Time Warp: The Radiogram
Predominantly manufactured following the Second World War, and an amalgamation of the words ‘radio’ and ‘gramophone’, the radiogram was the forefather of convergent electronics design. ...
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Time Warp: Surround sound revolution in the home
Wouldn’t it be great if you could have witnessed the whistling bullets and screaming drill sergeants of Platoon or screeching, scuttling Aliens come alive in th...
Time Warp: Don’t dis the DAT
Back in the day, the mixed tape was a ritual part of early courtship. You’d grab an audiocassette and, over days or weeks, make a compilation recording of favou...
Time warp: Rear Projection TVs
In between the venerable CRT TV and modern plasma or LCD TV, there was a briefly popular display technology called RPTV - the Rear Projection TV.
To be f...
Time warp – electrostatic speakers
In recent years, flat panel TVs have overtaken the boxy designs that for so long dominated the Australian lounge room. The boxy loudspeakers that are such a...
Time warp: DAT technology
Making digital copies of tunes from our home music collections didn't begin with the PC and some ripping software. Nor did it start with recordable CD or Mi...
Time warp: Meridian’s MCD, the first audiophile CD player
In 1982, an anonymous copywriter coined the infamous marketing claim, "Perfect sound forever" for the worldwide launch of the compact disc. While the shiny ...
Time warp wars: Atari 2600 vs PS3
Just over 30 years ago - about the same time some of us were queuing up to see Star Wars - the venerable Atari CX-2600 Video Computer System was relea...
Time warp: 3D – back to the future?
The MIRACLE of the Age! A LION in your lap! A LOVER in your arms!" shouted the cinema poster for Bwana Devil.
While it wasn't such a hit with the critics...
Time warp: Quadraphonic sound
The forerunner of today's multichannel sound formats, Quadraphonic technology aimed to deliver a new era of audio fidelity by adding two extra speakers to t...
Time warp: A history of headphones
By Valens Quinn
In our noisy, busy world a good pair of headphones can transport you to a private, peaceful place all your own. It's amazing to think tha...
Time Warp – Long live the valve!
Valve-equipped power amplifiers have enjoyed a resurgence of late, and there is a myriad of specialist companies selling them on the internet. So what's so ...