The room is dark, save for the rosy glow from the pilot light. On the broad panelset roughly equidistant from two woofered and tweetered speaker assemblies in massive cabinetsis an array of switches, dials and knobs. This is not the cockpit of the X-15; it is a modern stereophonic rig. Tuner off. Amplifier on. Selector switch on RIAA. All niters out. Left volume control on #5. Right volume control on #5. Turntable spinning at 33⅓ r.p.m. A metal arm glides with feathery softness over the record. For the moment, the speakers are...
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