Our English Synopsis
1. Audio Culture
(Editorial Notes)
2. Soundservice
Space for those desiring to inquire, needing advice, whising to
comment or argue or even to advertize.
3. The "Bio-Super-Hifi"
4. The Basic Of Miking
(Classical recordings)
The author of this article is a sound engineer analysing miking
techniques. Based on his experience both theoretical and practical, he
is attempting to define the right ways and compromises for classical
recordings.
5. Masterviolin On Mastertape
The Hungarian state acquired an original Guarneri for a well known
artist. Besides the rational arguments namely this purchase is an
export enhancing investment, what we audiophiles were most interested
in were a) is the Guarneri really recognizably better sounding than
other masterviolins and if so b) can this be heard via speakers?
Having made the recordings on a high-speed Nagra, we played the
mastertape back for musicians and audiophiles. Now our answers are yes
for the first and a no for the second question.
6. Fiddles, Violins, Stradivaris
The history of these instruments and a little of the musical man in
letters and pictures.
7. Recording Sheet
Reviews, criticism.
8. CD Chronicle
Hungaroton agreed to cooperate with other western companies after the
PolyGram deal. Sanyo, Denon will help making CD-s out of Hungarian
digital recordings.
9. A Dozen Of questions
(Interview)
The largest Hungarian service company disintegrated two years ago into
300 components. In its centre like after the explosion of a supernova
there exist a high density mass of a firm whose activities extend
beyond servicing. The subject of our interview is the managing
director of GELKA.
10. Our Multipurpose Patria
A new philharmonic hall, the Patria has been inaugurated in the
Budapest Congressional Centre. Unfortunately, just like other
multipurpose establishments acoustically it is not outstanding, hence
a specifically built large music hall is still sorely missing in
Budapest.
11. Between paragraphs
12. The Yellow Brick Road
(Press Digest)
Hi-fi News & Record Review, Hi-fi Answers, Audio.
13. Glass Case
(Rega Planar 3)
The subject of our star photo is one of the named turntables of the
mid category: the Rega Planar 3 with the Lustre arm.
14. Transformer Test
Moving coil cartridges are generally better sounding than moving
magnets but they require a head amp or a transformer. Our test
examined nine transformers: all the 5 Ortofons and some domestically
produced ones. The best of the latters reaches the quality of the
Ortofon T-20, or even surpasses it.
15. Presenting
the Pioneer PL-750 turntable, the Akai HX-2 and JVC KD-11 V cassette
decks, the domestically made Elektrofon ESA-230 amp and the
Radiotechnika S-90 speaker imported from the USSR.
16. MOD
17. Between Takes
(Forecast)
