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Homeward

Bound. With

most of

the

cartridge

problems

licked, manufacturers

are

beginning

to

design

players

for

the

living

room (and

a

few models

which

can be con-

nected

directly to a component hi

-fi

system).

Accepting

Lear -Jet cartridges

are

Soundex's

$80 player,

RCA's Mark 8, and models from

Lear

-Jet, Roberts,

and

General Electric.

Fidelipac

units

are

available

from Muntz

Stereo

-Pak,

Telepro,

SJB, and others.

Among

the four -track

home players are

Telepro's

Satellite II;

and

Muntz's

A -HW

-1,

AR -300

and

AR

-400. The

latter

two

are

complete home

-entertainment

centers

with

record changer, amplifier and

tape- cartridge

handler.

The

AR

-400, mounted in

a

cabinet,

also contains

two speaker systems,

while the

AR -300

is the heart of

a

stereo compact

system.

Installation.

In theory, some

of

the

prices quoted by manufacturers include

in-

stallation of the

player

in your car. In prac-

tice, you can save money on

virtually

any

model

by installing the unit yourself. Just

how

much

work

is involved

depends on

the

type of unit

you

buy. The Norelco models,

for example, simply slip into their

harness

with

no additional

work

required. Those

which

operate through an

existing

car

radio

fit in a bracket mounted below

the dash-

board.

(You'll also have to connect

the

player output to the

radio

amplifier

-often

merely

a

matter

of inserting a jack.)

The most complicated to mount

are the

stereo models

with

speakers, since you'll

have

to

cut

holes

for the

speakers in your

door

panels.

Which

tools you'll need

de-

pends on the

type

of padding your car

has

inside the door. Speaker brackets

and

pro-

tectors usually are supplied

with the do -it-

yourself kits. Wiring

from the

player

to the

speakers is fairly simple, and consists

of

tucking the

wire

up under the dash,

then

running it

through the panelling

to the point

where

it meets

the

door

frame.

Sound -Box -On-

Wheels.

Where

does it all

lead? Surely eight -track tape

must have

a significantly higher

tape

hiss than four

-

track? And

isn't

it

logical

to expect 33/4-ips

or 17/8 -ips recordings to sound

inferior to

71/2

ips?

Actually,

there's an aural trick

in-

volved. Tapes

that sound

very

ordinary

in

a living room sound

very

good

(if not excel-

lent)

in a car. The trick is similar

to the

one which

permits 31/2

-in. speakers in

stereo

headphones

to

produce such startling

bass

tones.

In

short, much

of the

system's

success

stems from the setup

itself; you're

enclosed

in

a

relatively

small

space

with

two speakers

and

are

in

effect

smack in the

middle of a

veritable

sound -box

-on-

wheels. At

the

same

time, road

and

traffic noises

mask any

im-

perfections in

the recording

or

the

equip-

ment

so that you

hear

-or

think you

hear -

strikingly good sound.

In

the living

room, however, it can be

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page

11 S)

Unlike both

Fidelipac and Lear

-Jet

systems,

Norelco's cartridge contains

two

separate

reel

hubs

that

unwind and

wind

in

standard fashion. Cassette (seen

in hand

in photo at right) can be used

with car -

player

(below) or

even AM/FM/SW

portable.

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