliborFarny.com | Nixie tube manufacturer

 

[josephmat]

Got lucky to find a Luxman L58a recently. Its in mint untouched condition and all functions works well.
Check this video

 

[raj12345]

Vintage Marantz receiver restoration movie in 2 parts.

YouTube - ‪Vintage Marantz 2225 Receiver Restoration Part 1 of 2‬‏

YouTube - ‪Vintage Marantz 2225 Receiver Restoration Part 2 of 2‬‏

Thanks Sir. I owns a Marantz 2225.