HiFi Magazin 12. 1983/2.


    

    Our English Synopsis

 1. Audio Culture

    We have an ever recurring problem, most likely encountered by everyone
    trying  to  conduct  tests; we can determine quality only momentarily.
    Their  reliability in the long run-considering the average standard of
    stereo  equipments  available in Hungary - would be a rather important
    consideration. For that we should be examining several hundred instead
    of just one or two sets. Consequently, when we make a value judgement,
    trying  to juxtapose quality and price we are forced to leave out this
    vital  point  of  view. Even servicing outlets could hardly judge, and
    not before the goods have been totally sold out by retailers anyway...

 2. Soundservice

    Space  for  those  desiring  to  inquire,  needing  advice, wishing to
    comment or argue or even to advertize.

 3. Music Within the Walls

    The  last  time  we  wrote  about the acoustics of instruments; now we
    will  consider  the  acoustics  of  auditoriums  -  and  how it can be
    adapted  to living room conditions. To an extent we try to provide the
    basics  in  helping  to  avoide  making  elementary  mistakes  without
    encouraging the readers to do the actual design. The task is for us to
    conduct many many tests in different yet characteristic living rooms.

 4. Profiles of the Future

    In quoting the title of A. C. Clarke's famous collection of futuristic
    essays  we  are trying to forecast what is in the future, specifically
    for  the  Hi-Fi  fans  of  Hungary.  Time limit of our forecast is (of
    course!)  2001.  Even  though  this date places us in the next century
    it  is  just  around the corner... Sadly noting that it coincides with
    the retirement age of Hifi Mag's editors. We are trying to approximate
    the  vistas  of  technological  progress  but more so we are trying to
    understand  the  Brave  New World in its underpinnings, supposedly not
    very  different  from  today's.  For this reason, the emphasis will be
    based on commercial and economic considerations.

 5. Recording Sheet

    Reviews, criticism.

 6. CD - e, f, g, a, h - CD

    Following  the  world  premier  of  the  Compact  Disc  Hungaroton  is
    joining  the  list  of  manufacturers.  In  cooperation  with PolyGram
    Hungarian  digital recordings will be transferred on Silver Disc using
    the  Hannover  facilities of the West German Company. (PolyGram is the
    only CD manufacturer in Europe.) Hungarian CDs will be made for export
    primarily.  It  makes  no  sense  to  make them available in Hungarian
    retail outlets as long as virtually nobody owns CD players. Hungaroton
    is  planning,  however,  to  start  a waiting list by subscription for
    Hungarian audiophiles.

 7. The Yellow Brick Road

    (Press Digest)
    HiFi Stereophonie, Hi-Fi News & Record Review, Hi-Fi Answers, Audio.

 8. House of the Risin' Sun

    So  far  Hifi Mag has treated PCM technology only in its press digest.
    1t  has  been  our  policy  to  use the plural first person only if we
    tried  it  ourselves.  Now thank to Pioneer, Inc., we are able to test
    the  P-D1  CD player and consequently we use the opportunity to give a
    detailed  treatment  of  CD  (the  Risin'  Sun  on the cover) not only
    providing  the clipping from foreign publications but by using our own
    results based on objective and subjective testing.

    

 9. Presenting...

    This  column is rather extensive this time. First of all a test of the
    successor  of  Ortofon's  MC  10 (the Mark 11), followed by reviews of
    Technics  RS-M216  cassette  deck,  a  Polish mini tower (the amp does
    sound rather human) and finally about six domestically made top of the
    line  speaker - which strangely fall short in comparison to some older
    and smaller hence simpler domestic models.

10. The Antitower

    The  complete  Hi-Fi  set, made by the same manufacturer ("tower") has
    always been objectionable in the point of view of HFM. Although it was
    this  pleasant  looking  but unnecessarily expensive heap of machinery
    that  made  Hi-Fi  really popular in Hungary we keep plugging away for
    alternative ways to Audio Culture.

11. MOD: HFM-I. Phono Preamp

12. Between Takes

    (Forecast)