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Automatic Age

Issue: 1939 May - Page 2

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ROCK-OLA
OFFERS
HIGH FIDELITY
t o
P e o p le w a n t
n
e
t h e ir reco rd e d m u s ic
as R E A L as th e m o m e n t th e m u s i ­
c ia n s create t h e ir h a r m o n y o f n o te s.
T h e new L IV IN G to n e o f R o c k - O la ’s
1939 p h o n o g r a p h s is so a m a z i n g
t h a t in i m a g in a t io n o n e c a n carry
h im s e lf to th e very s e t t in g o f h is
f a v o r it e o r c h e s t r a — so E X A C T is
its m u s ic a l r e p r o d u c tio n ! N o m o re
fa lse bass o r h ig h
n o te s .
N ow
it
em erg e s — c le a r - c u t as c ry s ta l a n d
re a lis tic as life . R o c k - O la gives y o u
H IG H F ID E L IT Y T O N E !
HE BEST
N e w 1 9 3 9 A m p lifie r
Full Floating B affle
L ig h tw e ig h t C rystal Pickup
Completely new, big, rugged amplifier,
featuring clear, balanced tone and new
Beam Power Tubea. Ilaa three atepa baas
and three atepa treble—eaaily act to indi­
vidual requirement!. Fully equipped to
handle ap to three auxiliary apeakera.
The IVnduluni Baffle principle i« applied
to “cushion float" the high fidelity ru>-
tom-built Jensen Speaker. Thia aame prin­
ciple ia recognised and uaed by automobile
manufacturer. Eliminatea undesirable
vibration. Now acceaaible from front door.
If rnoueli needle points v*ere laid side by
side lo fill one square inch at 3 oz. on each
needle point, the weight would 1 m - 10.000
tons per aquare inch. Thus needle and
record wear have an important relation to
pickup weight. Rock-Ola crystal pirkup
weighs one ounce, a third ligljter than old-
faahioned magnetics.
. iin n
m rpth
t&H i
T rackag e Tone A rm
(
True-track tangent tone arm,
Rock-Ola feature, permita parallel
tracking with inner and outer &
thus reducing record and needl*5 .jj'
and, at the name time, giving high ^
reproduction of music.

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